News
CWI publishes news item about its research, education and the social impact of this research on a regular basis. In addition to news items, we also publish more extensive stories about high-profile research or about CWI contributing to tackling social issues.
Dutch Post-CHI 2022 at CWI
As part of the yearly Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) activities of CHI Nederland (CHI NL), this year CWI will host the Dutch Post-CHI 2022 as an in-person event on Wednesday, 22 June.
Nanda Piersma (HvA/CWI) appointed as first HBO crown member of the Social and Economic Council
Hogeschool van Amsterdam lecturer and researcher at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) Nanda Piersma has been appointed crown member of the Social and Economic Council (SER). The Council of Ministers approved her …
Steven Pemberton on NOS News TV
On 14 June, CWI’s Steven Pemberton was interviewed on national radio and television in the Netherlands, talking about the end of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser.
Davide Ceolin selected as first IAS and DSC joint fellow
Davide Ceolin, researcher in CWI's HCDA group, will start his fellowship at UvA's Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) on June 17.
Lucas Slot wins 2022 KWG PhD Prize
Lucas Slot, PhD student at CWI, won the annual KWG prize for PhD students for his research and presentation at the Dutch Mathematical Conference (NMC) in 2022.
New mathematical insights on popular optimization methods
The widely used simplex algorithm (1947) is one of the algorithms that work well in practice, while according to the theory, this should not always be possible. Sophie Huiberts (CWI) and her …
An inspiring masterclass on machine learning for inverse problems
CWI organised a 2-day masterclass, as part of the CWI Semester Program on Data-driven methods for Inverse Problems. Participants from Groningen to Paris attented the event.
Female science students wanted for CWI’s Constance van Eeden PhD Fellowship
CWI establishes the Constance van Eeden PhD Fellowship to boost the number of women in science. Constance van Eeden was the first woman to receive a PhD in statistics in the Netherlands …
