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Starting 1 January 2025 we will no longer post updates or respond to direct messages. Stay connected with us on our other social platforms to keep up with the latest news and updates! ๐linkedin.com/company/centrumโฆ ๐@cwi-amsterdam.bsky.social ๐instagram.com/cwi_amsterdam/
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Join the CWI Spring School Control Theory and #ReinforcementLearning 2025! Are you an advanced MSc student, early PhD researcher, or professional passionate about control theory and reinforcement learning? See: cwi.nl/en/events/cwi-researcโฆ
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Congratulations to @databricks on raising $๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป in one of the largest private funding rounds in history! We are proud to be connected to Databricks through its Amsterdam research and development team. bit.ly/41DVVrK Picture: Shutterstock.com/Tada Images
ALT Databricks building in San Francisco. Picture: Shutterstock.com/Tada Images
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During a completely sold-out Gala van de Wetenschap on 7 November Tim Baarslag told the audience how AI helps us negotiate the best deal for both parties. After his presentation two dancers did a 'negotiation dance'. You can watch it here โก๏ธyoutu.be/Oi45mS2yz18 #ai #negotiate
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'There is a lot of depth and wisdom in old research'. Check out the interview with Snowflake co-founder @marcinzukowski who became a Dijkstra Fellow last November. He shares lessons from his journey in tech. Co-starring ๐ฌ@andy_pavlo and @MadelonHulsebos. youtu.be/moQY_eiHCTs
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CWI retweeted
29 Nov 2024
Furthermore, we have now posted the video's of these lectures now in the @dsdsdnl (Dutch Seminar on Data Systems Design) seminar YT channel:
bit.ly/cwida-dijkstra-lecturโฆ
many ๐ @DLJtenWolde & Leonardo Kuffo Rivero from @cwida for editing!
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CWI retweeted
29 Nov 2024
But there's more! Last Friday, the day after the Dijkstra Award, it was our honor to host the 20th Dutch-Belgian Database Day (DBDBD2024) @cwida.
It was well-attended and lively. ๐ to all who made it possible.
DBDBD2024 pictures are on cwida.github.io/dbdbd2024 (scroll down):
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CWI retweeted
29 Nov 2024
The closing of DBDBD 2024 was the "Amsterdam Data Systems" session, with talks from @databricks, @motherduck and @clickhouse (due to illness, @weaviate_io could not make it). These companies all have a significant presence in Amsterdam.
Videos on YT: bit.ly/cwida-ams-data-systemโฆ
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CWI retweeted
29 Nov 2024
Some pictures of the CWI lectures on database architecture, more here: cwida.github.io/dbdbd2024/diโฆ
๐ to @marcinzukowski
@andy_pavlo @MadelonHulsebos Hannes Muehleisen, Viktor Leis and Allison Lee for their contributions, but also to all who made this a great event and attended!
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After enjoying very well attended @CWInl Lectures on Data Systems & Dijkstra Fellowship Ceremony, as well as DBDBD 2024 @CWInl, we look forward to organizing CIDR 2025 & welcoming you in Amsterdam (Jan 19-22, 2025). Registration closes on Thu Dec 19, 2024. cidrdb.org/cidr2025/registraโฆ
The CIDR 2025 registration page is online! cidrdb.org/cidr2025/registraโฆ
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Congratulations @laurahollink, @and_nesterov and @jrvosse with the #ekaw2024 Best Poster and Demo Award! ๐ฅณ
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Congratulations to Andrei Nesterov, Laura Hollink and Jacco van Ossenbruggen for winning #EKAW24 ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ on their paper "Alter Heritage: a Web App to Gather Expert Knowledge on Inclusive Cultural Heritage Metadata"๐
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134 participants from 22 countries visited @ekawconference this week, hosted by group leader @laurahollink. We look back at an insightful event on knowledge management, with talks, workshops, posters & demos and an excellent vibe๐. Great to see people from so many countries ๐!
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Data specialist Salim Salmi developed an AI tool that can support @113preventie counsellors in chat conversations with people who are thinking about #suicide. He defends his thesis on 4 december at @VUamsterdam. Read more ๐ bit.ly/3AY5mYd
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Part of iopscience.iop.org/collectioโฆ, this paper from @Tao69321195 and @SanderBohte (@CWInl) presents a two-phase time-domain streaming #SNN framework for speech enhancement with low latency and excellent performance
iopscience.iop.org/article/1โฆ
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Congrats @marcinzukowski with the Dijkstra Fellowship Award for your groundbreaking work on database architecture! "I hope he will continue to build new technologies, teams and products, because he's great at it", CWI group leader Peter Boncz said in his laudation speech.
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19 Nov 2024
Our Teamโs Power Move? ๐ซ A Good Hug!ย ๐
#TRANSXMIXR partners from @CWInl were at Tampere University, Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ collaborating with the Ultra Video group๐ ultravideo.fi/ to develop codecs for #volumetric video.
Stay tuned as we transform ideas into reality! ๐ค
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๐ 36 years ago, the Netherlands became the first country in Europe to connect to the public internet! ๐ On 17 November 1988, Piet Beertema of CWI received the confirmation email linking us to the global academic network. ๐ก Amsterdam Science Park remains a key internet hub.
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Great to hear that you enjoyed the workshop at CWI, and the 'Lambda Men' made by artist Jan Snoeck! ๐
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12 Nov 2024
We're excited to bring the 4th Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work (CHIWORK 2025) to Amsterdam! ๐ท๐ฒ
๐ chiwork.org/
๐ June 23-25, 2025
๐ @CWInl, Amsterdam
Papers d/l: January 31, 2025 (AoE)
cc @ShadanSB @Carilall @erinsolovey @philwintersberg @chinl
ALT banner showing CHIWORK 2025 logo dates location on backdrop of an Amsterdam canal
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