For the first time since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, Saarland University's Department of Computer Science was again able to hold a graduation ceremony. Around 200 guests, including more than 90 bachelor's, master's and doctoral graduates, attended the ceremony in the Günter-Hotz lecture hall on the uni campus. The…
What seemed like science fiction until recently may soon become reality: making virtual worlds "tangible" in the truest sense of the word. Jürgen Steimle, a computer science professor at Saarland University, wants to achieve this by means of ultra-thin electronic foils that can be applied to the body like peel-off…
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…
