Title: CWI
Date: 2015-01-06 10:20
Slug: about
Authors: Moe Howard

## Themes

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) is the national research
institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands. We
conduct pioneering research in these fields and transfer our results
to society.

To give focus to our efforts, we concentrate on five broad,
societally-relevant themes:

* Software
* Information
* Life Sciences
* Logistics
* Energy

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## Sharing Knowledge

Mathematics and computer science research are the invisible driving forces behind innovation. CWI contributes by:

* cooperating with industrial partners
* starting spin-off companies
* developing innovative software tools
* contributing to international standards
* The institute also plays a central role in several (inter)national programs and organizations.