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12 December in Labyrint: How good are we at math?
Wednesday December 12 the results of Dutch National Numeracy Survey – 'het Groot Nationaal Rekenonderzoek' will be announced on TV in the program Labyrint. A major outcome of the study is that in math, people come in four different types: haters, enthusiasts, pragmatists and the careful ones.
Inken Wohlers defends thesis on protein structure comparison
Brain mechanisms better understood with new model
Building a neural network with the same properties and capacity as the human brain is the holy grail in neuroinformatics. Such a network would not only explain the inner workings of the brain, but would also pave the road for brain-controlled machines such as computers operated by thought and robot limbs for the handicapped.
Janis Bajars defends thesis on simulation of Hamiltonian systems
CWI researcher Janis Bajars has developed new methods for numerical simulations of forced Hamiltonian systems. These can be used to simulate complex problems such as the development of internal ocean waves or climate models more accurately.
Paul Klint in Labyrint on 5 December
In 2012 the 100th birthday of Alan Turing has been celebrated worldwide. Turing deciphered the Enigma code during World War II and is considered to be founder of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.
Faster computation times for numerical solutions of shock waves
Shock waves are difficult to simulate on a computer. Due to the large, rapid changes, often oscillations occur in the mathematical solutions.
Faster computation times for numerical solutions
Shock waves are difficult to simulate on a computer. Due to the large, rapid changes, often oscillations occur in the mathematical solutions.
Better traffic flow at highway ramps with help of mathematics
Mathematical coordination of traffic control measures at highway ramps leads to a better traffic flow.
First top sector project for CWI in smart grids
CWI has been awarded its first research contract under the government’s top sector initiative. Together with the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e), installation company Kropman Installatietechniek B.V.
Joost Batenburg professor Discrete Mathematics and Tomography at Leiden University
As of October 1, 2012, Joost Batenburg of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) has been appointed Professor of Discrete Mathematics and Tomography at the Mathematical Institute of Leiden University.
CWI simulates brain activity on video cards
Neuroinformaticists of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam managed to simulate complex brain activity on simple video cards. The simulated brain contains 50,000 neurons communicating with 35 million signals per second. This is comparable to the brain capacity of insects such as ants or flies.
Vadim Zaytsev Program Chair van Wikimedia Conferentie Nederland
Op 9 november vindt in Utrecht de Wikimedia Conferentie Nederland plaats. CWI-onderzoeker Vadim Zaytsev is de programmacoördinator (Program Chair) van de conferentie, die dit jaar zal gaan over Wikipedia en het onderwijs.
SURFnet grant honoured to AMOLF, Nikhef and CWI
On 24 October 2012 SURFnet honoured the joint grant proposal of the FOM institute AMOLF, the National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef and Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (the national research institute for mathematics and informatics, CWI).
Stieltjes Prize for Jop Briët
Today, Jop Briët, researcher at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam, was awarded the Stieltjesprijs 2011, the prize for the best thesis in mathematics.
Presentaties CWI In Bedrijf 2012
Ruim tweehonderd bezoekers en honderd CWI-ers ontmoetten elkaar tijdens het evenement 'CWI in Bedrijf 2012 - Werk maken van Innovatie' op vrijdag 5 oktober 2012, op het Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in Amsterdam.
Floor Sietsma awarded 'Nerd van het Jaar 2012'
Researcher at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam Floor Sietsma is awarded by Quest readers as Nerd of the Year 2012. In the race she left her main competitors Diederik Jekel, known from ‘De Wereld Draait Door’ and medical biologist Elza van Deel behind, who finished in second and third place.
Nature does not allow secure computation between rivals
It is impossible to devise a cryptographic system that guarantees secure computation between two rivals.
Security guru Schneier: SHA-1 should be replaced due to CWI’s cryptanalysis
Security guru Bruce Schneier says that SHA-1 should be replaced. On his blog he writes that Intel researcher Jesse Walker estimated that it only costs 2.7 million dollar to break the cryptographic algorithm SHA-1 by renting Amazon servers, using the cryptographic method designed by CWI researcher Marc Stevens.
CWI participates in ICTRaad
On 17 September, Amandus Lundqvist announced the members of the ICTRaad. CWI's director Jos Baeten is one of the members. The ICTRaad is responsible for the future Topconsortium Knowledge and Innovation (TKI) ICT, and therefore for the ICT Roadmap for all topsectors, both in content and in implementation. The full list of members is as follows:
CWI in Bedrijf 2012: Working on innovation
On Friday 5 October, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) organized ‘CWI in Bedrijf 2012’, an inspiring networking event for the topsectors Energy, Creative Industry, Logistics and Life Sciences, where over 200 visitors from research and industry met. Prominent speakers from research and industry gave their vision on current research, and guests could meet with top mathematicians and computer scientists.
CWI contributes to XForms 2.0 Working Draft
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has recently released a new draft of the international XForms standard, the XForms 2.0 Working Draft. Chair of the Xforms Working Group is Steven Pemberton from CWI
Seven greatest math puzzles on Radio 1
CWI's Barry Koren wrote, together with three co-authors, a book on the seven greatest puzzles in mathematics - called “De zeven grootste raadsels van de wiskunde” - 'solve them and you will be a millionaire'.
Movie Lowlands Lecture Lex Schrijver Online
During the Lowlands Pop Festival, on 17 August 2012, five guest professors gave a lecture. One of them was CWI's Lex Schrijver. You can see a movie of his lecture (in Dutch) online: http://www.coolpolitics.nl/videos/lowlands-university-2012-lex-schrijver/
CWI director Jos Baeten interviewed by BNR radio
On Monday 13 August 2012 CWI director Jos Baeten was interviewed by Business News Radio. It was broadcasted live between 9.30-10.30h, see http://www.bnr.nl/programma/bnrpaulvanliempt/897023-1208/balanceren-tussen-fundamenteel-en-toegepast-onderzoek.
CWI builds online application for protein comparison
Researchers of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam have developed a new method to compare proteins. This enables biologists to discover the function of new proteins more efficiently.
Veni grant for Big Data research
The Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Stratos Idreos of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam a Veni grant for his project “DataExplore: Querying the Universe in a few seconds”. In his research Dr. Idreos will study advanced methods to turn big data into useful knowledge.
Gunnar Klau Extraordinary Professor at VU University Amsterdam
As of 1 July 2012, Gunnar Klau is instated as Extraordinary Professor of Bioinformatics and Operations Research at VU University Amsterdam.
Evaluation committee: "CWI is world-leading"
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam has been evaluated ‘excellent’ by an international evaluation committee. The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) announced this on 17 July 2012.
Vidi grant for modelling ocean currents in climate models
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a Vidi grant to Daan Crommelin of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI). The grant allows researchers to develop their own lines of research and build up their own research groups over a five-year period.
Join the National Numeracy Survey in the Netherlands
How numerate are you? Do you prefer to do calculations on paper, or with a calculator? You can join the Dutch National Numeracy Survey – 'het Groot Nationaal Rekenonderzoek' (in Dutch) – and learn more about your arithmetic skills and strategies.
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