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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.
Guidelines for accessible websites, online documents and apps now available in Dutch
The official translation into Dutch of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1), required for all public sector body websites as of 23 September 2020, is now online. Many stakeholders, including …
CWI’s 25th spin-off develops software of the future
Swat.engineering generates new and transforms existing software based on domain knowledge.
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
