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CWI researchers in European RETHINK big project

Every two days, we create the equivalent of all the data generated throughout human history up until 2003. The intelligent use of this data shows enormous potential for generating new knowledge and …

Four Dutch contributions to ERCIM News 97 on Cyber-Physical Systems

ERCIM News No. 97 - with a special theme on Cyber-Physical Systems - was published online on 11 April.

CWI in wetenschapsprogramma ‘De Kennis van Nu’

Ongelukken gebeuren niet random, daar zit een patroon in. Door gebruik te maken van historische data kunnen beschikbare ambulances slimmer worden ingezet.

Daan Crommelin professor of Numerical Analysis and Dynamical Systems

Daan Crommelin has been appointed as professor by special appointment of Numerical Analysis and Dynamical Systems at the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Faculty of Science. The chair was established on behalf of …

Arnold Smeulders member of Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities

Arnold Smeulders (COMMIT/, UvA and CWI) has been invited to become a member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences

CWI and MonetDB in Big Data research project

Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) has received a grant award from NWO for a joint proposal with Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), CWI spin-off MonetDB (Amsterdam), Tata Steel (IJmuiden) and …

CWI pioneer in implementing DNSSEC at Science Park

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) has played a leading role in the implementation of DNSSEC at the Amsterdam Science Park. The project was a joint initiative from CWI, AMOLF and Nikhef.

Honorable mention Arnoud den Boer

Arnoud den Boer, former PhD student at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam) has received an honorable mention from the jury of the VVS/OR van Zwet Award for his thesis …