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Prof. Frank Olaf-Schreyer has been appointed to a research professorship at the world-renowned Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley. From 2002 until his retirement in the summer semester of 2023, mathematician Schreyer held a bridge professorship for mathematics and computer science at Saarland University, where he conducted research into algebraic geometry and algorithmic algebraic geometry. As part of the Mirzakhani Research Professorship, [...]
The European Computer Graphics Association, Eurographics, honored Prof. Dr. Philipp Slusallek for his outstanding contributions and leadership in the field of computer graphics and artificial intelligence. The award was presented on November 30, 2023, as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Max Planck Institute for Informatics.
Competitive programming is about solving highly complicated algorithmic problems in a team under time pressure. A group of computer science students from Saarland University has now won a gold medal in a major European competition, the best result achieved by a German university in almost 10 years. The top ranking qualifies the students for both the European Championships and the World Finals. The competitive programming has been a joint project of Saarland University and the Max Planck Institute for Informatics for many years.
Kerstin Reese, scientific staff member at Saarland University’s computer science student lab, was named a STEM ambassador by the “MINT Zukunft schaffen!” initiative for her years of commitment in the field of computer science. The appointment took place in November 2023 as part of the award ceremony for STEM-friendly schools at the Saarland Ministry of Education and Culture.
Launched in September 2023, the Center for Trusted Artificial Intelligence aims to develop innovative technologies that provide guarantees for trustworthy and reliable AI systems. At the same time, it acts as a point of contact in the Greater Region for partners from industry, standardization bodies, and political and social interest groups. Kevin Baum took over the management of CERTAIN on December 1, 2023.
How do image-generating artificial intelligences actually work? What are large language models? What does perspicuous computing mean? These and many other questions from the field of computer science research are addressed in the new science podcast “As I see IT” from the Saarland Informatics Campus (SIC). The podcast will be available on the popular platforms and at www.saarland-informatics-campus.de/en/podcast/ from November 30.
The European project “Eliciting and Exploiting Procedural Knowledge in Industry 5.0 – PERKS” was launched in October 2023 with a kick-off [...]
The vision has already been played out in many sci-fi series and novels: Instead of simple video calls, people talk to each other as digital avatars as if they were sitting in the same room, although, in reality, there are thousands of kilometers between them. For this kind of “telepresence” to be possible, the users need to have photorealistic digital images, which can be generated in real time with little computing effort. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken [...]
Joint project by DFKI and Inria aims to make brain-computer interfaces suitable for [...]
Under the title “Digital Transformation in Times of Change. Sustainable. Resilient. Future-oriented.”, the annual Digital Summit (Digital-Gipfel) of the German Government will take place in Jena on November 20th and 21st, 2023. At the Market of Digital Possibilities (Markt der Digitalen Möglichkeiten) organized as a public event within the framework of the Digital Summit, DFKI researchers will present innovative AI and robotics technologies for use in plant breeding and medical rehabilitation. [...]
The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) is receiving a new visual identity. The redesign marks a significant milestone in the visual identity of Germany’s leading industry-oriented AI institute, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. The modernized corporate design, along with a new logo, was introduced to the employees today during an internal event. It will now be gradually implemented across all of the institute’s communication channels.
At this year’s “International Conference on Generative Programming: Concepts & Experiences (GPCE)”, Saarbrücken computer science professor Sven Apel and colleagues were presented with a “Most Influential Paper Award”. The award honors work that has had a lasting impact on their field of research. The winning paper was published back in 2013.
To set the stage for the upcoming semester, Saarbrücken Computer Science always hosts a kickoff event at the beginning the term to welcome new and returning students to the university. On this occasion, the Computer Science Students Representative Council gives out its “Busy Beaver Award”, which honors lecturers who have distinguished themselves in the past semester through their special commitment to teaching.
Computer scientist, founding director, and long-time CEO of DFKI, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wahlster, was inducted into the Hall of Fame of German Research, initiated by “manager magazin” in 2009, at a festive appointment ceremony at the New Institute in Hamburg on Oct. 12, 2023. Prof. Dr. Claudia Felser, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, was also honored. In addition, the Curious Minds Research Awards were presented to two young, excellent researchers in the [...]
Vahid Babaei, head of the research group “Artificial Intelligence aided Design and Manufacturing” at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken, has been awarded the “Curious-Mind-Forscherpreis 2023” in the category “Digitization, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence”. The award recognizes young scientists under the age of 40 whose work not only demonstrates the highest level of academic excellence, but also indicates that it will provide impetus for the future of the German economy.
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