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.
MonetDB Foundation launched
In January 2024 the MonetDB Foundation was established for the preservation, maintenance and further development of the MonetDB project – a trailblazer in the world of database management systems.
CWI involved in new consortium on energy-efficient AI
A total of 9 projects will receive 9 million euros by NWO.
Understanding users to optimise 3D experiences
Silvia Rossi of CWI's Distributed & Interactive Systems group is working on two areas of understanding user interactions in immersive media. She tells all about it in this story.
Marten van Dijk and co-authors win ACM CCS 2023 Test of Time Award
Marten van Dijk and his co-authors won the ACM CCS 2023 Test of Time Award for their research on Path ORAM – an algorithm to prevent adversaries from using access patterns to …
Photosynthetic finalist in prestigious Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge
Out of more than 4,000 international participants, CWI spin-off Photosynthetic has been selected as a finalist in the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge. The pioneer in micro-3D printing technology is one of the …
Post-quantum cryptography must keep our bank account, DigiD and state secrets safe
CWI PhD candidate Jelle Don defends his PhD thesis at Leiden University on 23 January 2024.
Test of Time Award for paper on vectorized execution
A CWI paper on a new way of implementing database systems has won the Test of Time Award, established by the Conference on Innovative Data Systems Research (CIDR). The paper was published …
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