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.
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica launches world-class 3D lab
On Thursday 18 May 2017 demissionary state secretary Sander Dekker opened a new research facility that belongs to the top of the world league at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica. With the new …
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Quantum Software Consortium receives 18.8 million euro in the Gravitation Programme
The Ministry for Education, Culture and Science has awarded a Gravitation grant for large-scale research on quantum software. This grant of 18.8 million euro unites researchers from QuSoft, CWI, Leiden University, QuTech, …
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DIS at CHI 2017
The Distributed and Interactive Systems group from Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) will be present at CHI 2017 showcasing their research on social media and semantics, and smart textiles and environments. CWI …
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Monique Laurent elected as Fellow of SIAM
CWI researcher Monique Laurent is elected as a Fellow of the international Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics – SIAM. This prestigious Fellowship honours SIAM members who have made outstanding contributions to …
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QuSoft launches new collaboration with French and Latvian partners
On April 28th, QuSoft, the Paris Centre for Quantum Computing (PCQC) and the University of Latvia will sign a memorandum of understanding, to jointly push the frontiers of quantum information theory and …
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CWI and Databricks launch new collaboration in the presence of Minister Kamp
On April 25 2017, CWI and big data analytics and data science software company Databricks launched a new collaboration. The launch took place in the presence of Minister Kamp of Economic Affairs, …
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Stokhos en LIS GmbH tekenen Letter of Intent in aanwezigheid van staatssecretaris Dekker
Op maandag 24 april hebben CWI spin-off Stokhos en het Duitse softwarebedrijf LIS, Leitstellen Informations System GmbH, een Letter of Intent ondertekend. Dit gebeurde op de Hannover Messe, de grootste technologiebeurs ter …
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Stokhos and LIS GmbH sign Letter of Intent in presence of state secretary Sander Dekker
On April 24 2017 CWI spin-off Stokhos and German software company LIS Leitstellen Informations System GmbH have signed a Letter of Intent in presence of State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science …
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