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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.
CWI anniversary magazine
Together with the Dutch edition of New Scientist, CWI proudly presents a one-off anniversary magazine. Featuring a wide variety of CWI research, the magazine provides a look behind the scenes of the …
CWI: 75 years of pioneering research
This year, CWI is celebrating! 75 years ago, the institute opened its doors under the name Mathematisch Centrum.
In 2021 we celebrated our 75th anniversary
With a special online event we looked back at our past and the future of mathematics and computer science.
Outsourcing computations to a quantum computer you can’t trust
Quantum computers hold great promise, but to what extent can we trust the outcome of these elusive machines? In her PhD thesis, Yfke Dulek investigates ways to delegate computations to a quantum …
Bayesian learning from data: challenges, limitations and pragmatics
How do humans and computers learn from data? PhD student Rianne de Heide of CWI’s Machine Learning group explored Bayesian learning in specific.
Pieter Kleer wins Gijs de Leve Prize
Pieter Kleer, former PhD student of CWI, was awarded the Gijs de Leve Prize 2018-2020 for the best PhD thesis in in the area of Mathematics of Operations Research defended in the …
CWI researchers analyze suicide prevention help calls during pandemic
Salim Salmi, PhD-student in CWI's Stochastics group, analyzed conversations between Stichting 113 Suicide Prevention caregivers and clients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cum laude for optimization of hinterland transportation
At large deep-sea ports tens of thousands of containers are handled daily. PhD student Bernard Zweers of CWI's Stochastics group investigated how these containers can be transported to the hinterland as efficient …
