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Virtual Open Day at Saarland University on June 27th

At the virtual open day, Saarland University presents its range of academic programmes and numerous research topics. This year, however, the event will take place online instead of on the university campus - courses will be presented in video presentations and prospective students can talk with professors via live-chat and…

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Saarbrücken Computer Scientist Christian Theobalt wins prestigious Award

Professor Christian Theobalt, group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Computer Science in Saarbrücken, is this year's winner of the Outstanding Technical Contribution Award, the European Association for Computer Graphics' highest distinction for scientific findings. At the annual Eurographics conference, the prize is awarded for groundbreaking achievements in the…

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Project “Playcare” wins anti-corona idea competition of IT Inkubator GmbH

Parents are currently under strong pressure to fulfill their professional obligations in the home office and at the same time to care of their children. The project "Playcare" wants to help out with special learning boxes, which contents parents can select and order online according to their child's wishes. With…

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Computer scientist makes virtual worlds graspable

A walk in the woods: one can feel soft moss under one’s feet, notice twigs and branches breaking when stepped upon, feel the gnarled bark of a tree. Sensations such as these are perceived through the sense of touch and have thus so far been denied to digital worlds. Paul…

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