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CWI publishes news item about its research, education and the social impact of this research on a regular basis. In addition to news items, we also publish more extensive stories about high-profile research or about CWI contributing to tackling social issues.
Four quantum information pioneers speaking at QuSoft event at CWI
On 11 November, celebrated quantum information scientists Charlie Bennett and Gilles Brassard gave a lecture at QuSoft at CWI, being awarded the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. As a surprise, other …
CWI spin-off DuckDB Labs partners with MotherDuck, who raises $47.5 million
CWI spin-off company DuckDB Labs helped create startup MotherDuck, which aims to connect DuckDB to the cloud. MotherDuck managed to raise $47.5 million, they announced this week.
CWI researchers win Best Paper Award at SPIRE 2022
Wiktor Zuba, Solon Pissis and 4 co-authors were awarded the Best Paper Award of SPIRE 2022 for their paper ‘Subsequence Covers of Words’. Their research has potential applications in bioinformatics and data …
Over 1 million euros for CWI and Sound & Vison for XR research
Centrum Wiskunde &Informatica (CWI) and Sound & Vision are partners in the recently launched European research project TransMIXR. TransMIXR develops technologies that enable professionals in the cultural and creative industries to create …
Cultural AI team wins special award at heritage hackathon
A team with two PhD students from CWI won the Polyvocality Award (Meerstemmigheidsprijs) at the annual hackathon organized by Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed.
How higher mathematics generates innovation in healthcare
Scientists at CWI pursuing life sciences and health research are committed to designing models with direct applications to challenges in healthcare. Their work varies from optimizing treatment plans for cancer patients and …
Van Wijngaarden Awards for Marta Kwiatkowska and Susan Murphy
Thursday 3 November, computer scientist Marta Kwiatkowska and mathematician Susan A. Murphy have been presented with the CWI Van Wijngaarden Award.
Life Sciences and Health makes way for new group: Evolutionary Intelligence
Since 1 October CWI has a new group: Evolutionary Intelligence (EI). At the same time, the Life Sciences and Health (LSH) group has ceased to exist. The group leader of EI is …
