During the Saarbrücken Research Days on Computer Science, young computer science talents from all over Germany have the opportunity to take a first look at computer science studies and to get to the bottom of current research questions together with students and scientists from Saarland University and the computer science…
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…
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…
Until now, it was only possible to study computer science for a teaching profession together with mathematics. Now it is possible at Saarland University to combine all school subjects with computer science. With the reform of the academic program, completely new teaching contexts for computer science topics will be opened…
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…
