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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.
Mathematical techniques improve software quality
Flawless software: That is the goal of three young CWI researchers who defended their PhD theses on formal methods in October and November 2004. Verification and model checking techniques can automatically check …
Ronald Cramer joins Young Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences KNAW has selected CWI researcher Ronald Cramer as member of their Young Academy. The Young Academy, which will be installed in February 2005, consists …
Lex Schrijver wins Lanchester Prize
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) has awarded the 2004 Frederick W. Lanchester Prize to Lex Schrijver. Schrijver, leader of CWI's Probability, Networks, and Algorithms cluster received the …
Evolution in computer improves decision-making
Do intermediaries still have a future in e-commerce? How do you prevent segregation in schools? Managers and policymakers deal with this kind of complex questions on a daily basis. CWI researcher Floortje …
CWI pays tribute to internet pioneer Piet Beertema
Almost sixteen years ago after they had established the first open internet connection between Europe and the United States, CWI network administrator Piet Beertema and UUnet founder Rick Adams were reunited on …
Arjen Doelman new theme leader MAS1
On September 1, Arjen Doelman started working at CWI as head of the Nonlinear PDEs: Analysis and Scientific Computing group (MAS1). He succeeds Mark Peletier who was appointed full professor at the …
Van Liere appointed professor of virtual reality
CWI researcher Robert van Liere has been appointed part-time professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology. As of September 1, he holds the chair of virtual reality.
Two Vidi grants for CWI researchers
The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a two Vidi grants to CWI researchers. This was announced by NWO on August 31. Peter Grünwald from the Quantum Computing and Advanced …
