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Peter Boncz receives Humboldt Research Award

Peter Boncz, researcher in the Database Architectures research group of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in Amsterdam (CWI) has received the Humboldt Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The Award ceremony …

CWI cryptographer Ronald Cramer elected KNAW Member

Cryptographer Ronald Cramer is elected as a Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).

Vidi grant for Alexander Schönhuth and Matthias Christandl

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to Alexander Schönhuth and Matthias Christandl.

CWI Annual Report 2012 available

CWI's Annual Report 2012 is now available. You can read it online here.

CWI Lectures organized in honour of Lex Schrijver

To honour mathematician and Spinoza Award winner Lex Schrijver, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) organized the CWI Lectures 2013 – the 'CWI Lexures' – on Thursday 25 April in Amsterdam.

Software Development Automation Conference 2013

On 29th of May the first Dutch Conference on Software Development Automation (SDA'13) will be held at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica.

Humboldt Research Award for Peter Boncz

Peter Boncz, computer scientist and researcher from the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in Amsterdam (CWI) has been awarded the Humboldt Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Paul Klint speaking at 'NEMO Kinderlezing'

CWI researcher Paul Kint will be speaking on April 21 at the NEMO ‘Wakker Worden Kinderlezing’ about the creation of the first computers.