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Ronald Cramer inaugurated as KNAW Member
On 30 September 2013 Ronald Cramer, head of the Cryptology group of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and a professor of cryptology at the Mathematical Institute of Leiden Universi
MINO project on business decisions starts at CWI in October 2013
The Networks & Optimization research group at CWI in Amsterdam participates in the recently funded EU Initial Training Network MINO for Mixed Integer Nonlinear Optimization. It has eleven academic partners(such as CWI and project coordinator Bologna University) and three commercial partners (IBM, MAIOR and ORTEC).
SIGMM Award for Dick Bulterman
Movies Colours of Math and Steve Jobs the lost interview shown at CWI during SPAFF film festival
From 12-15 September 2013 the SPAFF film festival takes place at Science Park Amsterdam. Movies shown at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) are:
Quality guarantee for tomographic images developed
CWI researcher Wagner Fortes has developed new methods to determine the quality of tomographic images. Tomography is an imaging technique used in for instance medical CT scanners and electron microscopes that uses penetrating beams to record a series of two-dimensional images from a range of angles.
Royal decoration for Paul Klint
Computer scientist Paul Klint from the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam, was appointed Officer of the Order of Oranje-Nassau on 9 September 2013. Deputy Mayor of Bussum, Gerard Boekhoff, presented the Royal Decoration to Paul Klint for his outstanding contribution to science and society
Matteo Mio wins Ackermann Award
Researcher Matteo Mio, who is currently hosted at CWI in the Formal Methods group as an ERCIM postdoctoral fellow, received the 2013 Ackermann Award for his PhD thesis 'Game Semantics for Probabilistic mu-Calculi'.
Kees Oosterlee new editor-in-chief of Journal of Computational Finance
Kees Oosterlee is the new Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Computational Finance. This international refereed journal focuses on the advances in numerical and computational techniques in pricing, hedging and risk management of financial instruments. Oosterlee will be taking responsibility of selecting papers for the journal from the Fall 2013 issue and onwards.
Two EU projects for Formal Methods group at CWI
At the end of August, the Formal Methods research group at CWI acquired two EU projects: Envisage and Upscale. At CWI, both FP7 projects each comprise two PhD students for three years. Envisage, starting on 1 October, investigates the development of new software techniques for cloud applications, in a consortium together with innovative industries.
Streamers in lightning better understood by new mathematical model
Streamers - electrically conducting channels in gases like air - occur in the early stages of lightning, and in industrial applications.
CWI researcher proves famous Rota’s Conjecture
Mathematician Bert Gerards of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam and his colleagues Jim Geelen (University of Waterloo, Canada) and Geoff Whittle (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) have proved the famous 40-year old Rota’s Conjecture. The team has been working for more than 15 years on solving this mathematical problem posed by Gian-Carlo Rota in 1970.
Two CWI cryptographers honoured at CRYPTO 2013
During CRYPTO – one of the two leading crypto conferences in the world – two researchers from Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam were honoured: Ronald Cramer and Marc Stevens. The 33rd CRYPTO conference took place in Santa Barbara, Ca., USA in August 2013.
CWI releases software for detection of forged digital signatures
Cryptanalyst Marc Stevens from the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam published on 15 August open source software that can detect and block forged digital signatures: CWI's hash collision detection library.
ERC Advanced Grant for CWI Fellow Lex Schrijver
Origin of tropical pathogen C. gattii traced to the Amazon
Researchers of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) took part in a large-scale research project, led by Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (KNAW), that traced the journey of the tropical pathogen Cryptococcus gattii, which recently emerged in North America, Australia and the Mediterranean.
CWI researchers Pemberton, Stevens and De Haan lecture at OHM 2013
CWI researchers Steven Pemberton, Marc Stevens and Robbert de Haan will give four lectures at the OHM conference, which takes place from 31 July to 4 August 2013 in Geestmerambacht, the Netherlands.
Biofeedback shows attention levels of online audiences
Researchers at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam and Falmouth University in the UK have developed a novel method to measure the response of audiences watching a show. Using skin conductivity sensors, the researchers were able to monitor the attention levels and emotional response of the spectators of a theatre’s play.
Neil Olver receives Veni grant for network research
The Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Neil Olver a Veni grant for his project 'Designing better, faster networks'. Olver, who is currently affiliated with the Mathematics department of MIT, will carry out his research at the Operations Research group at VU University Amsterdam and the Networks and Optimization group at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica.
Scientific Computing group nominated for Huibregtsen Prize
CWI’s research group Scientific Computing, led by mathematician Kees Oosterlee, is nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize 2013. The Huibregtsen Prize is granted for the best scientific research in the Netherlands that is remarkably innovative and has a valuable social impact.
Demeter Kiss defends thesis on percolation theory
CWI researcher Demeter Kiss presents in his thesis some new models and tools in percolation theory. He studied random networks which have a phase transition, a phenomenon similar to that when ice melts to water. He will defend his thesis on 3 July 2013 at the VU University Amsterdam.
CWI research nominated for Huibregtsen Prize
Research from CWI’s research group Scientific Computing, led by mathematician Kees Oosterlee, is nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize 2013.
CWI cryptanalyst Marc Stevens wins Van Marum Prize 2013
CWI cryptanalyst Marc Stevens won the Martinus van Marum Prize 2013.
Peter Boncz receives Humboldt Research Award
Peter Boncz, researcher in the Database Architectures research group of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in Amsterdam (CWI) has received the Humboldt Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The Award ceremony took place on 6 June 2013 in Berlin.
Nationale ICT Award 2013 for Python and SIG
Programming language Python and company Software Improvement Group (SIG) were awarded a Nationale ICT Award last night. Both winners have their origins at CWI. Python was awarded the COMMIT/ Award for the most valuable product resulting from ICT research that is over ten years old. SIG received the ICT Milieu Award for their application energy profile register.
Python nominated for Nationale ICT Awards 2013
CWI cryptographer Ronald Cramer elected KNAW Member
Cryptographer Ronald Cramer is elected as a Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
Vidi grant for Alexander Schönhuth and Matthias Christandl
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to Alexander Schönhuth and Matthias Christandl.
CWI leads European network of imaging specialists
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) will lead the research network EXTREMA, which was officially launched yesterday with a kick-off meeting in Brussels. EXTREMA aims to create an interdisciplinary research community consisting of both X-ray specialists and mathematicians. Together they will work on the next generation of imaging techniques to advance both science and industrial R&D.
Solar cells imaged at the nanoscale in 3D
Researchers of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam succeeded in imaging the three-dimensional structure of solar cells with unprecedented accuracy. The results of this joint research with colleagues from the University of California in Davis and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are published today in the journal Advanced Functional Materials.
CWI Annual Report 2012 available
CWI's Annual Report 2012 is now available. You can read it online here.
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