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Benjamin Sanderse wins Vidi grant to study complex fluid flows

To predict the output of a wind farm, the weather or the blood flow through a heart valve, accurate fluid flow models are needed. CWI researcher Benjamin Sanderse received a Vidi grant …

Tim Baarslag installed as Young Academy member

After being announced earlier as a new member of the Young Academy, Tim Baarslag has now been officially installed as an academy member. The Young Academy is a platform for young, internationally …

CWI introduces Computer Security research group

To make society, with its digital and physical infrastructures, a safer place, CWI introduces a new research group: Computer Security. Group leader is Marten van Dijk, who is very experienced in security …

Modeling and Optimization of Network Assisted Video Streaming

Jan Willem Kleinrouweler of CWI's DIS group, investigates how to optimise the quality of video streaming in his thesis.

Amsterdam coalition publishes special AI edition in New Scientist

To highlight the importance of AI to a broader public, the Amsterdam coalition ‘AI technology for people’ has published a special AI edition with New Scientist magazine. The AI edition showcases some …

CWI DIS Group's 'Lit Lace' project featured at Dutch Design Week

'Lit Lace', a collaborative project between the CWI's Distributed & Interactive Systems Group and the British Smart Fabric Designers Company Sara+Sarah is being featured in this year's Dutch Design Week.

Pablo Cesar Appointed Professor of Human-Centered Multimedia Systems

Pablo Cesar has been appointed Professor of Human-Centered Multimedia Systems in the Department of Intelligent Systems (INSY) at TU Delft.

Distributed and Interactive Systems (DIS) Group Awarded Best Paper Award at IEEE TCSVT 2020

Groundbreaking work that explores how new 3D media formats can be used for real-time remote collaboration, has been honoured with an 2020 IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology Best …