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CWI and Sound and Vision open virtual museum during VR Days Amsterdam

3D video will change the way we experience cultural heritage in the future. The virtual museum of CWI and Sound and Vision is a demonstration of how virtual reality will change the …

Quantum Application Lab: a bridge between science and applications

In October 2021 the MoU of the Quantum Application Lab (QAL) was signed by its six partners. QAL will connect scientific developments of quantum hardware and software with demand-driven solutions.

Rob van der Mei and Sandjai Bhulai interviewed by Radio 1

Rob van der Mei (CWI and VU) and Sandjai Bhulai (VU) were being interviewed in the radio show 'Spraakmakers' on national Dutch radio, NPO Radio 1, as joint winners of the 2021 …

Energy-efficient AI detects heart defects

Mathematical breakthrough by CWI allows neuromorphic chip to recognise heart defects, speech and hand gestures up to a thousand times more energy efficient. Such low-energy AI chips are ideal for wearable and …

2021 Huibregtsen Award to CWI's Rob van der Mei and Sandjai Bhulai (VU)

Professor of Applied Mathematics Rob van der Mei (CWI/VU) and VU Amsterdam Professor of Business Analytics Sandjai Bhulai have been named the joint winners of the 2021 Huibregtsen Award for their research …

Future Computer Systems and Networking Research: A Manifesto

Future-proof digitalization requires ICT research and development, now. That’s why CWI supports CompSys’ manifesto for Future Computer Systems and Networking Research.

DIS group releases software for Social VR and dynamic point clouds

CWI's DIS group releases CWIPC-SXR dataset and software suite, advancing research on Social VR and dynamic point clouds.

In Memoriam Constance van Eeden (1927 - 2021)

Sadly, on 21 September Constance van Eeden passed away. She was one of the first female scientists at the Mathematisch Centrum (now called CWI), and a world-renowned researcher in statistics. In honour …