Städte enthalten enorme Mengen an wertvollen Materialien, die in bestehenden Gebäuden verbaut sind und bei Sanierungen oder Rückbauten häufig ungenutzt verloren gehen. Genau hier setzt Urban Mining an: Es betrachtet Gebäude als Materiallager und zielt darauf ab, vorhandene Baustoffe und Bauteile systematisch zu erfassen und wiederzuverwenden, statt sie zu entsorgen.…
Quantum computers can do some things better than classical computers—but many things they still cannot. Researchers at Saarland University are now working together with industry partners BMW, Infineon, and the quantum computing start-up planqc to combine both worlds. A quantum computer is intended to help classical computers tackle highly complex…
Max Planck researchers investigate “quantum neural networks” as a building block for more efficient visual-computing models. The “4D Quantum Computer Vision” research group at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Informatics in Saarbrücken, Germany, is investigating the potential of quantum computing for computer-based image processing, also known as visual computing.…
Artificial intelligence today is largely based on statistical methods that search for patterns in large amounts of data. So far, AI cannot recognise causalities, meaning it cannot understand how cause and effect are related in the same way that humans can. Computer science researcher Sara Magliacane wants to change that.…
The Harlan D. Mills Award is the most important international distinction in the field of software engineering, honoring scientists for their lifetime achievements. Andreas Zeller has now received this honor—only the second German to do so. He is a researcher at the Helmholtz Center for IT Security (CISPA) and a…
