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CWI publishes news item about its research, education and the social impact of this research on a regular basis.

Earthquakes caused by gas extraction in Groningen now more predictable

Earthquakes caused by gas extraction in Groningen are now more predictable, thanks to new research that combines advanced statistical models with geological insights. This study provides a clearer picture of the risks …

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International Women's Day

8 March is International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. We asked women at CWI what this day means for them.

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Vanessa Evers appointed new director of CWI

The Board of NWO-I, the institute organization of NWO, appointed Prof. Vanessa Evers as Director of CWI, the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands. In mid-2025, she …

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Mathematical model can reduce waiting times in healthcare

Older adults often face long waits for a place in a nursing home or remain unnecessarily in a hospital bed after an acute admission. PhD candidate Rebekka Arntzen developed mathematical models at …

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Hannes Mühleisen wins the Dutch Prize for ICT Research 2025

The Dutch Prize for ICT Research 2025 has been awarded to Hannes Mühleisen, Senior Researcher at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam and Professor of Data Engineering at Radboud University …

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CWI and LUMC to develop explainable AI to detect hereditary cholesterol disease

Researchers at CWI and Leiden University Medical Center set out to develop explainable artificial intelligence (AI) techniques for early detection of the cholesterol disorder FH. Also, they aim to predict which FH …

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CWI's research partner Databricks raises $10 billion in landmark funding round

US-based software company and CWI research partner Databricks has raised $10 billion in one of the largest private funding rounds to date, bringing the company’s valuation to $62 billion. Databricks develops software …

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Distributed and Interactive Systems (DIS) Group Awarded 2023 IEEE MultiMedia Best Paper

On December 13th, 2024, the paper “VR2Gather: A Collaborative, Social Virtual Reality System for Adaptive, Multiparty Real-Time Communication” has been selected, by the IEEE Computer Society Publications Board, to receive the 2023 …

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