A novel approach from Saarbrücken, Germany, promises to overhaul a whole range of laser material processing techniques: Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics have developed an artificial intelligence-based method for this purpose that significantly speeds up some of the intermediate steps in production. There is an industry collaboration…
Whether voice controls, chatbots, dictation or translation programs - many people now use software that can process natural language on a daily basis. Experience has shown that most of these applications work best in English. Why this is so, whether this will change in the future, and what prospects there…
The "Start-up Radar" of the "Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft" in Germany is the central indicator for start-up activities in the environment of universities and higher education institutions in Germany. Now the Stifterverband has published the current ranking for the year 2022. Saarland University, which has already been among the…
Machine learning is the biggest revolution in computer science in decades. Thanks to learning algorithms, computers can perform sensational feats even on abstract tasks. But, like humans, computers make mistakes in the process - and understanding why a machine learning algorithm makes certain errors is one of the key challenges…
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Günter Hotz is the founder of Saarbrücken Computer Science and is considered one of the fathers of computer science in Germany. For more than three decades, he taught and conducted research as Professor of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at Saarland University. During this time,…
