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Google award for discovering bug in Java library

CWI researchers received a prize from Google for discovering an overflow bug in Java’s standard software library, the LinkedList bug. They prevented a possibility for hackers to make unsafe connections via Java.

Hans-Dieter Hiep (CSY, Leiden University) in a work meeting. Picture: CWI. [NB Please keep focal area]

Dissertation on data science receives Cum Laude

Joris Pries (Stochastics group) received a Cum Laude for his dissertation on the fundamentals of data science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. In his research he strived to tackle general problems that are …

Hannes Mühleisen gives keynote on DuckDB during global data event

During the Data + AI summit in San Francisco, senior researcher Hannes Mühleisen gave a keynote on the creation of DuckDB. For 50,000 listeners he spoke about the observations and insights that …

NWO VIDI grant for Felix Lucka

X-ray Computed Tomography and AI team up to reveal fast dynamic processes.

New ICAI Lab 'Explainable AI for health'

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have joined forces in the ICAI* Lab 'Explainable AI for Health'. Together they will develop new forms of artificial intelligence …

First Quantum Delta NL Award for Stacey Jeffery and Julia Cramer

The first ever Quantum Delta NL Award was won by Stacey Jeffery (CWI and QuSoft) and Julia Cramer (Leiden University) for founding and developing WIQD - Women In Quantum Development.

Event on Singapore & the Netherlands: Trust Technologies

The Netherlands Innovation Network (NIN) at the Dutch embassy in Singapore is exploring the possibility of a mission to Singapore in the field of Trust Technologies, 17 – 21 October. On 8 …

'Singapore & the Netherlands: Trust Technologies' event, 8 June 2023 at CWI

Consortium to improve cyber-physical systems starts

Recently, the NWO KIC project ‘REGENERATE’ started. Within this public-private partnership (PPP), knowledge institutions and industrial partners are working on reliable high-tech motion systems, like lithography machines to make computer chips.

Clean room with wafer machines for chip production. Picture: Shutterstock