The "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" not only awards actors and filmmakers with the distinction known as the "Oscar." Oscars are also awarded for technical merit. This year, the basic research and technological development of the "Intel Embree Ray Tracing Library" will be honored with the Technical Achievement…
Professor Jörg Hoffmann has been named a Fellow by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). The "Fellows Program" is aimed at researchers who have made significant and lasting contributions to the field of artificial intelligence. Hoffmann is now one of only five scientists working in Germany to…
Computer scientist Professor Holger Hermanns with the model of a nano-satellite ©Oliver Dietze The market for so-called LEO (low-earth orbit) satellites is growing rapidly: Today, about 2500 active satellites orbit our planet in this Zone. Over the next 10 years launches for about 50,000 more have already been announced. .…
Computer science professor Holger Hermanns with Kevin Baum, computer scientist and philosopher, in a lecture hall on the campus of Saarland University (February 2019) ©Iris Maurer Many computer systems today use algorithms of Artificial Intelligence. But how do these systems make decisions? And how can their behavior be explained so…
A team of international master students of computer science has developed a new university app. It has many functions that make life easier for students and university employees alike. Computer science students at Saarland University have the chance to gain work experience already during their studies. As part of the…
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