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Successful LinkedTV demo at IBC2014
The EU LinkedTV project, in which CWI is participating, had a successful presentation on the future of television in its booth during the large IBC2014 conference in the RAI, from 11-16 September 2014. Over 55,000 people attended the meeting and the exhibition.
Experimental theatre show performed in two venues simultaneously
On Tuesday 9 September, CWI multimedia researchers will contribute to a unique theatre performance. Miracle Theatre from Falmouth (UK) will perform a single play of Shakespeare’s The Tempest split between two theatres, each with their own audience.
CWI and ExxonMobil Chemical start research on imaging of nanomaterials
Researchers from CWI and ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc. in Machelen (Belgium) are starting a joint research program on three-dimensional imaging of nanomaterials.
Jurgen Vinju appointed professor at Eindhoven University of Technology
Starting 1 September 2014, Jurgen Vinju of the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam is appointed Professor Automated Software Analysis
Amsterdam Mayor writes keynote on Smart Cities in ERCIM News
Amsterdam Mayor Eberhard van der Laan wrote a keynote article for ERCIM News 98, with a special theme on Smart Cities.
Rob van der Mei nominated for Huibregtsen Prize 2014
Rob van der Mei, researcher in the Stochastics group of CWI, is nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize 2014.
CWI and SDL join forces to improve cloud-based marketing
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and SDL recently started a public-private partnership project to improve cloud-based software for marketing purposes. In this joint project both CWI and SDL contribute to the research budget.
Embryos get shape through mechanical interaction between cells
During embryonic development, cells do not only communicate through chemical signals, but also through mechanical forces between the cells. Researchers of CWI and Cornell University in Ithaca (USA) have successfully reproduced the growth of a blood vessel structure solely from mechanical forces.
Invited lecture Monique Laurent at ICM 2014
Monique Laurent will give an invited lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) 2014 on Wednesday 20 August in Seoul, Korea. It is a great honour to speak at ICM, the most important conference for mathematicians in the world, with thousands of participants and the award of the Fields Medals.
Five Veni grants for CWI researchers
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Veni grants to Jop Briët, Jiyin He, Wouter Koolen, Marc Stevens and Xiaodong Zhuge of CWI.
Bert Gerards on Solving Rota’s Conjecture in AMS Notices
Bert Gerards (CWI), Jim Geelen (University of Waterloo, Canada) and Geoff Whittle (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) have published an article on Solving Rota’s Conjecture in the August issue of AMS Notices. The authors recently announced that they solved Rota's Conjecture after 15 years of work.
W3C Benelux welcomes Logius as W3C Member
The W3C Benelux Office hosted at CWI welcomes Logius as a new W3C Member. As the first government organization in the Benelux countries, Logius joins the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) on 1 July 2014. W3C is is an international community, aimed at the development of Web standards.
CWI-mathematician proves: altruism does not necessarily lead to better outcomes in game theory
New mathematical research shows that consideration for others does not always lead to the best outcome - that is, when it’s applied in game theory.
Nature Genetics article: Genome of the Netherlands developed
In a large-scale research project under supervision of University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) researchers have developed a genetic profile of the Netherlands. The researchers have mapped the DNA sequences of 250 family trios, consisting of two parents and one child, across the Netherlands.
International innovation award to Martin Kersten
Martin Kersten, Research fellow at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) is awarded the 2014 SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award, the most prestigious prize for researchers who have made innovative and significant contributions to database systems and databases.
CWI researchers develop new method of computation
Catalytic memory is the new term for a method of computing whereby the computer carries out a computation using memory that it is already filled with data, returning it to its original state after use.
Towards a European Smart Energy System
In the European vision document “Towards a European Smart Energy System”, researchers Han La Poutré and Felix Claessen from the research group Intelligent Systems at the Centrum Wiskunde & Infor
CWI improves discharge models for technical applications
Pulsed electric discharges have important applications, such as purifying polluted air in highway tunnels, disinfection and wound healing. As physical and chemical processes in pulsed discharges occur on a large variety of scales, it is difficult to model them.
Modelling impatient Internet users
Impatience of Internet users is a major problem for its quality of service. A vast amount of data is wasted on transfers that are aborted before completion. CWI researchers have developed new models that incorporate this user impatience.
Database Indexes for the Big Data Era
Researchers of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam have developed new methods to index huge databases. These space efficient indexes are lightweight to build and maintain and grow less than linear with the size of the data sets.
Vconect project streams concert to remote audiences (video)
Together with partners of the Vconect project, researchers at CWI demonstrated how group video communications can be used to make remote audiences experience a performance as though they are actually present.
Who's afraid of Object Algebras?
Object algebras are a simple technique that solves a long-standing problem of extensibility in programming languages, called the expression problem. CWI-researcher Tijs van der Storm presented the technique at Joy of Coding 2014
Annual Report 2013 available
CWI in European research project precision farming
Increasingly, remote sensing data is made publicly available by organizations such as ESA and NASA. Based on these data, and in combination with other sources, new valuable applications can be created.
CWI researchers in European RETHINK big project
Every two days, we create the equivalent of all the data generated throughout human history up until 2003. The intelligent use of this data shows enormous potential for generating new knowledge and other related benefits for business, science and society.
Four Dutch contributions to ERCIM News 97 on Cyber-Physical Systems
ERCIM News No. 97 - with a special theme on Cyber-Physical Systems - was published online on 11 April.
CWI in wetenschapsprogramma ‘De Kennis van Nu’
Ongelukken gebeuren niet random, daar zit een patroon in. Door gebruik te maken van historische data kunnen beschikbare ambulances slimmer worden ingezet.
Daan Crommelin professor of Numerical Analysis and Dynamical Systems
Daan Crommelin has been appointed as professor by special appointment of Numerical Analysis and Dynamical Systems at the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Faculty of Science. The chair was established on behalf of the Stichting voor Hoger Onderwijs in de Toegepaste Wiskunde.
Arnold Smeulders member of Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities
Arnold Smeulders (COMMIT/, UvA and CWI) has been invited to become a member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences
CWI and MonetDB in Big Data research project
Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) has received a grant award from NWO for a joint proposal with Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), CWI spin-off MonetDB (Amsterdam), Tata Steel (IJmuiden) and BMW (Munich).
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