Der Informatiker Dr. Martin Schmitz ist mit dem Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) ausgezeichnet worden. Das teilte die DFG heute mit. Der mit 200.000 Euro dotierte Preis gilt als einer der renommiertesten Preise im deutschsprachigen Raum für Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler in einem frühen Karrierestadium. Martin Schmitz leitet einen Forschungsbereich…
Professor Derek Dreyer, scientific director of the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems. Photo: Oliver Dietze Professor Derek Dreyer, Scientific Director at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS), has recently received two prestigious international awards recognizing his research. The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest scientific…
Competitive programming is about solving highly complicated algorithmic problems in a team under time pressure. A group of computer science students from Saarland University has now won a gold medal in a major European competition, the best result achieved by a German university in almost 10 years. The top ranking…
At this year's "International Conference on Generative Programming: Concepts & Experiences (GPCE)", Saarbrücken computer science professor Sven Apel and colleagues were presented with a "Most Influential Paper Award". The award honors work that has had a lasting impact on their field of research. The winning paper was published back in…
To set the stage for the upcoming semester, Saarbrücken Computer Science always hosts a kickoff event at the beginning the term to welcome new and returning students to the university. On this occasion, the Computer Science Students Representative Council gives out its “Busy Beaver Award”, which honors lecturers who have…
