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Improved lower bounds for chromatic number
Researcher Fernando de Oliveira Filho of the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam improved the lower bounds on the chromatic number. He received his PhD degree on December 1 for his …
Large STW grant for CWI research on discharges
In November, Ute Ebert (CWI) received a large STW grant for three research projects on discharges. These projects are about X-rays and gamma radiation from lightning, air purification with discharges for highway …
Mathematics helps improving biological models
Many phenomena in life sciences, economics, physics and engineering can be described with mathematical models called rational systems. PhD student Jana Nĕmcová of the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam contributed …
More insight in complex phenomena with new methods from CWI researcher Lorenzo Sella
Many natural processes and even modern human-designed systems exhibit very complicated behaviour. Lorenzo Sella of the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) has developed new methods to obtain a better understanding of these.
Best Paper Award for Peter Bosman
24 November 2009 At the BNAIC 2009, the annual Benelux Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Peter Bosman
In Memoriam Ben Sommeijer
Researcher Ben Sommeijer of the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), the national research centre for mathematics and computer science in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, passed away on November 19, 2009.
Better image quality for virtual reality with computer science
Less image delays, less 'image echoes' and more fluid movements in virtual reality (VR): this is all possible with the research of Ferdi Smit of the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), the …
New book published from Pablo Cesar: The Evolution of TV Systems, Content, and Users Toward Interactivity
TV viewing has undergone a tremendous change during the past twenty years. Originally, TV viewing was a social activity, fostering social interaction with communities of viewers. A host of technical developments has …
