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CWI introduces new design methodology for reliable and trustworthy software
To make the development process of software quick, efficient, reliable and automated, researcher Vlad-Nicolae Şerbănescu (CWI and LIACS) studied how to unify modelling and programming languages for reliable and trustworthy software.
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ICT research after corona
In an interview with the Dutch ICT magazine AG Connect, CWI director Jos Baeten outlines how the corona crisis affects ICT research. Besides the difficulties and downright misery that result from Covid-19, …
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BEST DEMO AWARD AT ACM IMX 2020 for paper on social VR clinic
On June 19th 2020, the demo paper “A Social VR Clinic for Knee Arthritis Patients with Haptics” was awarded the Best Demo Award at the ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experience …
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Jack Jansen (DIS) Awarded Best Demo Award at ACM MMsys 2020
On June 11th 2020 Jack Jansen of CWI's DIS group won the Best Demo paper Award at the ACM MMSys 2020 conference.
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Marie Curie ITN grant awarded to ALPACA network
Recently, CWI and others were awarded an EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN) consortium grant for ALPACA –'Algorithms for PAngenome Computational Analysis'. The research project involves a total funding of 3.67 …
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Innovation fund North Holland supports CWI startup Photosynthetic B.V.
Photosynthetic B.V., a new CWI startup, has received a convertible loan of €300.000 from Innovation Fund North Holland. Photosynthetic is a deep-tech startup working on a hardware solution for the microfabrication industry.
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Integrating data science and relational systems
Data scientists have largely overlooked relational database systems, even though these could greatly help their research. The systems did not gain traction, because combining them with databases proved to be slow and …
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Quantum.Amsterdam: The new quantum innovation hub
CWI, the University of Amsterdam, and QuSoft have jointly established a new innovation hub for developing quantum software and applications. The Quantum.Amsterdam hub aims to connect the ambitions of leading knowledge institutes …
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