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You’re starting a computer science–related degree program this coming winter semester at Saarland University (e.g., Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Cybersecurity, Data Science & AI, Business Informatics, or Computer Science for Teaching)? Then the Math Prep Course is just right for you!
Satellite images, social media and barcode scanners in shops offer a wealth of data that has so far been little used in the social sciences. New AI-supported methods are helping with the evaluation, but they require a great deal of IT expertise and legal and ethical consideration. This interdisciplinary expertise is now to be pooled in a competence centre called ‘Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS)’.
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. h.c. mult. Kurt Mehlhorn, emeritus director of the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, was honored with the Saarland Order of Merit on August 20, 2025, in Saarbrücken. Minister President Anke Rehlinger presented this highest award of the Saarland during a ceremony at the State Chancellery in Saarbrücken.
How can the certification of AI systems help regulate Artificial Intelligence and build trust in the technology? This is the question being explored by German and Brazilian research teams. The project brings together research groups from Saarland University and the University of São Paulo, with funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Brazilian partner organization CAPES.
MPI-SWS-Fakultätsmitglied Peter Druschel wurde mit dem 2025 IEEE TCDP Outstanding Technical Achievement Award für seine bahnbrechenden Beiträge zum Entwurf und zur Implementierung großskaliger verteilter Systeme ausgezeichnet.
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