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They prepare complex data material, analyze it using statistical and artificial intelligence methods in order to calculate previously unknown trends and facts. Such specialists are not only highly sought-after on the labour market. Even now, thousands
The Department of Computer Science at Saarland University turned 50 years old as of a few days ago. While Günter Hotz was the first professor of computer science in 1969, there are now 1900 students enrolled in computer science, and around 800 scientis
“Chappie” is the third movie in the film series “Artificial Intelligence in Cinema” and will be shown on 28 May at 18:30 in the Filmhaus Saarbrücken. The action film from 2015 deals with an autonomous police robot that is kidnapped by street gangsters
Next winter semester Bachelor and Master program “Data Science and Artificial Intelligence” starts at Saarland University. “Artificial intelligence is now used everywhere, in online shopping, autonomous driving and medical data analysis,” explains Prof
Der Verein der Freunde der Saarbrücker Informatik e.V. stiftet auch dieses Jahr einen Buchpreis für die besten Schülerinnen und Schüler in Mathematik und Informatik im Abiturjahr 2019. Der Preis wird wieder wie jedes Jahr von der Fakultät für Mathemati
Instead of going to school, they take to the streets, even in Saarland. In the meantime, every county has a Fridays for Future group to demand the fight against climate change. One measure is the complete energy turnaround, the switch from nuclear ener
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