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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

CWI researchers and partners 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, the SIGEVO Dissertation Award 2021 and a Silver HUMIES Award.

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 (CWI and Tilburg University) was elected EUROPT Fellow 2021 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.

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.