Saarland University is one of 20 higher education institutions in Germany that has been tasked with attracting top international talent in the fields of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, with the goal of retaining these researchers in the country long-term and building Germany as a centre of scientific excellence. The…
Professor Martina Maggio has been awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC), one of Europe's most prestigious research funding programmes. With funding of up to €2.5 million, Professor Maggio aims to improve the certification of the safety of computer-controlled systems that are subject to timing fluctuations during…
Teaching humanoid robots not only to see like humans but also to understand what they see is an immensely complex challenge because in the real world, everything is constantly changing. Jan Eric Lenssen wants to teach machines to see, giving them a visual understanding modelled on human perception. On 22…
Starting next winter semester, students will be able to enrol on the new Master's degree programme in Quantum Information Theory (QIT) at Saarland University. The M.Sc. programme, which is taught in English, allows students to acquire knowledge and skills at the intersection of mathematics, computer science and physics – equipping…
Artificial intelligence (AI) and digital tools are becoming increasingly indispensable in chemistry research laboratories and in industry. At Saarland University, two researchers from chemistry and computer science are working together to develop a teaching concept that will introduce chemistry students to data-driven methods early on in their studies and equip…
