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Research Institutes

Several world-renowned computer science institutes are located on the Saarland Informatics Campus at Saarland University – often only a few steps apart from one another. The researchers working here make Saarbrücken a unique European site for computer science.

Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPI INF)
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI SWS)
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
Cluster of Excellence "Multimodal Computing and Interaction" (MMCI)
Helmholtz Center for Information Security (CISPA)
Center for Bioinformatics Saar (CBI)
Department Collaborations
Dr. Kristina Scherbaum
General Manager of the Cluster of Excellence MMCI and the Competence Center Computer Science Saarland
+49 (0)681 302-70150
E-Mail
Saarland Informatics Campus E1 7, R.123
66123 Saarbrücken

Research Fields

Around 30 research topics are explored by the scientists of the Saarland Informatics Campus (SIC) – from theoretical computer science, formal methods, algorithms and complexity, through artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computational linguistics, to embedded systems and language processing.

Algorithms

Artifical Intelligence and Machine Learning (Foundations and Application)

Computational Biology and Life Sciences

Computational Linguistics

Data Science

Formal Methods

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Human-Computer Interaction

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Security and Cryptography

Software and Hardware Systems

Visual and Geometric Computing

Contacts, Directories, Research Groups

Around 800 researchers make the Saarland Informatics Campus a unique location for computer science. They do research as PhD students, independent research group leaders, professors, and emeritus professors in more than 70 research groups.

Research Groups
Ethical Review Board
Publications
Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz Center for Informatics
Professors
Junior Faculty
Senior Professors and Emeriti
Competence Center Computer Science Saarland
Alumni
University Directory
Erich Reindel
Managing Director, Department of Computer Science
+49 (0)681 302-58091
E-Mail
Saarland Informatics Campus E1 3, R.211
66123 Saarbrücken

Doctoral Studies

The Saarbrücken Graduate School of Computer Science arose in the context of the “German Universities Excellence Initiative” of the federal and state governments to promote science and research at German universities. We are distinguished by international working groups and guidance from renowned scientists. The graduates are among the best in their field.

International Max Planck Research School for Computer Science
Graduate School
Applications
GradUS Graduate Centre
Prep Phase
Potential Advisors
Thesis Defense
Ad-hoc Admissions
Research Fields
Research Groups
PhD Regulations
Dean's Office
Dr. Michelle Carnell
General Manager, Saarbrücken Graduate School of Computer Science
+49 (0)681 302-5523
E-Mail
Saarland Informatics Campus E1 3, R.205
66123 Saarbrücken

Library

The Campus Library for Computer Science and Mathematics is the common library of the on-campus Max Planck Institutes, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and the Departments of Computer Science and Mathematics at Saarland University. In addition to 120,000 computer science and mathematics publications, the library also offers individual and group work spaces.

Browse the Library
Working at the Library
Application Form
Course Reserve
Opening Hours

Mo–Fr: 8:00–20:00

Simone Schulze
Head of the Library for Computer Science and Mathematics
+49 (0)681 302-70601
E-Mail
Saarland Informatics Campus E2 3, R.005
66123 Saarbrücken

Technology Transfer: Entrepreneurship and Investing

In order to transform research results into products and licenses, all institutes of the Saarland Informatics Campus work closely with the entrepreneurship organizations of the state and federal governments. The on-site IT-Incubator, supported by the university, the state, and the Max Planck Society, helps scientists to protect their ideas with patents and to make them usable by business and industry, and supports the establishment of new IT businesses that provide numerous jobs for the region.

Entrepreneurial Campus
Start-up Consulting
Start-up Companies
IT-Incubator
Patent Marketing Agency
Funding and Venture Capital
Startup Weekends at Saarbrücken
Events
Dr. Christof Schäfer
Patent Office (Computer Science)
+49 (0)681 302-6383
E-Mail
Campus A1 1
66123 Saarbrücken

Job Opportunities

From internships to professorships, job opportunities at the Saarland Informatics Campus are wide-ranging. Whether during your studies, or as the next step in your career, the SIC as an employer offers excellent prospects to gain your footing on our campus.

Saarland University
Career Center
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
Helmholtz Center for Information Security (CISPA)
Max-Planck-Insitute for Informatics
Max-Planck-Insitute for Softwaresystems
Studentenwerk
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Scheer Group
Interamt
Saarland Government
The AWS-Institute for digitized products and processes

Selected Highlights:

Full Professor (W3) for Computer Science (Ref. No. W1505)

Active contribution to research and teaching, including basic lectures in computer science, is expected.(…) more

Academic research assistant (m/f/d)

Reference number W1518, salary in accordance with the German TV-L salary scale, pay grade E13: summer 2019 (negotiable), the position will be open until filled, duration of employment (possibility of renewal): 2 years, employment: 100 % of standard working time.(…) more

Research Highlights

Scientists at the Saarland Informatics Campus (SIC) carry out top-level research. Their projects are presented at renowned international conferences, as well as at trade fairs such as the international computer expo CeBIT in Hannover.

