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Specialists who evaluate data for companies using mathematical methods and thus secure a lead in the race for customers and profits are desperately sought after. The data science start-up “d:AI:mond ” from the Saarbrücken Informatics Campus at Saarland
Since Tuesday, an oak statue several meters high has been standing in front of the building of the Helmholtz Centre for Information Security (CISPA). “We watch over your security! Our new landmark symbolizes protection, defensive capability and ambitio
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a worldwide professional association of engineers, has appointed Professor Michael Backes, Scientific Director of the Helmholtz Centre for Information Security (CISPA) in Saarbrücken, German
According to the CHE ranking of master’s degree programs published today, Saarland University is the leader in both subjects. The ranking is based on the evaluations of the local students. The Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE) assesses thes
Even experts have less and less of an understanding of the behavior of complex software systems nowadays. Meanwhile, these systems are increasingly involved in our daily lives, whether as intelligent home automation, in autonomous vehicles or in indust
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Michael Backes wurde zum IEEE Fellow ernannt. Er wird in Anerkennung für seine Beiträge in den Bereichen Computersicherheit und Privacy ausgezeichnet. Der Status eines IEEE Fellow wird durch den IEEE-Vorstand an ForscherInnen verlie
Jilles Vreeken, leading the group “Exploratory Data Analysis” at the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, was awarded the Tao Li Prize in Singapore at the IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM). The Tao Li Prize was established
Georg Zetzsche has joined the institute as a tenure-track faculty member, effective November 1, 2018. He is joining us from the Institut de Recherche en Informatique Fondamentale (IRIF) at Université Paris-Diderot, where he has been a postdoctoral rese
Last week the State Chancellery of Saarland invited nine computer scientists to a reception in order to thank them for their commitment to the competition “Landmarks in the Land of Ideas”. Three Saarbrücken computer science projects in the areas of dep
Am Freitag, 9.11.2018 unterzeichneten der Präsident der Universität des Saarlandes, Prof. Dr. Manfred Schmidt, und der Gründungsdirektor des CISPA – Helmholtz-Zentrums i.G., Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Michael Backes, den Kooperationsvertrag, der die Zusammena
Professor Backes, a few days ago your research center organized the Summer of Cybersecurity event in the Congress Hall. Why are researchers so committed to engaging with the public? At some point we came to the conclusion that we could not effectively
The weekly magazine DIE ZEIT presented the “ZEIT Karriere Award” for the fourth time in a row on October 18 in Berlin. An advertisement of the Saarland Informatics Campus is one of the winners. Together with its print and online job markets the magazin
MPI-SWS faculty member Jonathan Mace has received an honorable mention for the Dennis M. Ritchie Doctoral Dissertation Award. Launched in 2013, the Dennis M. Ritchie Doctoral Dissertation Award was created by the Association for Computing Machinery’s S
Applications are invited for tenure-track faculty in all areas of computer science. Pending final approval, we expect to fill one position. A doctoral degree in computer science or related areas and an outstanding research record are required. S
Traditionally, the student council awards the so-called Busy Beaver Awards at the beginning of each semester. These awards are given to lecturers for outstanding performance in teaching during the previous semester. As part of the opening event for the
Last Thursday, “Fusion”, the incubator for IT security at the CISPA Helmholtz Center in Gründung, was inaugurated. In the future it should bring together research and industry. Among the 100 guests selected was Ammar Alkassar, Saarland’s representative
On October 18, 2018, the weekly magazine DIE ZEIT, together with its print and online job markets ZEIT Print-Stellenmarkt, ZEIT ONLINE Stellenmarkt and academics, is to grant the ZEIT Career Award for the fourth time in a row. Awards are given for both
Am 04.10.2018 wurde der IT-Sicherheits-Inkubator mit einer feierlichen Zeremonie eröffnet, um künftig Forschung und Unternehmen gezielt zusammenzubringen. Zu den rund 100 ausgewählten Gästen zählte auch der Bevollmächtigte des Saarlandes für Innovation
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a worldwide professional association of engineers, has appointed Professor Michael Backes, Scientific Director of the Helmholtz Centre for Information Security (CISPA) in Saarbrücken, German
Gefördert vom Land Bremen entwickelten der Forschungsbereich Cyber-Physical Systems des Deutschen Forschungszentrums für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI) und die ePhilos AG eine den Prinzipien der Künstlichen Intelligenz folgende Suchmaschine. Die da