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Talk by Tijs van der Storm at Curry On conference (video)
On 18 July 2016, CWI researcher Tijs van der Storm gave a talk at the Curry On conference in Rome. The full recording of this talk, titled 'Rascal: the Swiss Army Knife …
Veni grants for Léo Ducas and Johannes Köster
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Veni grants to Léo Ducas and Johannes Köster of CWI.
Dick Bulterman appointed CWI Fellow
Prof. Dick Bulterman has been appointed CWI Fellow per 1 July 2016. This distinction is given to prominent researchers at CWI for their contribution to CWI's research and administration. Bulterman is member …
Shape instructs future fate of cells in Nature Communications
How does a cell make a decision about his future, on what type of cell it will be after the cell division? This process is described by Roeland Merks and Cong Chen …
Jurriaan Rot wins IPA Dissertation Award 2015
The Dutch research school IPA has awarded former LIACS PhD student Jurriaan Rot with the IPA Dissertation Award 2015.
Farhad Arbab honoured by Sharif University of Technology
CWI researcher Farhad Arbab was honoured by Sharif University of Technology in Iran as one of its fifty most outstanding alumni over the past fifty years. The alumni were selected for both …
Balancing supply and demand in future energy systems
Dynamic pricing can be used to balance future energy grids which depend on renewable energy. CWI researcher Nicolas Höning developed several market mechanisms and pricing strategies which are useful for planning and …
Four million euro for EU SAINT network on thunderstorm research
In May 2016 the EU 'SAINT' Innovative Training Network in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Programme was awarded a 4 Million euro grant. SAINT stands for ‘Science and Innovation with Thunderstorms’. Its 19 …
