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CWI: Work in progress

CWI is in full swing. Our employees literally get more room to do fundamental research in societally relevant themes. In the summer of 2009 4000 additional square meters will become available for …

CWI Internships programme

To strengthen its mission and international position CWI launches a new programme: the CWI Internships. This programme facilitates 3-month visits to CWI by excellent PhD students from abroad (all expenses paid). We …

Multirate numerical integration of ordinary differential equations

Numerous phenomena from different areas of science and technology are modelled by systems of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). ODEs describe the motion of a body by its position and velocity; the evolution …

Microsoft Research "Beyond Search" Award for CWI research in sponsored search auctions

On December 6 2007, Microsoft Research has awarded $50.000 to CWI researchers Sander Bohte, Nicole Immorlica, Vangelis Markakis and Han La Poutré for research on Socially Structured User Behavior and Externalities in …

Ronald Cramer gives inaugural lecture Leiden University

In 2004 Ronald Cramer has been appointed professor Cryptology at the Mathematical Institute of Leiden University. On December 21 2007 he gives his inaugural lecture in Leiden at 16.15 hrs. Poortgebouw, Rijnsburgerweg …

PlayStation 3 used to predict next US president

Can scientists correctly predict the outcome of the 2008 US presidential elections? That is the big question of the new Nostradamus website, launched on November 30, 2007 by researchers Marc Stevens (CWI, …

Successful Start for CWI's New Building

The building activities for the new wing of the Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI) formally started on November 20, 2007. Peter Nijkamp (chairman of the Governing Board of NWO), Cees de …

Solving financial problems efficiently - Oosterlee appointed professor

CWI researcher Kees Oosterlee has been appointed professor 'Hierarchical numerical methods' at the TU Delft on October 15, 2007. Oosterlee efficiently solves mathematical problems from industry with numerical methods. His focus is …