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Energy-efficient AI detects heart defects
Mathematical breakthrough by Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) allows neuromorphic chip to recognise heart defects, speech and hand gestures up to a thousand times more energy efficient. Such low-energy AI chips are ideal for wearable and mobile applications.
Rob van der Mei and Sandjai Bhulai interviewed by Radio 1
Rob van der Mei (CWI and VU) and Sandjai Bhulai (VU) were being interviewed in the radio show 'Spraakmakers' on national Dutch radio, NPO Radio 1, as joint winners of the 2021 Huibregtsen Award.
2021 Huibregtsen Award to CWI's Rob van der Mei and Sandjai Bhulai (VU)
Rob van der Mei (CWI/VU) and Sandjai Bhulai (VU) have been named the joint winners of the 2021 Huibregtsen Award for their research project on ‘Mathematics for a safer and healthier Netherlands’.
Future Computer Systems and Networking Research in the Netherlands: A Manifesto
Future-proof digitalization requires ICT research and dvelopment, now. That’s why CWI supports CompSYs’ manifesto for Future Computer Systems and Networking Research in the Netherlands.
DIS group releases CWIPC-SXR dataset and software suite: advancing research on Social VR and dynamic point clouds
The Distributed and Interactive Systems group from CWI has released a dynamic point clouds dataset capturing humans in social interactions. Together with the dataset the group also released the Open Source CWIPC software suite that allows acquisition, processing, encoding, and visualization of dynamic point clouds.
In Memoriam Constance van Eeden (1927 - 2021)
Sadly, on 21 September Constance van Eeden passed away. She was one of the first female scientists at the Mathematisch Centrum (MC) in Amsterdam, currently called CWI, and a world-renowned researcher in statistics. In honour of her, CWI will set up a PhD Fellowship programme for talented female PhD students.
Marta Kwiatkowska and Susan Murphy win Van Wijngaarden Awards 2021 for preventing software faults and for improving decision making in health
The Van Wijngaarden Awards 2021 are awarded to computer scientist Marta Kwiatkowska and mathematician Susan A. Murphy for the numerous and highly significant contributions they made to their respective research areas: preventing software faults and improving decision making in health.
Secure multiparty computation starts to deliver applications
On Monday 13 September, the 23rd edition of CWI in Business took place, this year in cooperation with TNO. Subject this year: Secure Multiparty Computation.
Best Italian PhD thesis prize for CWI's Giulia Bernardini
On 14 September 2021 the Italian chapter of EATCS awarded a prize for the Best Italian PhD Thesis in Theoretical Computer Science ex aequo to Giulia Bernardini (CWI) and Francesco Dagnino (University of Genova).
JoLEA: new lecture series on cutting-edge research on Evolutionary Algorithms
CWI, Leiden University, Utrecht University and VU Amsterdam proudly present the new Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA) series: top-quality lectures on EAs.
CWI co-organizes international trimester program at Bonn University
Together with TU/e, UU and LSE London, CWI is co-organizing an international trimester program on Discrete Optimization at the Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics (HIM) in Bonn. Goal of this research community service is to collaborate and make progress on long-standing open problems.
CWI management team visits universities
On 31 August, CWI’s management team visited the EEMCS Faculty of the University of Twente, as part of a CWI visit series to science faculties. Partly based on these visits, CWI’s MT will sharpen CWI's strategic course.
CT scan by CWI reveals hidden double-panel painting from Rubens studio
CT scans of a Rijksmuseum panel painting in CWI’s FleX-ray laboratory have revealed a surprising insight: it turns out it was not painted on oak, as was always assumed, but on tropical wood.
How can AI help to collect waste?
In the new edition of CWI/AG Connect podcast series Superscience, Thijs Doorenbosch discusses Responsible AI and Urban Analytics with CWI/HvA's Nanda Piersma.
Three GECCO Awards for AI in healthcare
Researchers from CWI and other organizations won three awards for AI in healthcare at the ACM Genetic and Evolutionary Computation COnference (GECCO) 2021: the Best Paper Award in the Genetic Algorithms track for a team of CWI, TU Delft and LUMC, the SIGEVO Dissertation Award 2021 for CWI’s Marco Virgolin and a Silver HUMIES award for CWI and Amsterdam UMC.
Start of ACCSS - new association of cybersecurity academics
Last month, members of the ACCSS association celebrated that ACCSS (ACademic Cyber Security Society) is now a formal association. Marten van Dijk, head of CWI’s Computer Security research group, is one of its Board Members.
AI, Media & Democracy Lab receives NL AIC Label
The AI, Media & Democracy Lab is one of the first six labs to receive the NL AIC Label. At the Lab researchers will investigate various aspects of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the media.
Maths students contribute to coronavirus vaccination planning
Five Master's students of VU Amsterdam developed a mathematical model that has greatly improved the planning of coronavirus vaccinations in the Netherlands, so people could be vaccinated more quickly. The students were advised by Rob van der Mei (CWI and VU) and Dennis Moeke (HAN).
Quantum.Amsterdam and Quantum Delta NL celebrate close collaboration together
On 14 July the new quantum innovation hub Quantum.Amsterdam, established by CWI, Uva and QuSoft, and Quantum Delta NL raised the flag together to celebrate their close collaboration for the coming seven years. Their aim is to boost quantum research and development in the Amsterdam ecosystem.
Tim Baarslag wins NWO-Vidi grant to study AI for better procurement negotiations
CWI researcher Tim Baarslag received a NWO-Vidi grant to develop new negotiation and coordination algorithms that can procure multiple deals with multiple partners.
New CWI spin-off company DuckDB Labs: Solutions for fast database analytics
CWI researchers Hannes Mühleisen and Mark Raasveldt founded the spin-off company DuckDB Labs. The company provides services and development for DuckDB, an open-source database management system aimed at efficient data analytics.
Monique Laurent elected as EUROPT Fellow 2021
Monique Laurent, researcher and management team member at CWI and a professor at Tilburg University, was recently elected as EUROPT Fellow 2021. She was honoured for being an outstanding researcher in continuous optimization.
Rob van der Mei and Sandjai Bhulai nominated for Huibregtsen prize for innovative research
The jury praises the efficiency and elegance of their mathematical solutions, but most of all the effort Bhulai and Van der Mei put in to make sure their work truly benefits society.
Dis group develops co-creation space for digital humanities
As part of the TRACTION project, CWI's DIS group is developing The Co-creation Space, a “private social media tool" uniting media storage, sharing, and media editing capabilities of traditional social media. It allows participants to have conversations easily and interact about production content, such as music or costumes, in the co-creation process.
Is this the first physics problem that the quantum computer will solve?
Joris Kattemölle (UvA/QuSoft/CWI) proposes a physical problem that could be the first one for a quantum computer with 100 qubits to solve. On Wednesday 30 June Kattemölle defended his PhD thesis.
Millions of tonnes less CO2 emissions by recycling plastic insulation materials
CWI is part of a large European consortium that has received 15.7 million euro for demonstrating that the waste stream of high-performance plastics, which are heavily used as insulation material in the construction industry, can be recycled. This so-called CIRCULAR FOAM project is part of the European Green Deal aimed to make the EU-countries climate neutral in 2050.
DIS Group contributes to international standard on subjective assessment for 360º videos
Work from the Distributed and Interactive Systems (DIS) group from CWI has resulted in a new standardization item from the International Telecommunication Union.
New fifty pound British banknote honours computer pioneer Alan Turing
On 23 June the Bank of England releases a new banknote featuring Alan Turing. CWI researchers Lynda Hardman and Jurgen Vinju comment on the meaning of Turing’s work for present day computer science and society.
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.
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