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Monique Laurent appointed CWI Fellow
Monique Laurent, researcher and former MT member at CWI and a professor at Tilburg University, has been appointed as CWI Fellow for her contributions to science and management.
IEEE Fellowship for security research Marten van Dijk
Marten van Dijk (CWI) has received the IEEE Fellowship for his contributions to security, especially secure processor design and encrypted computation. His security work is used worldwide: both in applications like Intel chips and in education.
Stacey Jeffery wins ERC starting grant for quantum algorithms on quantum computers with limited memories
Stacey Jeffery, senior researcher at CWI’s Algorithms and Complexity Group and QuSoft in Amsterdam, is awarded an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euro for research on Algorithms, Security and Complexity for Quantum Computers (ASC-Q).
European Software researchers sound the alarm
Software researchers from all over Europe are sounding the alarm: in order to maintain a strong international competitive position, more financial resources need to be committed to software research.
Season's Greetings
CWI wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Veni grant for Simon Telen
NWO awarded a Veni grant to Simon Telen, who will develop new strategies for solving complicated mathematical equations and apply them to real-world problems.
Sneak peek into future of cultural heritage
How can people from London and Paris visit a museum located in Amsterdam together? The MediaScape Extended Reality (XR) application might be a promising solution.
Podcast: Companies craving for quantum software
Harry Buhrman (CWI, QuSoft) spoke in the Superscience podcast series on the new possibilities that quantum software will offer society and businesses.
Podcast: How can AI detect controversial terms?
Laura Hollink (CWI) talked about the Cultural AI Lab in the podcast 'Snoek op Zolder'. How can values like diversity and inclusiveness be translated into AI applications?
In memoriam Dirk Dekker (1927-2021)
Mathematician and former CWI employee Dirk Dekker has died at the age of 94.
CWI database research at the root of Silicon Valley success
CWI researcher Peter Boncz was interviewed by Het Financieele Dagblad about the CWI roots of two successful Silicon Valley companies: Snowflake and Databricks. Both make software to store and process data.
First annual meeting of Dutch Inverse Problems community
A mathematician, a statistician and a physicist gather in a room…” sounds like the beginning of a joke. It was, however, the main ingredient of a very successful first annual meeting of the Dutch Inverse Problems community.
Jordi Weggemans wins Lorentz Graduation Prize
CWI PhD student and QuSoft researcher Jordi Weggemans has won the Lorentz Graduation Prize for Theoretical Physics 2021 for his master thesis on a new quantum algorithm.
NWO Team Science Award for CWI with UvA and Rijksmuseum
‘Hugo de Groot’s bookchest Team’ consisting of researchers from CWI, Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA), Rijksmuseum and Universiteit Leiden (UL).
CWI-researchers performed at 'Gala van de Wetenschap'
CWI researchers Harry Buhrman, Stacey Jeffery and Maris Ozols performed at 'Gala van de Wetenschap'.
Second release ASTRA toolbox
The new version of ASTRA, co-developed at CWI, offers improvements in compatibility and interoperability with other toolboxes.
CWI podcast: How the FleX-ray scanner reveals art secrets
The science podcast "How CWI's FleX-ray scanner reveals art secrets" is now online. CWI PhD candidate Francien Bossema (CI) and Rijksmuseum professor Erma Hermens talk to science journalist Bennie Mols about our special scanner.
CWI and Sound and Vision open virtual museum during VR Days Amsterdam
3D video will change the way we experience cultural heritage in the future. The virtual museum of CWI and Sound and Vision is a demonstration of how virtual reality will change the public’s experience of a museum visit.
Quantum Application Lab: a bridge between science and applications
In October 2021 the MoU of the Quantum Application Lab (QAL) was signed by its six partners. QAL will connect scientific developments of quantum hardware and software with demand-driven solutions.
Energy-efficient AI detects heart defects
Mathematical breakthrough by CWI allows neuromorphic chip to recognise heart defects, speech and hand gestures up to a thousand times more energy efficient. Such low-energy AI chips are ideal for wearable and mobile applications.
Rob van der Mei and Sandjai Bhulai interviewed by Radio 1
Rob van der Mei (CWI and VU) and Sandjai Bhulai (VU) were being interviewed in the radio show 'Spraakmakers' on national Dutch radio, NPO Radio 1, as joint winners of the 2021 Huibregtsen Award.
2021 Huibregtsen Award to CWI's Rob van der Mei and Sandjai Bhulai (VU)
Rob van der Mei (CWI/VU) and Sandjai Bhulai (VU) have been named the joint winners of the 2021 Huibregtsen Award for their research project on ‘Mathematics for a safer and healthier Netherlands’.
Future Computer Systems and Networking Research: A Manifesto
Future-proof digitalization requires ICT research and development, now. That’s why CWI supports CompSys’ manifesto for Future Computer Systems and Networking Research.
DIS group releases software for Social VR and dynamic point clouds
CWI's DIS group releases CWIPC-SXR dataset and software suite, advancing research on Social VR and dynamic point clouds.
In Memoriam Constance van Eeden (1927 - 2021)
Sadly, on 21 September Constance van Eeden passed away. She was one of the first female scientists at the Mathematisch Centrum (now called CWI), and a world-renowned researcher in statistics. In honour of her, CWI will set up a PhD Fellowship programme for talented female PhD students.
Marta Kwiatkowska and Susan Murphy win Van Wijngaarden Awards 2021
The Van Wijngaarden Awards 2021 are awarded to Marta Kwiatkowska and Susan A. Murphy for their research on preventing software faults and improving decision making in health, respectively.
Secure multiparty computation starts to deliver applications
On Monday 13 September, the 23rd edition of CWI in Business took place, this year in cooperation with TNO. Subject this year: Secure Multiparty Computation.
Best Italian PhD thesis prize for CWI's Giulia Bernardini
On 14 September 2021 the Italian chapter of EATCS awarded a prize for the Best Italian PhD Thesis in Theoretical Computer Science ex aequo to Giulia Bernardini (CWI) and Francesco Dagnino (University of Genova).
JoLEA: new lecture series on cutting-edge research on Evolutionary Algorithms
CWI, Leiden University, Utrecht University and VU Amsterdam proudly present the new Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA) series: top-quality lectures on EAs.
CWI co-organizes international trimester program at Bonn University
CWI is co-organizing an international trimester program on Discrete Optimization at the Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics in Bonn. Goal of this community service is to collaborate and make progress on long-standing open problems.
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