Kurt Mehlhorn, Professor of Computer Science and former Director of the Max Planck Institute, is to be awarded the title of Honorary Senator of Saarland University, the highest honour bestowed by the university. The title is reserved for individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the university and society. Media…
In industrial production, getting the sequence right is crucial. What sounds trivial at first poses a considerable challenge for sectors with complex planning processes. The automotive industry is just one of many examples. Parts from suppliers must arrive on time and a wide variety of model configurations need to be…
Saarland University’s new discipline, Computational Social Science, is investigating how social science questions can be answered using methods from computer science and novel data sources. An English-language lecture series in the coming winter term will offer insights into this field of research at the interface between the social sciences and…
How can large AI language models be adapted to become more reliable, secure and customisable? How can we understand what is happening inside these language models? Marius Mosbach, new Professor of Language Science and Technology at Saarland University, seeks to address these questions in his research, shedding light on the…
AI can free up more time for lawyers to focus on their actual legal work: At the EDV-Gerichtstag conference, taking place September 23 - 25 on the Saarbrücken campus, the Institute for Legal Informatics at Saarland University will present AI tools for research, teaching, and student studies. Professor Georg Borges…
