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Our CWI in the media page features a selection of CWI appearances in prominent media channels, both national and international.

Successful LinkedTV demo at IBC2014

The EU LinkedTV project, in which CWI is participating, had a successful presentation on the future of television in its booth during the large IBC2014 conference in the RAI, from 11-16 September …

Experimental theatre show performed in two venues simultaneously

On Tuesday 9 September, CWI multimedia researchers will contribute to a unique theatre performance. Miracle Theatre from Falmouth (UK) will perform a single play of Shakespeare’s The Tempest split between two theatres, …

CWI and ExxonMobil Chemical start research on imaging of nanomaterials

Researchers from CWI and ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc. in Machelen (Belgium) are starting a joint research program on three-dimensional imaging of nanomaterials.

Jurgen Vinju appointed professor at Eindhoven University of Technology

Starting 1 September 2014, Jurgen Vinju of the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam is appointed Professor Automated Software Analysis

Amsterdam Mayor writes keynote on Smart Cities in ERCIM News

Amsterdam Mayor Eberhard van der Laan wrote a keynote article for ERCIM News 98, with a special theme on Smart Cities.

Rob van der Mei nominated for Huibregtsen Prize 2014

Rob van der Mei, researcher in the Stochastics group of CWI, is nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize 2014.

CWI and SDL join forces to improve cloud-based marketing

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and SDL recently started a public-private partnership project to improve cloud-based software for marketing purposes. In this joint project both CWI and SDL contribute to the research …

Embryos get shape through mechanical interaction between cells

During embryonic development, cells do not only communicate through chemical signals, but also through mechanical forces between the cells. Researchers of CWI and Cornell University in Ithaca (USA) have successfully reproduced the …