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Podcast: How will AI affect democracy and media?

In this podcast Laura Hollink of CWI talks to Thijs Doorenbosch of AG Connect about interesting projects in which she participates together with partners from culture and media, but also with scientists …

Laura Hollink co-authored the position paper ‘The Art of AI for All’

Culture and media can play a pioneering role in the field of AI, a new report of the Dutch AI Coalition states.

2 million euros for human-centered AI research

CWI will focus on developing new AI tools that strengthen the democratic function of media.

Maths helps understand information processing on quantum systems

On 26 January Farrokh Labib (CWI, QuSoft) defended his thesis on quantum information theory. His research helps to map out how information can be processed on quantum systems.

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.