The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science invites applications for the position of a Professor in AI and Foundation Models: dmi.unibas.ch/en/news-events…

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Congratulations! Dr. Nadine Fröhlich has been awarded the Medal of Honor by ETH Zürich's Center for Computer Science Education (ABZ) for her contributions to computer science education. She leads the Primalogo project which introduces pupils to #ComputerScience. tinyurl.com/249yxgyp

Congratulations! Dr. Florian Pommerening, Dr. Gabriele Röger, Prof. Malte Helmert, and Prof. Blai Bonet have received this year's ICAPS Influential Paper Award 2024 for their paper "LP-Based Heuristics for Cost-Optimal Planning." Read more here: dmi.unibas.ch/en/news-events…

Immer mehr Spielzeuge erlauben dank Software und Internetzugang interaktives Spielen. Bei vielen dieser Smart Toys hapert es jedoch beim Schutz der #Privatsphäre und manche sammeln sogar umfangreiche Verhaltensdaten der Kinder. DMI Universität Basel unibas.ch/de/Aktuell/New…

More and more toys offer interactive play through software and internet access. However, many of these smart toys raise privacy concerns, and some even collect extensive behavioral data about children, as reported by researchers DMI Universität Basel. unibas.ch/en/News-Events…

Listen to the radio interview with Prof. Dr. Isabel Wagner on the topic "How Smart Toys Spy on Kids" in the program 'Impuls' on SWR Kultur (in German): swr.de/swrkultur/wiss…

The Swiss National Science Foundation (Swiss National Science Foundation) is awarding two SNSF Consolidator Grants to @unibasel_en researchers. The five-year projects in the fields of history and computer science will each receive around CHF 1.7 million in funding. unibas.ch/en/News-Events…

Swiss National Science Foundation Moritz von Brescius The research project led by computer scientist Prof. Dr. Aurelien Lucchi aims to improve the methods used to train deep neural networks, which are currently driving advancements in artificial intelligence (AI).

Class 2a from the Gymnasium Oberwil visited the DMI as part of their technology week. They received information about the mathematics and computer science programs, visited a virtual museum, and tried out computer games developed by DMI students.

Prof. Crippa’s group at DMI Universität Basel studies the complex phenomenon of fluid mixing, focusing on the mathematical aspects of fluid dynamics, as highlighted in their recent paper, Mixing in Incompressible Flows: Transport, Dissipation, and Their Interplay. bit.ly/47F3HT6

In 2024, around two billion people in over 60 countries will go to the polls. As part of our AI Initiative, we are organizing a panel discussion on whether AI can decide elections. 📅 22 Oct 2024, 18:00 - 20:00 📍 Kollegienhaus, Aula unibas.ch/en/News-Events…

The University Council has appointed Alejandra Morán Ordóñez (Dr. Alejandra Morán) professor of ecosystem ecology. Susanna Zimmermann is returning to her alma mater with her appointment as professor of mathematics. 👉 unibas.ch/en/News-Events…

In our Computer Science colloquium, Prof. Germain Forestier (Germain Forestier) from the The European Campus partner UHA gave a very interesting and inspiring talk on "Deep Learning for Time Series Classification". Merci, Germain!

Der Wechsel von Licht und Dunkelheit gibt unserem Leben den Takt vor. Uni Nova beleuchtet in ihrer neuen Ausgabe dieses Wechselspiel und seine Auswirkungen auf unseren Körper, unsere Träume und unsere Kultur. Jetzt online lesen: unibas.ch/uninova

Our PhD Program DataScience is holding its annual retreat at scenic Monte Verità, featuring inspiring talks by DMI Universität Basel, Universität Basel alumni Dennis Tröndle (Baloise CH) and Laura Cristiana Voicu (Elastic). Thanks to all speakers and presenters for making it an inspiring event!

The dark web has an image problem, but the main thing it offers is secure communication – something we should all be advocating. A case for the defense by Isabel Wagner, Professor of Cyber Security DMI Universität Basel. unibas.ch/en/News-Events…

Ein neues KI-Spielzeug sorgt für Aufsehen. Die Organisation Kinderschutz Schweiz warnt vor solchen Plüschtieren. srf.ch/news/gesellsch…

Prof. Isabel Wagner (@unibasel, DMI Universität Basel) featured in part 5 of the "10 vor 10" series "Künstliche Intelligenz". She discussed a children's toy equipped with integrated AI, which her research group analyzed for data security and children's privacy: srf.ch/news/gesellsch…