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Monique Laurent appointed CWI Fellow

Monique Laurent, researcher and former MT member at CWI and a professor at Tilburg University, has been appointed as CWI Fellow for her contributions to science and management.

IEEE Fellowship for security research Marten van Dijk

Marten van Dijk (CWI) has received the IEEE Fellowship for his contributions to security, especially secure processor design and encrypted computation. His security work is used worldwide: both in applications like Intel …

Stacey Jeffery wins ERC starting grant for quantum algorithms on quantum computers with limited memories

Stacey Jeffery, senior researcher at CWI’s Algorithms and Complexity Group and QuSoft in Amsterdam, is awarded an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euro for research on Algorithms, Security and Complexity for …

European Software researchers sound the alarm

Software researchers from all over Europe are sounding the alarm: in order to maintain a strong international competitive position, more financial resources need to be committed to software research.

Veni grant for Simon Telen

NWO awarded a Veni grant to Simon Telen, who will develop new strategies for solving complicated mathematical equations and apply them to real-world problems.

Sneak peek into future of cultural heritage

How can people from London and Paris visit a museum located in Amsterdam together? The MediaScape Extended Reality (XR) application might be a promising solution.

Podcast: Companies craving for quantum software

Harry Buhrman (CWI, QuSoft) spoke in the Superscience podcast series on the new possibilities that quantum software will offer society and businesses.

Podcast: How can AI detect controversial terms?

Laura Hollink (CWI) talked about the Cultural AI Lab in the podcast 'Snoek op Zolder'. How can values like diversity and inclusiveness be translated into AI applications?