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Research themes. Our fundamental research is focused on four topics: algorithms, data and intelligent systems, cryptography and security, quantum computing.
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Research thema's. Fundamenteel onderzoek bij CWI is gericht op vier onderwerpen: algoritmen, data en intelligente systemen, cryptografie en veiligheid, quantumcomputing.
Hannes Mühleisen wins the Dutch Prize for ICT Research 2025
2 days ago · Mühleisen is being recognized for his main contribution, the DuckDB system. DuckDB is an open source column-oriented relational database management system that performs complex queries on large databases and focuses on online analytical processing. It was developed as part of ongoing research in ...
About - Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
Who we are. Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) is the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands. Founded in 1946, CWI is part of the Institutes Organisation of NWO, NWO-I.While located at Amsterdam Science Park, our institute has strong international links, and we enjoy a global reputation for our innovative research.
Over Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
Het Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) is het nationaal onderzoeksinstituut voor wiskunde en informatica. Het CWI is opgericht in 1946 en onderdeel van de institutenorganisatie van NWO, NWO-I.Wij zijn gevestigd op het Amsterdam Science Park en hebben een sterke internationale positie. Wereldwijd staan wij bekend om de hoge kwaliteit van ons onderzoek.
Courses - Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
CWI highly values education. CWI researchers not only supervise and inspire the CWI PhD students, but also aim at contributing to teaching Master's students at universities. See the overview of CWI's current involvement in teaching courses in the Netherlands below.
Our professors - Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
In addition, CWI researchers regularly move on to universities. Since the establishment of CWI in 1946, over 230 CWI researchers have become full-time professors at thirteen universities in the Netherlands (or abroad): TU Delft, TU Eindhoven, University of Twente, University of Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Leiden University, Utrecht University, Erasmus University Rotterdam ...
Research - Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
Research within CWI is organized in 15 research groups. They focus on four areas of fundamental research:. Algorithms: The digitalization of society and the omnipresence of computers bring new challenges and opportunities for algorithms.; Data and Intelligent Systems: The growth of data and increasingly complex processes require advances in data management and intelligent autonomous systems.
Mission and vision - Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
Mission. Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) is the Dutch national research institute for mathematics and computer science. Our mission is to conduct pioneering research in mathematics and computer science, generating new knowledge in these fields and conveying it to society at large, and to industry in particular.
Education - Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
Cooperation with Universities. CWI supports the universities in The Netherlands in their educational workload by efforts in teaching courses on our focus areas, supervising BSc and MSc students and advising PhD candidates jointly with university staff. By doing so, we can help to attract and develop the research talent that both CWI and Dutch universities need to maintain their important role ...