An international evaluation committee concludes that CWI shows scientific top leadership in many ways: CWI’s research is of exceptionally high quality with strong societal relevance.Furthermore, the committee stated that the institute is “well connected through collaborations with national and international institutions, societal partners and industry.” The evaluation covered the institute’s…
Yesterday, May 21, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway presented the 2024 Abel Prize to Michel Talagrand in the University Aula in Oslo. Talagrand is from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris, France. He received the prize for his groundbreaking contributions to probability theory and functional analysis,…
We warmly invite all young researchers in mathematics in the Netherlands to join our first annual Young KWG day on Friday the 24th of May in Utrecht! Young KWG is the newest addition to the Royal Dutch Mathematical Society (KWG), and aims to foster a community of young mathematicians in…
VALKENSWAARD – Dit weekend heeft Nederland zeven medailles behaald bij de Benelux Wiskunde Olympiade in Valkenswaard. Tobias Kristiansen (17) heeft met 19 punten beslag kunnen leggen op één van de drie gouden medailles; daarnaast ging Nederland met vier van de vijf zilveren medailles naar huis en had het team ook…
The 9th European Congress of Mathematics (9ECM), the quadrennial Congress of the European Mathematical Society (EMS) , will be held in Sevilla (Spain) between 15 and 19 July 2024.Registration: Regular:From February 1st to May 31st, 2024. Late: From June 1st, 2024 All information: https://www.ecm2024sevilla.com/index.php
TSKALTUBO, GEORGIË – Dagmar Tanck (17), Mirte Nauta (18) en Katya Nikitchenko (18) hebben deze week alle drie een bronzen medaille gewonnen bij de European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad. Samen met teamgenote Wendy Huang (15) zijn zij daarmee op de 20ste plaats van alle Europese landenteams geëindigd. De European Girls’ Mathematical…
Peter Grünwald, senior onderzoeker in de Machine Learning onderzoeksgroep van het Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) en hoogleraar Statistisch Leren aan de Universiteit Leiden heeft een ERC Advanced Grant gekregen voor zijn onderzoek naar de ontwikkeling van een nieuwe, revolutionaire theorie over statistiek. Grünwald zal de prestigieuze topsubsidie van 2,5…
Do you have a mathematics or computer science research topic that deserves broader attention? Would you like to organize more collaboration within the Dutch scientific community? A CWI Research Semester Programme might be just the opportunity that you are looking for! The programmes are unique in creating time and space…
During the summer, Leiden university organizes a summer school for researchers who want to learn about communicating science to diverse audiences. The summer school is aimed at PhD students, postdocs and other early career researchers. The Summer School is open for all disciplines in science, including social sciences, natural sciences…
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) is pleased to announce the 2024 Class of SIAM Fellows. These distinguished members were nominated in recognition of their outstanding research and service to the community. Through their various contributions, SIAM Fellows form a crucial group of individuals helping to advance the fields…