The ddpp project (Decentralized Data Privacy Protocol) aims to make it easier for users to manage their privacy settings and to strengthen their digital sovereignty on the web. The Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE, which is leading the consortium, and researchers at Saarland University are developing an open…
On 5 August, Prof. Dr. Jörg Siekmann will celebrate his 85th birthday. A pioneer of the field of artificial intelligence in Germany, Siekmann served as a professor of computer science at Saarland University and director of the Deduction and Multi-Agent Systems Research Division at the German Research Centre for Artificial…
Data centres are springing up all over the world – along with power stations designed to satisfy the energy demands of artificial intelligence. A research consortium led by Wolfgang Maaß (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence DFKI and Saarland University) found ways to reduce AI’s electricity consumption by up to…
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…
