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.
CWI wins Amsterdam Marathon business run
CWI's running team has won the business run of the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 16 October. The team was the fastest in a field of 80 teams in the half marathon event. …
Mapping the 'dark matter' of human DNA - research published in Nature Communications
Researchers from ERIBA, Radboud UMC, XJTU, Saarland University, CWI and UMC Utrecht have made a big step towards a better understanding of the human genome. By identifying large DNA variants in 250 …
CWI launches spin-off Stokhos Emergency Mathematics
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) announces the foundation of its new spin-off Stokhos Emergency Mathematics. Stokhos provides software solutions which enable the proactive relocation of emergency services based on predictions of future …
CWI mathematically describes cloud formation
Clouds play a major role in weather and climate, but are hard to include in predictions due to their chaotic nature. CWI researcher Jesse Dorrestijn developed new mathematical representations of clouds to …
New electricity grids possible with computer simulations
Renewable energy requires new electricity grids, sometimes over entire continents, because 'green energy' is often generated in remote locations.
Tijs van der Storm appointed at University of Groningen
Tijs van der Storm has been appointed professor of Software Engineering at the University of Groningen (RUG) It is a part-time appointment per 1 September 2016 that Van der Storm will combine …
Three articles from the Netherlands published in ERCIM News 106 on Cybersecurity
In July 2016, ERCIM News 106 was published: ercim-news.ercim.eu/en106. This issue featured a special theme on Cybersecurity, in which three articles from the Netherlands were published and one from Belgium. Another article …
Cryptographers from the Netherlands win 2016 Internet Defense Prize
Cryptographers Léo Ducas from the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and Peter Schwabe (Radboud University) have won the 2016 Internet Defense Prize. They were awarded the prize with their co-authors Erdem Alkim …