Software systems should explain their own behavior

Software systems should explain their own behavior

Artificial Intelligence: Recognizing character in the eyes

Artificial Intelligence: Recognizing character in the eyes

Molecular fitness test for amateur athletes

Molecular fitness test for amateur athletes

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A webcam is enough to produce a real-time 3D model of a moving hand

A webcam is enough to produce a real-time 3D model of a moving hand

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Digital assistant teaches runners healthier running style

Digital assistant teaches runners healthier running style

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Saarbrücken start-up offers data analysis with scientific expertise

Saarbrücken start-up offers data analysis with scientific expertise

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Computer scientists provide fifth dimension for videos

Computer scientists provide fifth dimension for videos

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Saarbrücken Start-up Combines Tinkering and Programming for Elementary School Kids

Saarbrücken Start-up Combines Tinkering and Programming for Elementary School Kids

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Sensor stickers transform the human body into a multi-touch surface

Sensor stickers transform the human body into a multi-touch surface

IAA 2017: Scientists at Saarland University prevent hacker attacks on cars

IAA 2017: Scientists at Saarland University prevent hacker attacks on cars

Tracking Humans in 3D with Off-the-shelf Webcams

Tracking Humans in 3D with Off-the-shelf Webcams

IAA 2017: Saarbrücken researchers show that speech information is more distracting for elderly drivers

IAA 2017: Saarbrücken researchers show that speech information is more distracting for elderly drivers

Saarland University startup presents innovative visualization platform for online media

Saarland University startup presents innovative visualization platform for online media

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More than just a flexible doctoral program: Saarbrücken Graduate School of Computer Science

More than just a flexible doctoral program: Saarbrücken Graduate School of Computer Science

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Android smartphone data spies exposed like bank robbers

Android smartphone data spies exposed like bank robbers

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With Boxmate malicious programs have no place left to hide

With Boxmate malicious programs have no place left to hide

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Computer animation: models for facial expression

Computer animation: models for facial expression

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Real bring-your-own-device by SRT Boxify

Real bring-your-own-device by SRT Boxify

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Big Data for Text: Next-Generation Text Understanding and Analysis

Big Data for Text: Next-Generation Text Understanding and Analysis

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Biomechanical simulations show how using tablets and smartphones puts stress on joints and muscles

Biomechanical simulations show how using tablets and smartphones puts stress on joints and muscles

