Stories
CWI publishes on a regular basis news item about our research, education and the social impact of this research. In addition to news items, we publish more extensive stories about high-profile research or about CWI tackling social issues.
Punched tape on display at CWI
Currently on display at CWI is a collection of punched tape, used for early computers, among others by the famous Edsger Dijkstra. It is temporarily replacing the ENIGMA machine, which can be …
Why does everybody hate databases?
Interview with CWI researcher Hannes Mühleisen about the birth of DuckDB, a database management system he co-developed for people who avoid working with traditional databases.
Jurgen Vinju on NOS TV News
On Wednesday 1 March 2023, our colleague Jurgen Vinju was being interviewed for the Dutch national TV news (NOS Journaal) on the planned replacement of the Cool:Gen software of the Dutch Tax …
Streamlining the energy transition with mathematics and informatics
The energy transition requires new solutions for the power grid. And that’s where math and computer science come in. CWI researchers are using mathematics to make sense of power outages, to automatically …
Book ‘Tales of Electrologica’ published
The book ‘Tales of Electrologica. Computers, software and people’ was published by Springer. It describes the history of the iconic X8 computer, built in the Netherlands in the early 1960s by the …
CWI Interview with Gilles Brassard
In November 2022 Gilles Brassard was interviewed for personnel magazine We@CWI. Here a copy of this interview.
IT systems pollute and discriminate, but we can build responsible IT
Digital systems have grown and scaled tremendously in a relatively short period of time. This was accompanied by quick fixes - things we would do differently today. Yet we can create responsible …
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.
