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Strong Contribution of Networks and Optimization at IPCO 2021
Research carried out by CWI's Networks and Optimization (N&O) group has resulted in several contributions to the 22nd Conference on Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization, IPCO 2021: three presentations of research papers and the award in the Student Poster Competition.
Funding for Explainable Artificial Intelligence for medical professionals
LUMC, Amsterdam UMC, and CWI have received funding from the Gieskes-Strijbis Fund to enhance the understanding of AI by doctors.
Nature: AI for understanding extreme physics
Researchers of the University of Oxford, CWI and other organizations published a paper in Nature reviewing the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning for understanding 'extreme physics' – the physics of matter at extremely high temperatures and densities.
TNO, CWI and TU Delft receive 1.8 million for research in quantum security of public key infrastructures
A consortium including TNO, CWI and TU Delft received a 1.8 million grant from NWO to conduct research in the quantum security of public key infrastructures (PKI), which form the basis for secure digital connections and the protection of digital information. Research proposal HAPKIDO was submitted in response to a call from the Dutch National Science Agenda (NWA).
NETWORKS consortium awarded €1M from EU COFUND for postdoc programme
After receiving the COFUND grant from the Horizon 2020 programme for 14 PhD positions, NETWORKS has been granted a COFUND grant of €1.0 million to appoint 14 postdoctoral researchers for 2 years.
Human-Computer Interaction in the Netherlands
DIS group at ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2021 and revitalising CHI Nederland.
The .nl domain turns thirty-five!
On Sunday 25 April it will be exactly thirty-five years since CWI registered the .nl domain, and on 1 May 1986 the very first .nl domain name – cwi.nl. Since then, more than six million others have been added. Back in '86, .nl was the first active country-code domain outside the US, and today it remains the world's fifth-largest national domain.
Web changes
Our website is renewed. Apart from some changes on the homepage you can now find more information on our pilot theme 'Cryptography and Security'.
Davide Ceolin winner of the 2020 eTEC call
Winners of four pioneering eTEC projects are announced by Escience center.
Tremendous Boost for Quantum Research in the Amsterdam Ecosystem
The financial injection of 615 million euros from the National Growth Fund of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy gives a tremendous boost to quantum research and development in the Amsterdam ecosystem.
Quantum Delta NL Awarded 615 Million Euro from Netherlands’ National Growth Fund to Accelerate Quantum Technology
Funds will be used to train 2,000 researchers and engineers to scale 100 start-ups and to host three corporate R&D labs in the Netherlands by 2027
CWI launches first podcast ‘Superscience’
Together with IT professional magazine AG Connect, CWI presents a podcast series in honour of its 75th anniversary: Superscience. In the first episode: Sander Bohté.
Best Paper Award for LSH researchers at EMO 2021
Researchers from CWI's Life Sciences & Health group were awarded a Best Paper Award at EMO 2021 for their paper “Local search is a remarkably strong baseline for neural architecture search”.
New code breaking record for quantum-safe cryptography
A team of CWI cryptanalysts has set a new code breaking record for the lattice shortest vector problem (SVP) - a foundation for the security of next generation public-key cryptography, designed to be secure against quantum computers.
Jan Hemelrijk award for CWI's Rosanne Turner
The Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research (VVSOR) awarded the Jan Hemelrijk Award to PhD student Machine Learning Rosanne Turner.
Millions for AI knowledge and investment consortium
CWI will be part of a knowledge and investment consortium made up of a large group of Dutch universities and a venture capitalist. The consortium has been awarded an €8 million grant to accelerate the application and marketing of innovations in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
Evolutionary Algorithms for high-quality solutions
It is not uncommon that the solution obtained by an algorithm is not as desired. To overcome this, Stef Maree's PhD research focuses on optimization algorithms for finding not just one solution, but a set of diverse high-quality solutions.
Transportation Research Board Showcase Paper for Stochastics Researchers
Their article "Long-Term Forecasting of Off-Street Parking Occupancy for Smart Cities was" selected by the Transportation Demand Committee from more than 100 papers submitted in 2020.
Researchers find substantial uncertainties in Covid-19 pandemic simulations
Computer modelling to forecast Covid-19 mortality contains significant uncertainty in its predictions, according to an international study led by researchers at UCL and CWI. Their article was published in Nature Computational Science on 22 February.
UvA, HvA and CWI launch AI Media & Democracy Lab
How will AI and digital technologies transform democracy and the media? researchers from UvA, AUAS and CWI will collaborate with media partners, societal partners and the municipality of Amsterdam in the new AI, Media & Democracy Lab.
First prize for logistic innovation COVID-19 vaccination strategy
The jury was impressed by the submission titled ‘A fast and responsive supply chain’ by CWI (Rob van der Mei) and HvA (Dennis Moeke).
CWI Fellow Jos Baeten receives Royal decoration
For his extensive contributions to science, CWI Fellow and former director Jos Baeten has been awarded a Royal decoration. Baeten was appointed Officer in the Order of Oranje-Nassau. The awarding took place during CWI’s 75th anniversary event.
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 institute. The magazine was officially launched during CWI’s 75th anniversary event.
CWI celebrates 75th anniversary
Today CWI celebrates its 75th anniversary. With a special online event we will look into the past and future of mathematics and computer science. Join our event and celebrate with us!
Guido Schäfer named professor by special appointment at UvA
Guido Schäfer has been named professor by special appointment of Algorithms, Optimization and Game Theory at the University of Amsterdam.
KUHN Award for Stochastics researchers
Naval Research Logistics (NRL) has awarded the Harald W. Kuhn Award 2020 to Bernard Zweers, Rob van der Mei and Sandjai Bhulai (VU) for their paper “Optimizing barge utilization in hinterland container transportation”.
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 computer, focussing on the question how trustworthy the outcomes will be. Her research could pave the way for creating security guarantees in quantum computing.
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 last three years.
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.
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