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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.

New lectorate Applied Quantum Computing

CWI and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences jointly establish a new special lectorate in Applied Quantum Computing. The lectorate supports QuSoft in bridging the gap fundamental quantum research and quantum applications.

New lectorate Applied Quantum Computing

CWI’s DIS Group Organized the ACM CHI2020 Social VR Workshop on VR Platform during COVID-19

Jie Li and Pablo Cesar, from the Distributed Interactive Systems group (DIS) at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), have successfully organized the ACM CHI2020 Social VR Workshop on a social VR platform …

CWI’s DIS Group Organized the ACM CHI2020 Social VR Workshop on VR Platform during COVID-19

Critically assessing AI tools and cultural data in digital humanities

While AI and big data are increasingly proving themselves as useful tools for humanities research, better techniques are needed to understand their limitations. In her PhD thesis, CWI researcher Myriam Traub calls …

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CWI develops new mathematical techniques for optimal relocation and dispatch of fire trucks

On Monday 11 May Dmitrii Usanov will defend his PhD thesis. His research focused on dispatching and relocating resources in the emergency domain and the reduction of response times.

CWI develops new mathematical techniques for optimal relocation and dispatch of fire trucks

Surjya Ghosh selected to participate in the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum

Surjya Ghosh of CWI's DIS group has been selected to participate in the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), to be held from 19 to 24 September 2021, in Heidelberg, Germany.

Surjya Ghosh selected to participate in the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum

Interview with Dijkstra Fellow David Chaum

David Chaum (1955) was awarded the Dijkstra Fellowship for his groundbreaking work in privacy and cryptology and the development of digital currency, which laid the technological basis for blockchain and bitcoin. This …

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Peter Bosman awarded grant of 1M euros from NWO’s Open Technology Programme

Peter Bosman’s project proposal DAEDALUS (Distributed and Automated Evolutionary Deep Architecture Learning with Unprecedented Scalability) has been granted by NWO TTW in its Open Technology Programme.

Peter Bosman awarded grant of 1M euros from NWO’s Open Technology Programme

Harry Buhrman joins Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Quantum researcher Harry Buhrman joins the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). The KNAW is the most relevant Dutch society of top scientists. Together with seventeen other researchers, Buhrman will …

Harry Buhrman joins Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences