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MPI-SWS study exposing Facebook privacy leak attracts global media attention

A study by MPI-SWS researchers Saikat Guha (now at Microsoft Research), Bin Cheng, and Paul Francis has been highlighted on CNN, NPR, The Washington Post, and other major media outlets. The study, which will be presented at the ACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) in November, looks at the targeting behavior…

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Visiting Professor Johannes Gehrke wins Humboldt Award

Johannes Gehrke, a professor at Cornell University, has been selected for a prestigious Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. This award will provide support for him to spend eight months in Germany, working with Peter Druschel and other MPI-SWS researchers on data-intensive distributed systems that make up…

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New software for the visual analysis of genome-wide expression data

Biologists use modern high-density microarrays to measure the genome-wide expression of exons, the essential parts of alternatively spliced genes. In particular, exons of many genes encode protein variants involved with important cellular processes. While the measured differences between the variants are often quite small, their distinct biological effects can be…

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Andreas Haeberlen receives Otto Hahn Medal

Andreas Haeberlen has been awarded the 2009 Otto Hahn Medal for outstanding scientific achievement. The medal, and its accompanying monetary prize, will be presented to Andreas at the Max Planck society's annual General Assembly in Hannover on June 16. Andreas's medal was awarded for "pioneering work on accountability in distributed…

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