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Our CWI in the media page features a selection of CWI appearances in prominent media channels, both national and international.

CWI Fellow co-edits book about Edsger Wybe Dijkstra

In July 2022, the book 'Edsger Wybe Dijkstra: His Life, Work, and Legacy', edited by CWI Fellow Krzysztof Apt and Tony Hoare, was published. From '52-'62, Turing Award winner Dijkstra worked at …

In Memoriam Martin Kersten

Sadly, Prof. Dr. M.L. (Martin) Kersten (1953-2022), fellow of CWI and emeritus professor of computer science at the University of Amsterdam, passed away on 6 July 2022

Best Paper at AAMAS conference 2022

Tim Baarslag and Thimjo Koça from CWI’s Intelligent and Autonomous Systems group have been awarded a best paper award at the AAMAS conference.

CWI presents its Strategic Plan 2022-2027

CWI presents its new research focus areas and concrete plans to strengthen its role in the national mathematics and computer science communities.

NWO VIDI grant for Hannes Mühleisen

He will work on designing a new, de-centralized data storage architecture where user’s data stays under their control.

Prestigious ACM STOC 10-year Test of Time Award for Ronald de Wolf

CWI researcher Ronald de Wolf and his co-authors received the ACM STOC 10-year Test of Time Award for the exceptional long-term impact of their article, during STOC - one of the most …

New Shell-CWI project to improve CO2 transport simulations

To help reduce global warming, transport of CO2 for underground storing should be optimized. CWI will develop new mathematical modelling techniques to improve this, in a new research project in collaboration with …

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.