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Awards

2019

2018

2017

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Lectures and Events

23
Apr
18:30
Vortragsreihe „50 Jahre Informatik an der Saar-Uni“, Professor Christian Theobalt, Filmhaus Saarbrücken
23
Apr
19:04
Vortragsreihe 50 Jahre Saarbrücker Informatik: Wie Computer und intelligente Systeme lernen, die Welt mit Kameras zu verstehen
24
Apr
16:30
Öffentliche Ringvorlesung „Bio-Logisch!“ des Zentrums für Human- und Molekularbiologie
25
Apr
07:00
Studienwahl: Orientierungsworkshop für Abiturienten in den Osterferien
29
Apr
17:00
Vortrag: “Seltsame Narren: Jurodivye (Narren in Christo)”
30
Apr
18:30
Vortragsreihe „50 Jahre Informatik an der Saar-Uni“, Professor Tobias Marschall, Filmhaus Saarbrücken
30
Apr
19:18
Vortragsreihe 50 Jahre Saarbrücker Informatik: Wie ein Ei dem anderen? – Die Bioinformatik einzelner Tumorzellen
06
May
11:02
Saturn 2019
06
May
17:00
Vortrag: “Arlequin poli par l’amour: verliebte Harlekine im Theater Marivaux’”
07
May
18:30
Vortragsreihe „50 Jahre Informatik an der Saar-Uni“, Professor Alexander Koller, Filmhaus Saarbrücken
07
May
19:29
Vortragsreihe 50 Jahre Saarbrücker Informatik: Hey Siri! Wie bringt man Maschinen bei, Sprache zu verstehen
08
May
08:00
next – die Campus-Messe der Universität des Saarlandes
08
May
16:30
Vortrag: “ADAM-Proteasen und neuronale Erkrankungen – ein neuer Weg in der Alzheimer-Therapie?”
13
May
17:00
Vortrag: “Vom ‘Lazarillo de Tormes’ zum ‘Braven Soldaten Schwejk’. Der spanische Schelmenroman und die Figur des Antihelden”
14
May
18:30
Vortragsreihe „50 Jahre Informatik an der Saar-Uni“, Professor Holger Hermanns, Filmhaus Saarbrücken
14
May
19:42
Vortragsreihe 50 Jahre Saarbrücker Informatik: Die Saarbrücker Informatik in Zeiten verantwortungsloser Software
15
May
11:30−11:50
Kurt Mehlhorn (MPI-INF – D1) talks about “D1 Group Meeting”
15
May
12:15−1:15
Damien Zufferey (Max Planck Institute for Software Systems) talks about “Programming Abstractions for Verifiable Software”
15
May
12:58
Vortrag: Neue Einsatzmöglichkeiten für Hefen: von der Impfstoff- Forschung bis zur Tumor-Therapie
17
May
10:30−12:00
Jinyang Li (New York University) talks about “Transparent Scaling of Deep Learning Systems through Dataflow Graph Analysis”
17
May
15:00
Saarklang Festival 2019
20
May
17:00
Vortrag: „’Lachen trotz Tod und Teufel’ mit einer Operette im Frauen-KZ Ravensbrück”
21
May
18:30
Vortragsreihe „50 Jahre Informatik an der Saar-Uni“, Dr. Nils Ole Tippenhauer, Filmhaus Saarbrücken
21
May
19:50
Vortragsreihe 50 Jahre Saarbrücker Informatik: Cybersicherheit für Alle(s) – Vom Handy bis zum Wasserwerk
22
May
13:00
Vortrag: Der gläserne Mensch: Das menschliche Genom im Zeitalter der personalisierten Medizin
25−26
May
50 Jahre Informatik Symposium
25
May
Tag der offenen Tür
27
May
17:00
Vortrag: “Von Narren und Dibbuks. Komisch-provozierende Perspektiven auf die Shoah”
29
May
13:05
Vortrag: Epigenetik – das Spiel der Gene
03
Jun
17:00
Vortrag: “Gefährliches Grinsen. Zur Kulturgeschichte des Horror-Clowns”
05
Jun
11:30−11:50
Kurt Mehlhorn (MPI-INF – D1) talks about “D1 Group Meeting”
05
Jun
12:15−1:15
Rhaleb Zayer (MPI-INF – D4) talks about “Bridging the Performance Gap in Digital Geometry Processing”
05
Jun
16:30
Vortrag: Zellfortsätze zur Fortbewegung und Sinneswahrnehmung – kleinste Strukturen mit riesigen Aufgaben
12
Jun
16:30
Vortrag: Tumorimmunologie-Funktionen des Immunsystems bei Krebsentstehung und Therapie
17
Jun
17:00
Vortrag: „’Am End weiß keiner nix’: Spaßmacher des Wiener Volkstheaters zwischen Komik und Philosophie”
19
Jun
11:30−11:50
Kurt Mehlhorn (MPI-INF – D1) talks about “D1 Group Meeting”
19
Jun
16:30
Vortrag: Krebsabwehr durch natürliche Killerzellen
24
Jun
11:02
TDWI München 2019
24
Jun
17:00
Vortrag: “Die Narrenfigur im postmodernen Roman”
25
Jun
13:00−1:30
Pieter Kleer (CWI, Amsterdam) talks about “The switch Markov chain for sampling graphs with given degrees”
26
Jun
16:30
Vortrag: Strukturbiologie – Leben im atomaren Detail
01
Jul
17:00
Vortrag: „’Nicht wird er froh seines Lebens, der Spaßmacher.’ Von Narren und Spaßmachern in der deutschsprachigen Lyrik”
03
Jul
11:30−11:50
Kurt Mehlhorn (MPI-INF – D1) talks about “D1 Group Meeting”
03
Jul
12:15−1:15
Mario Fritz (CISPA) talks about “The Bright and Dark Sides ofComputer Vision: Challenges and Opportunities for Privacy and Security”
03
Jul
16:30
Vortrag: Was haben Arzneimittelwirkung, Blutdruckregulation und biotechnologische Wirkstoffproduktion miteinander zu tun?
04
Jul
13:00−1:30
Bundit Laekhanukit (MPI-INF – D1) talks about “An O(log^2{k}/log log {k})-Approximation Algorithm for Directed Steiner Tree: A TightQuasi-Polynomial-Time Algorithm”
08
Jul
17:00
Vortrag: Chaplin, Churchill und die ‚Methode des Clowns‘ in Michael Köhlmeiers „Zwei Herren am Strand“
10
Jul
16:30
Vortrag: Das Gedächtnis: Zwischen Erinnern und Vergessen
15
Jul
17:00
Vortrag: “Figurationen des Närrischen zwischen Romantik und Realismus”
17
Jul
11:30−11:50
Kurt Mehlhorn (MPI-INF – D1) talks about “D1 Group Meeting”
25−27
Nov
Wissenswerte
Questions and Suggestions

Nachwuchsgewinnung, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Technologietransfer am Saarland Informatics Campus werden unterstützt durch das Kompetenzzentrum, gefördert durch

Weitere Infos

Das Projekt Tandem an der Universität des Saarlandes verfolgt das Ziel, die für eine wirtschaftliche oder industrielle Verwertung interessanten Forschungsergebnisse der saarländischen Informatik und der Max-Planck Institute durch einen Inkubationsprozess soweit weiterzuentwickeln, dass entweder Investoren die Produkte kaufen oder lizenzieren, oder neue Unternehmen im Saarland gegründet werden. Begleitende Aktivitäten im Projekt umfassen nationale und internationale Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Maßnahmen zur Förderung des Technologietransfers im Allgemeinen sowie Formate zur Nachwuchsakquise im Bereich der Informatik. Das Projekt Tandem trägt dazu bei, die saarländische Informatik und den Wirtschaftsstandort Saarland zu stärken.