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Lex Schrijver elected AMS Fellow

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) chose its first AMS Fellows, and among them is Lex Schrijver from the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and the University of Amsterdam. Other Dutch members of …

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CWI starts research on police service optimization

Researchers of the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and the VU University Amsterdam join forces with the Amsterdam-Amstelland police force to optimize the planning of police services. New techniques allow a more …

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Higher revenue with dynamic pricing

With dynamic pricing, vendors can adapt retail prices on the fly in order to raise their revenue. This strategy is used in a variety of business domains, including tourism, entertainment and the …

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CWI granted two PhD positions in Shell-NWO programme

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CWI in Human Brain Project

The European Commission has today officially announced the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of the two winners of the prestigious FET flagships. The prestigious research project aims to connect all European …

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Willem Haverkort in De Wereld Leert Door

On 17 January, CWI / DIFFER researcher Willem Haverkort told about his research on nuclear fusion in science show 'De Wereld Leert Door'.

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Lex Schrijver speaker at Nemo Wakker Worden Kinderlezing

On 13 Januari 2013 CWI researcher Lex Schrijver spoke at the Nemo Wakker Worden Kinderlezing 'What is the shortest way home?' (Wat is de kortste weg naar huis?) on optimal combinations in …

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Funding for research on cosmic lightning

Researchers from CWI and KVI received funding in the FOM projectruimte for their proposal ‘Cosmic lightning’.

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