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Streamers in lightning better understood by new mathematical model

Streamers - electrically conducting channels in gases like air - occur in the early stages of lightning, and in industrial applications.

Two CWI cryptographers honoured at CRYPTO 2013

During CRYPTO – one of the two leading crypto conferences in the world – two researchers from Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam were honoured: Ronald Cramer and Marc Stevens. The …

CWI releases software for detection of forged digital signatures

Cryptanalyst Marc Stevens from the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam published on 15 August open source software that can detect and block forged digital signatures: CWI's hash collision detection library.

ERC Advanced Grant for CWI Fellow Lex Schrijver

CWI researchers Pemberton, Stevens and De Haan lecture at OHM 2013

CWI researchers Steven Pemberton, Marc Stevens and Robbert de Haan will give four lectures at the OHM conference, which takes place from 31 July to 4 August 2013 in Geestmerambacht, the Netherlands.

Scientific Computing group nominated for Huibregtsen Prize

CWI’s research group Scientific Computing, led by mathematician Kees Oosterlee, is nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize 2013. The Huibregtsen Prize is granted for the best scientific research in the Netherlands that is …

CWI research nominated for Huibregtsen Prize

Research from CWI’s research group Scientific Computing, led by mathematician Kees Oosterlee, is nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize 2013.

CWI cryptanalyst Marc Stevens wins Van Marum Prize 2013

CWI cryptanalyst Marc Stevens won the Martinus van Marum Prize 2013.