Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)
Mission
The Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI) is, from 1946 onwards, the national research institute for mathematics and computer science. It carries out groundbreaking research and communicates new knowledge to society, trade, and in particular, the industry. As an international centre for knowledge and idea exchange, it has attracted postdocs and PhDs from more than 25 countries. The strategy until 2012 is inspired on four themes: earth and life sciences, the data explosion, social logistics and software as a service.
Year of foundation
CWI was founded as Stichting Mathematisch Centrum in 1946.
Location
Amsterdam (Science Park Amsterdam, Watergraafsmeer)
Staff (FTE as of 2010)
There are 155 FTE scientific personnel, 43 FTE non-scientific personnel.
Director
Dr J.C.M. Baeten
Evaluation
More information
Website: www.cwi.nl
