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Our CWI in the media page features a selection of CWI appearances in prominent media channels, both national and international.

Steven Pemberton in Nieuwsuur TV on Web@30

To celebrate 30 years since Tim Berners-Lee's proposal for the World Wide Web, an anniversary event is webcast on 12 March. In the Netherlands, CWI Web pioneer Steven Pemberton was interviewed by …

Monique Laurent member of Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities

Researcher and MT member Monique Laurent (CWI and UvT) has been invited to become a member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen – KHMW) …

Evaluation committee says institutes system at Academy and NWO has significant added value

An independent committee has evaluated the portfolio of Dutch national research institutes, including CWI. The committee concludes that these institutes increase the effectiveness of Dutch scientific endeavour.

CWI and Dassault Systèmes start PPS project to improve supply chain technology

CWI and Dassault Systèmes recently started a collaboration in the field of optimization technology for businesses.

Plasma for Plants technology project granted

Recently researchers from CWI and TU/e were awarded an OTP technology grant to understand the effect of plasma on plants.

New insights from reconstructing the first ALGOL 60 system

Gauthier van den Hove (CWI) reconstructed and analyzed the first ALGOL 60 system, a computer system designed and implemented at the Mathematical Centre (MC), now CWI. On 15 February he defends his …

Demo prize for Steven Pemberton at XML Prague

Steven Pemberton (CWI) won the Demo Prize at XML Prague for his demonstration ‘A Clock in XForms’. XForms is a web technology and W3C standard, co-designed by Pemberton, originally intended for handling …

Bosch and QuSoft start quantum computing collaboration

Recently, a research collaboration has begun between QuSoft and the Bosch Group. Researchers will investigate potential quantum computing use cases at Bosch, with a focus on applications in engineering and AI/machine learning …