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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Sep 4

With a Starting Grant from @erc.europa.eu, Assistant Professor @jensemil.bsky.social will pioneer new ways to make distributed team collaboration feel more creative than being in the same room 👨🏻‍💻🌏👩🏻‍💻 Read more➡️ cs.au.dk/news-events/... Congratulations 🎉

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Aug 18

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 (𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤) 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐤𝐢𝐧 👋😀 @marksimkin.bsky.social joins the department as Assistant Professor in the Cryptography & Cybersecurity section, researching secure computation, privacy-preserving protocols, and decentralized systems. Read more about Mark ➡️ cs.au.dk/news-events/... #aarhuskrypto

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Jul 8

ICALP 2025 kicks off today at @au.dk 🎉 We’re happy to welcome 256 researchers for 4 days of theory, algorithms, complexity, and more. The conference is hosted by @kasperglarsen.bsky.social & @iannis.bsky.social.
Full programme ➡️ conferences.au.dk/icalp2025
#ComputerScience #ICALP2025 #EATCS

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Jul 7

Don't miss out on this opportunity to work with @jensemil.bsky.social, @aslanix.bsky.social, @stefaniezollmann.bsky.social, @tobiaslanglotz.bsky.social, @kenpfeuffer.bsky.social, @akhilarora.bsky.social or Davide Mottin 🎉 Check out the projects. Apply before Aug 1➡️ phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican...

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Jun 30

Fully-funded #PhD positions in #ComputerScience at @au.dk 📣 Apply for one of 4 projects in #HCI, #AI, #XR & #Cybersecurity — or propose your own via the general call.
🔗 phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican...
Deadline: Aug 1, 2025. ❓➡️ @jensemil.bsky.social, @aslanix.bsky.social or @akhilarora.bsky.social

Overview of the four PhD position's title and supervisors

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Claudio Orlandi @claudiorlandi.bsky.social · May 22

Save the date! The next NordiCrypt will take place on Monday June 30th in Aarhus. We will start around 10:00. More details soon at sites.google.com/view/nordicr...

NordiCrypt - NordiCrypt Summer 2025

Venue: The next NordiCrypt will take place at Aarhus University on Monday June 30th. More details under "Location". Schedule: Scientific Program from 10:00 to 16:00/17:00 ish. Dinner at 18:00. Final p...

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Pioneer Centre for AI @aicentre.dk · Apr 28

📣 Open P1 affiliated PhD Position at @au.dk in AI-Assisted Human Knowledge Seeking!

The candidate will join the CLAN for AI Research on Language and Networks team headed by Prof. @akhilarora.bsky.social

📆 Apply before 1st May 2025.

🔗 phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican...

@csaudk.bsky.social @au.dk

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Mar 28

Congrats to Sophia Yakoubov on her promotion to Associate Professor 🎉 Her research in cryptography, from secure multi-party computation to rational cryptography, is shaping the future of privacy and security 🔐 A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding contributions! #Cryptography #CyberSecurity

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Mar 20

💥 Vi er blæst bagover 💥Interessen for @au.dks nye internationale IT-bacheloruddannelser, har overgået alle forventninger 🚀 Med 1.679 ansøgninger – heraf 515 som førsteprioritet – står det klart, at efterspørgslen på stærke, engelsksprogede IT-uddannelser er enorm 🌏 #uddpol
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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Mar 19

Exciting news! @dfaranha.bsky.social & Peter Scholl have received funding from Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH (Cyberagentur)! They'll work with TUM, DLR & enclaive GmbH to develop secure MPC & TEE solutions for confidential cloud computing 🔐

New research initiative for secure and efficient cryptography - Cyberagentur

Cyberagentur launches research on encrypted data processing With the signing of the contracts in the “Encrypted Computing” research program, the Cyberagentur, Agentur für Innovation in der…

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Akhil Arora @akhilarora.bsky.social · Mar 18

I am recruiting 2 PhD students for Fall'25 @csaudk.bsky.social to work on bleeding-edge topics in #NLProc #LLMs #AIAgents (e.g. LLM reasoning, knowledge-seeking agents, and more).

Details: www.cs.au.dk/~clan/openings
Deadline: May 1, 2025

Please boost!

cc: @aicentre.dk @wikiresearch.bsky.social

Open positions and projects

### Open semester and Master's projects If you're an AU student looking for a semester project, a Bachelor project, or an MS thesis project, please refer to [this list](projects). ### Prospective PhD ...

