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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 …

Marta Kwiatkowska and Susan Murphy win Van Wijngaarden Awards 2021

The Van Wijngaarden Awards 2021 are awarded to Marta Kwiatkowska and Susan A. Murphy for their research on preventing software faults and improving decision making in health, respectively.

Secure multiparty computation starts to deliver applications

On Monday 13 September, the 23rd edition of CWI in Business took place, this year in cooperation with TNO. Subject this year: Secure Multiparty Computation.