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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.
Pablo Cesar: The Outlook for Virtual Meetups
When Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica celebrated its 75th anniversary online due to a lockdown earlier this year, two colleagues immersed in a virtual world, and cut a virtual birthday cake together. Fortunately, …
Rob van der Mei and Sandjai Bhulai interviewed by Radio 1
Rob van der Mei (CWI and VU) and Sandjai Bhulai (VU) were being interviewed in the radio show 'Spraakmakers' on national Dutch radio, NPO Radio 1, as joint winners of the 2021 …
Energy-efficient AI detects heart defects
Mathematical breakthrough by CWI allows neuromorphic chip to recognise heart defects, speech and hand gestures up to a thousand times more energy efficient. Such low-energy AI chips are ideal for wearable and …
Coming Out Day 2021 - Pleading for pronouns
At the celebration of the Coming Out Day 2021 on 11 October LGBTI+ coordinator Léon Ouwerkerk (CWI) wrote a personal column, pleading for mentioning pronouns when you introduce yourself.
2021 Huibregtsen Award to CWI's Rob van der Mei and Sandjai Bhulai (VU)
Professor of Applied Mathematics Rob van der Mei (CWI/VU) and VU Amsterdam Professor of Business Analytics Sandjai Bhulai have been named the joint winners of the 2021 Huibregtsen Award for their research …
Future Computer Systems and Networking Research: A Manifesto
Future-proof digitalization requires ICT research and development, now. That’s why CWI supports CompSys’ manifesto for Future Computer Systems and Networking Research.
DIS group releases software for Social VR and dynamic point clouds
CWI's DIS group releases CWIPC-SXR dataset and software suite, advancing research on Social VR and dynamic point clouds.
In Memoriam Constance van Eeden (1927 - 2021)
Sadly, on 21 September Constance van Eeden passed away. She was one of the first female scientists at the Mathematisch Centrum (now called CWI), and a world-renowned researcher in statistics. In honour …