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Mar 18

Professor @kasperglarsen.bsky.social has been named 𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐒 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 2025 by European Association for Theoretical Computer Science for his outstanding contributions to theoretical computer science 🎉 He will be inducted at the ICALP 2025 conference in Aarhus, this summer. Congrats, Kasper! 👏

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Mar 17

Welcome @akhilarora.bsky.social 👋🏻😀 Akhil joins us as Assistant Professor in the Data-Intensive Systems group, leading CLAN for AI Research on Language & Networks. His work on NLP, AI, & knowledge equity improves how we access information online. 🔗 Read more ➡️ cs.au.dk/news-events/...

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Mar 10

Welcome Daniel Gratzer 👋🏻😀 Daniel joins us as Tenure-Track a Assistant Professor, researching type theory, category theory, and programming languages to improve both mathematics and software development. Excited to see your contributions! 🔗 Read more ➡️ cs.au.dk/news-events/...

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Mar 3

Call for Papers - SISAP 2025 🚨 18th Int'l Conf. on Similarity Search & Apps | Reykjavik, Iceland | Oct 1-3, 2025
🔑 Key Dates:
📝 Abstract: May 11, 2025 (AoE)
📄 Paper: May 18, 2025 (AoE)
More info ➡️ sisap.org/2025/callfor...
#SISAP2025 #callforpapers

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Mar 3

Welcome Andrea Paudice 👋🏻😀 Andrea joins us as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, researching noise-resilient machine learning algorithms for cybersecurity, healthcare, and safety-critical AI. Excited to see his impact! 🔗Read more: cs.au.dk/news-events/... #welcome #newfaculty

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Feb 27

Congrats @kenpfeuffer.bsky.social and @hansgellersen.bsky.social on your Special recognition award "For pioneering the interaction framework of Android XR through exemplary industry-academia collaboration, establishing foundational input methods and interaction guidelines for XR operating systems"🎉

ACM SIGCHI @acm-sigchi.bsky.social · Feb 25

🎉 We're delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 ACM SIGCHI Awards! Congratulations to these incredible awardees!

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Feb 25

Welcome @tobiaslanglotz.bsky.social 👋🏻😀 Tobias joins us as Professor, researching computational glasses for vision augmentation, immersive virtual tourism, and pervasive AR- shaping the future of how we see and interact with digital environments. 🔗 Read more: cs.au.dk/news-events/...

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Feb 18

We’re proud to still be Denmark’s top-ranked Computer Science department 🥇 @timeshighered.bsky.social ranks @au.dk: #1 in Denmark, #98 worldwide, and #3 in the Nordics. 📊 Full subject ranking ⬇️ www.timeshighereducation.com/world-univer... #computerscience #THErankings #HigherEducation

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Feb 13

Last chance 🚨Join the seminar on Digitalization research: its challenges and its implications for society on Feb 18 at the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters. Expert talks & panel discussions about Digitalization, regulation & public trust. Sign up www.conferencemanager.dk/temaseminard...

Digitalization research: its challenges and its implications for society

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Feb 12

Welcome @stefaniezollmann.bsky.social 👋🏻😀 Stefanie joins the department as Associate Professor, bringing expertise in AR, Computer Vision & Computer Graphics. Excited to see her impact on research & teaching! 🎉 Learn more➡️https://cs.au.dk/news-events/meet-our-new-faculty-member-stefanie-zollmann

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Feb 10

📢 Check out the 2nd edition of WikiNLP: Advancing NLP for Wikipedia, co-organized by @akhilarora.bsky.social 📝📚 Join #ACL2025 (July 27–Aug 1, Vienna & online) to explore NLP’s role in Wikimedia projects. More info below or ➡️🔗https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/NLP_for_Wikipedia_(ACL_2025)

NLP for Wikipedia workshop (at ACL 2025) @wikinlp.bsky.social · Feb 6

The call for papers for the second edition of the #WikiNLP workshop at @aclmeeting.bsky.social is out!

We welcome contributions on #NLProc + Wikimedia, especially on datasets, and ideas to advance its mission.

More details: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/NLP_for...

WikiNLP workshop flyer inviting contributions for provocations, datasets, and ongoing work on NLP+Wikimedia

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Jan 30

It’s official 🎉 Assoc. Prof. Hans Jörg Schulz has just received the 2025 VRVis Visual Computing Award 🏆 honoring research to advance sustainable development through Visual Analytics made in collaboration with Arla Foods Ingredients & AU Food Science. Watch this cool new video ➡️ youtu.be/e6raVVteBIs

Visual Analytics for the Food Science

YouTube video by AUdatalogi - CSAUDK

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Jan 28

Prof. Marianne Graves Petersen is our new Deputy Head of Education 👩‍🏫 With great experience and dedication, she looks forward to further developing the programmes and ensuring an inspiring study environment for the digital talents of the future 🖥️🎓 More➡️ cs.au.dk/news-events/...

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Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University @csaudk.bsky.social · Jan 27

Great and inspirational work 👏🏻 Congrats 🎉

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