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Tidying up while you search: CWI paper Database Cracking wins CIDR Test of Time Award
A 2007 publication titled Database Cracking has received a Test of Time Award from CIDR, the Conference on Innovative Data Systems Research. Authors Stefan Manegold, the late Martin Kersten, and Stratos Idreos …
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Exploring hidden links in neuroscience literature with augmented reality
Before conducting a costly experiment, neuroscientists need to identify potentially useful hypotheses. In her PhD, Boyu Xu shows how augmented reality can help scan vast amounts of neuroscience literature and highlight less …
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Enhancing near-term quantum computing
Can quantum computers already do more than their fragile hardware seems to allow? PhD student Marten Folkertsma (CWI, QuSoft) shows that by interleaving partial quantum measurements with classical processing, even the most …
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FastLanes: redesigning data files for faster analytics
Computer scientist Azim Afroozeh redesigned data compression and storage so large datasets can be analyzed faster while taking less space. His work led to FastLanes, a new file format tuned for modern …
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Prestigious European grant to improve calculations of turbulent flows
Senior researcher Benjamin Sanderse has received a major European grant to tackle a problem that defeats even supercomputers: reliably predicting turbulent flows. Turbulent flows are critical not only in the energy transition, …
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NWO grant for UNIQUE project: enhancing wave-based imaging
A joint research project of CWI and the University of Amsterdam called UNIQUE (Unified framework for wave-based Inversion, Quantification of Uncertainties, and Experimental design) was awarded a grant from NWO’s Open Technology …
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Blending physical and digital worlds: CWI develops a PhysioDrum
How can physical objects be enhanced by digital features to create new experiences in areas like cultural heritage and the performing arts? In his PhD thesis Rômulo Vieira provides a theoretical framework …
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Exploring the limits of quantum computation
How do quantum and classical computational resources compare? PhD student Jordi Weggemans (CWI, QuSoft) hopes to answer this question in his thesis ‘Quantum versus Classical Resources in Computational Complexity’, which he defended …
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