Many safety-critical areas of our lives are being controlled by computer systems: from airbag controls in cars and landing gear on airplanes to essential infrastructure such as energy supply and telecommunications. But are these systems reliable? Computer science professor Jan Reineke of Saarland University thinks not - because a crucial…
Computers answer questions, have conversations or advise customers on their problems. More and more IT applications are relying on structured knowledge. For this, the information has to be organized in a way that a computer can process - in so-called knowledge bases. These knowledge bases are the field of expertise…
Microphones and cameras are everywhere today: in smartphones, laptops, even in refrigerators and televisions. Many people are now used to these ‚sensing devices'. As a result, they are no longer seen for what they actually are - ubiquitous eyes and ears. A team of computer scientists from Saarland University is…
The "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" not only awards actors and filmmakers with the distinction known as the "Oscar." Oscars are also awarded for technical merit. This year, the basic research and technological development of the "Intel Embree Ray Tracing Library" will be honored with the Technical Achievement…
Computer scientist Professor Holger Hermanns with the model of a nano-satellite ©Oliver Dietze The market for so-called LEO (low-earth orbit) satellites is growing rapidly: Today, about 2500 active satellites orbit our planet in this Zone. Over the next 10 years launches for about 50,000 more have already been announced. .…
