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Human genomes vary quite a bit from individual to individual. These differences include single nucleotide change in the DNA sequence, but even more variation comes from structural variants, which include additions, deletions and rearrangements of large
Der Beirat des „CISPA Incubator“ hat sich am Montag erstmals in diesem Jahr in Saarbrücken getroffen. Beim Auftaktmeeting stand zu Beginn Grundsätzliches auf dem Programm: das vergangene Arbeitsjahr, kommende Projekte und Aktivitäten, neue Herausforder
As in the years before, the MPIs for Informatics and Software Systems jointly participated in the annual Girls’ Day on 28 March. We welcomed a record number of 27 school-aged girls to our institutes to provide them with a bit of insight into computer s
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the Department of Computer Science of Saarland University is organizing a weekly series of lectures at the Filmhaus Saarbrücken at 6:30 p.m. starting on April 9. The lectures bridge the gap between the past and
Während der diesjährigen “CISPA Young Researcher Security Convention” (SeCon 2019) werden vom 1.-5.4.2019 24 internationale Studierende Saarbrücken besuchen, um mehr über drei aktuelle Themenbereiche der IT-Sicherheit zu lernen und eng mit CISPA-Forsch
Professor Andreas Keller from the Center for Bioinformatics at Saarland University is leading a research project at Stanford University in Silicon Valley for one year. The aim is to gain a better understanding of how diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Pa
“Robot & Frank” is the second film in the film series “Artificial Intelligence in Cinema” and will be shown on April 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the cinema in the Filmhaus Saarbrücken. The story recounts the special friendship between a demented jewel thief and
Yesterday evening Mayor Charlotte Britz awarded the honorary citizenship of the state capital Saarbrücken to Professor Wolfgang Wahlster. With this award, the city of Saarbrücken honors Wahlster’s achievements “in the successful establishment and furth
“IT Inkubator GmbH“ at Saarland University is offering a new, nationwide start-up program to ensure that start-ups can be established more quickly and successfully. The aim is not only to transform the ideas and inventions developed on the Saarland Inf
With the British film “Ex Machina”, the film series started last week in the Filmhaus Saarbrücken cinema. Around 90 people attended the screening. Following the film – which represents Alex Garland’s directing debut – Stephanie Catani, Professor of Mod
This week, ZF Friedrichshafen AG opened a new research center at the Saarland Informatics Campus (SIC). In the “ZF AI & Cybersecurity Center”, the global automotive supplier intends to research how artificial intelligence can be used profitably in
Das CISPA — Helmholtz-Zentrum für Informationssicherheit hat heute mit dem ZF-Konzern eine strategische Partnerschaft geschlossen. Im neu gegründeten „ZF AI und Cybersecurity Center“ wird die nationale Großforschungseinrichtung gemeinsam mit dem global
Artificial intelligence (AI) serves people as a digital assistant, monitors faces and checks creditworthiness. The potential of this technology has fascinated filmmakers since 1927. In recent months, progress has been so tremendous that the question is
Last Wednesday the Saarland Ministry of Education and Culture and the State Institute for Education and Media, together with Saarland University, organized the first “Day of Computer Science Teaching”. “The imparting of knowledge and the acquisition of
Karl Bringmann forscht am Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik auf dem Gebiet der theoretischen Informatik. Dort beschäftigt er sich mit der Frage, was Computer sicher berechnen und was sie sicher überfordert, um besser zu verstehen, welche Probleme über
Die CISPA-WissenschaftlerInnen Inken Hagestedt, Yang Zhang, Michael Backes und Pascal Berrang haben auf dem Symposium zur Sicherheit von Netzwerken und Verteilten Systemen (NDSS 2019) zusammen mit ihren Co-Autoren Mathias Humbert, Haixu Tang und XiaoFe
Last Sunday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) presented its Academy Awards, known worldwide as the “Oscars”, for the 91st time. But Markus Gross was already an Academy Award winner. This is his second “Academy Award for Technical
Johannes Krupp, Doktorand bei Prof. Dr. Christian Rossow, wurde mit dem Symantec Research Labs Graduate Fellowship ausgezeichnet. Die mit 20.000$ dotierte Auszeichnung geht damit zum ersten Mal seit 5 Jahren wieder nach Europa und zum ersten Mal überha
Anja Karliczek, head of schools, universities and research in the 24th government cabinet, has honored the Saarland Informatics Campus (SIC) with a visit. The occasion was this year’s Safer Internet Day. At the Helmholtz Centre for Information Security
Am 05.02.2019 besuchte Bundesforschungsministerin Anja Karliczek das Helmholtz-Zentrum für Informationssicherheit in Saarbrücken. Die Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler gaben mittels anschaulichen Demonstratoren Einblick in fünf ausgewählte Forsc