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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.
Interview: Fascinated by random walks
Quantum computing is an exciting field of research, according to researcher Stacey Jeffery (CWI, UvA and QuSoft). In May 2024 she also became professor by special appointment of quantum information at the …
Marten van Dijk: mathematician in computer security
After having spent almost twenty years as a researcher in the United States, in 2020, Marten van Dijk returned to the Netherlands to found and lead the Computer Security group at CWI …
Data model predicts impact of healthcare supply chain transformations
In Zorgvisie magazine, professors Rob van der Mei (CWI & Free University Amsterdam) and Bianca Buurman (Amsterdam UMC) explain the five major areas of improvement they see for regional cooperation in acute …
Looking back: the search for Hugo de Groot's book chest
In this series we look back on CWI events and accomplishments that were in the news fairly recently. This episode: the quest for the book chest in which Hugo de Groot escaped …
Math helps get volunteers to emergencies faster
In emergencies, such as cardiac arrest or a fire, volunteers are sometimes faster on the scene than first responders. Rob van der Mei, a researcher at CWI, is investigating how to optimally …
More than spins
Researchers from UvA, QuSoft and CWI published a scientific article in Physical Review Letters, in spring 2024, on a new computational method to accurately describe what happens inside quantum devices.
Strengths and weaknesses of quantum algorithms
CWI researchers have developed new quantum algorithms for a number of computational problems. They also discovered fundamental limits on the performance of future quantum computers: for many computational problems quantum computers will …
At the forefront of multimedia and security standards
In recent years CWI researchers have contributed to the development of new international standards for three-dimensional video and post-quantum cryptography. In the near future this will lead to new multimedia formats for …
