News
CWI publishes news item about its research, education and the social impact of this research on a regular basis. In addition to news items, we also publish more extensive stories about high-profile research or about CWI contributing to tackling social issues.
Safe electronic communication without keys
On 11 March Robbert de Haan (CWI) received his PhD in mathematics at Leiden University with his thesis Algebraic Techniques for Low Communication Secure Protocols.
Faster biomedical image processing with CWI research
Alexander Broersen defended his PhD thesis on biomedical visualization on 3 March.
Astefanoaei wins Best Paper Award
PhD student Lacramioara Astefanoaei (CWI) won the Best Paper Award 2008 during the 11th Pacific Rim International Conference on Multi-Agents (PRIMA 2008).
A step towards understanding X-rays from lightning
Chao Li made has set a new step in lightning models.
ACM CHI Lifetime Service Award for Steven Pemberton
Steven Pemberton (CWI and W3C) has been awarded the prestigious international ACM CHI Lifetime Service Award.
Bert Zwart appointed full professor at VU University Amsterdam
As of 1 January CWI researcher Bert Zwart is appointed full professor Applied Stochastic Processes at the VU University Amsterdam. He will carry out research, give lectures and supervise graduate students.
Intelligent systems for green developments
Windmills, biomass, solar energy, and storage are essential for green developments in energy supplies, but increase the demands on electricity networks. The SenterNovem project ‘Intelligent and Decentralized Management of Networks and Data’ …
Trust4All awarded with bronze Achievement Award
The project Trust4All, with CWI contributions of Frank de Boer and Farhad Arbab, has won the bronze Achievement Award 2008 of Information Technology for European Advancement 2.
