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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.
Annual Report 2015 available
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Mathematical models for optimal coverage of emergency services
Providing proper care in time in emergency situations. This is what emergency services stand for. On 6 June mathematician Pieter van den Berg defends his PhD thesis at TU Delft. He developed …
András Gilyén wins second prize in Microsoft Quantum Challenge
András Gilyén has won second prize in the Microsoft Quantum Challenge for his entry ‘Testing quantum state engineering protocols via LIQUi|> simulations”.
Martin Kersten receives 2016 SIGMOD Systems Award
Martin Kersten is the recipient of the 2016 SIGMOD Systems Award for the design and implementation of MonetDB, a pioneering main-memory database system based on a columnar data organization.
Increased call center efficiency by identifying redialers
Call centers should base their staff planning on the number of unique callers instead of the total number of calls. Furthermore, introducing a system that gives redialers priority over fresh callers both …
Best Paper Award for CWI researchers at ACM MMsys 2016
New theorems for probabilistic systems in a random environment
PhD student Halldora Thorsdottir of CWI has developed new theorems for probabilistic systems which are influenced by a random environment, such as biological cell mechanisms or data transfer over the internet.
Firefighters better in position with mathematical model
How could firefighters position themselves even better in a region? If multiple stations are busy fighting a major fire, where should vehicles of other fire stations go to for optimal coverage?
