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CWI preserves historic punched tape collection
Tiny holes on strips of paper once held entire programs and documents. Thanks to the efforts of CWI staff and volunteers, these early computing artifacts are now digitized and accessible online.
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SURF Tech Trends: how CWI contributes to the use of XR for education and research
The new SURF Tech Trends report was published today. This bi-annual trend report helps CIO’s, policymakers, teachers, researchers and IT architects by providing them with insight into the most important digital trends …
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Outsmarting digital intruders with AI
Universities, hospitals, businesses, and even government institutions have in recent years faced cyberattacks that paralyzed their systems. These incidents highlight how vulnerable our digital infrastructure is. Etienne van de Bijl (CWI’s Stochastics …
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Hydrogen on the move: CWI PhD student wins poster award
PhD student Gevher Yesevi Keskin from CWI has won the Best Poster Award at the GroenvermogenNL HyUSE General Assembly in Utrecht. The two-day national meeting brought together researchers, industry, and policymakers to …
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In Memoriam: Jan Willem Klop
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Prof. dr. J.W. (Jan Willem) Klop at the age of 79 on 28 September 2025. He was associated with CWI from …
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Deep learning exposes vulnerabilities in video streaming
Artificial intelligence can make communication smarter, faster, and more secure – but it can also reveal vulnerabilities. This is demonstrated in the doctoral research of Arwin Gansekoele (CWI/VU). His work shows that …
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CWI helps the UN filter sensitive data from its crisis platform
CWI researcher Madelon Hulsebos and masterstudent Liang Telkamp have developed a method to accurately detect sensitive information from the vast amounts of data stored on the United Nations’ Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) …
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2025 VLDB Test of Time Award for CWI researcher Peter Boncz
Peter Boncz, researcher and leader of the Database Architectures (DA) research group at CWI, and his co-authors have received the VLDB Test of Time Award 2025. They received the prize at the …
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