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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · 9d

German Unity Day celebrates the reunification of East and West Germany. This year, Saarland is hosting the festivities!

We will be in Saarbrücken, Mainzerstraße 3, joined by DFKI, MPI-INF, MPI-SWS, and LZI, to celebrate German Unity Day with you! 🥳

🔗 Find our full program here: sic.link/burgerfest

Poster for the "Zukunft durch Wandel" (Future through Change) event celebrating the Day of German Unity in Saarbrücken, October 2–4, 2025. Below, large white text reads: "Visit our booth – join our program! Mainzerstraße 3, Saarbrücken City." The background image shows three smiling people sitting outdoors, talking, and using a laptop.

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · 13d

A new semester at SIC is here! Join our welcome events to meet people, get key info & settle into uni life!

Start strong—we can’t wait to see you 💪

🔗 For more: sic.link/semesterinfos

@uni-saarland.de @mpi-inf.mpg.de @dfki.bsky.social

#saarlandinformaticscampus #universitylife
#backtocampus

Graphic announcing SIC welcome events from the first-semester students, October 6–13, with details on venues and dates provided.

Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · 15d

✨ Welcome to the SIC Glossary ✨

Today’s term: Compiler
The translator between humans and machines — without it, code would just stay text.

Which language do you wish had a better compiler? 💻⚙️

@uni-saarland.de @dfki.bsky.social @mpi-inf.mpg.de

#SIC #compiler #computerscience

SIC Glossary post about “Compiler,” explaining it as the translator between human code and machine instructions, with a note on Prof. Sebastian Hack’s research at Saarland Informatics Campus.

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · 20d

🏅 Saarbrücken receives 2 #ERC Starting Grants in computer science this year, more than any other institution in Germany!

Congrats to Dr. Mariya Toneva and Dr. Franziska Boenisch!

💶 Each project will receive €1.5M over 5 years.

🔗 Read more here:
➡️ sic.link/mariya
➡️ sic.link/franziska

#AI #SIC

On the left, Dr. Mariya Toneva, on the right, Dr. Franziska Boenisch; on top of a banner that says "Saarbrücken computer scientists win 2 ERC Starting Grants!"

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Sep 3

🏃‍➡️ This week, between September 1-5, Saarland Informatics Campus is hosting the internationally renowned Highlights of Logic, Games and Automata conference!

🌍 150+ researchers worldwide are attending for the latest developments in logic, verification, and more.

Full program here: sic.link/hl2025

Photographs from the Highlights 2025 conference at Saarland Informatics Campus, Saarland University. First photo; five presenters at the conference. Middle left, three guests conversing enthusiastically during a coffee break. Middle right, the audience during a talk. Bottom left, the registration table, Bottom middle, four guests conversing during a coffee break. Bottom right, a sticker in front of Saarland Informatics Campus merch, with the words "Highlights Saarbrücken 2025" on it.

Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Aug 26

📣 Starting Computer Science or a related program this winter?

Join Saarland University’s Mathematics Preparatory Course! 🎓
📅 Sept 8–Oct 2
🕘 Mon–Fri, 9–16h
📍 Saarbrücken

• Boost math foundations
• Meet classmates
• Only €20

🌍 In English (tutorials also in German)
💡 Info + registration: sic.link/10

Preparatory math course at Saarland University to strengthen foundations and connect with classmates.

Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Aug 21

Photo: 📸 © Staatskanzlei des Saarlandes (State Chancellery of Saarland)

Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Aug 21

🏅We're proud to announce that Professor Emeritus Kurt Mehlhorn of #SIC was awarded with the Saarland Order of Merit!

As founding director of the @mpi-inf.mpg.de, he helped shape Saarland Informatics Campus into one of Europe's leading computer science centers.

Read more here: sic.link/saarmerit

Newly awarded bearer of the Saarland Order of Merit, Kurt Mehlhorn (middle) with his wife Ena Mehlhorn (left) and Saarland Minister President Anke Rehlinger (right). Photo by: State Chancellery of Saarland

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Aug 15

📥 Last month, DFKI’s Prof. Josef van Genabith & Simon Ostermann spoke to t-online on how Gmail's auto translate could've altered words on their newsletter and disrupted the reporting of recent events: sic.link/tonline

In the age of misinformation, we thank them for speaking out about the issue! 🙏

Professor Josef van Genabith, Scientific Director at DFKI, and his deputy, Dr. Simon Ostermann, over a banner that says: "When AI goes wrong: how Gmail's AI got lost in translation.

Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Aug 6

Trustworthy AI isn’t luck—it’s certified.
DFG & CAPES back a project with Saarland Informatics Campus and the Institute of Legal Informatics to turn EU AI Act rules into certifiable tech.
🗓 1 Aug · free online workshop on AI certification
🔗 For more: sic.link/z

#unisaarland #AI #AICertification

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Jul 28

A big round of applause from the SIC to Doctor Kalinina's Drug Bioinformatics group for a successful week at the #ISMBECCB2025 conference! 👏

Roman Joeres @romanjoeres.bsky.social · Jul 25

What an exciting week it's been at the #ISMBECCB2025 conference! The Drug Bioinformatics group had a fantastic presence, with six members presenting their latest work across various COSIs.

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

What an exciting week it's been at the #ISMBECCB2025 conference in Liverpool! | Roman Joeres

What an exciting week it's been at the #ISMBECCB2025 conference in Liverpool! The Drug Bioinformatics group, led by Olga Kalinina, had a fantastic presence, with six members presenting their latest wo...

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Jul 28

📢 Visit the Campus Library of Computer Science and Mathematics to see their poster series on Open Science publishing, covering:

🔍 What is Open Science?
🧚 FAIR Data (not just for fairies)
⚠️ Predatory Publishing
And more!

Drop by, take a look, and tell us what you think!

📍 Library, Building E2.3

A woman standing next to a poster that is titled "Open Science Poster Series" in the Informatics & Mathematics campus library.

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Jul 25

🎉 Prof. Wolfgang Wahlster wins the 2025 Rudolf Diesel Medal! From coining ‘Industry 4.0’ to digital assistants, and 100+ spin‑offs at @dfki.bsky.social , he’s put @uni-saarland.de & SIC on the global AI map since 1982—a proud moment for European AI 👏

📸 © Dominik Wagner / Eichmeister Kreativagentur

Innovation Prize winner. Ceo of the DFKI who contributed to AI and CS.

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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · Jul 22

If you're @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 and are looking for a faculty position, get in touch. @uni-saarland.de is hiring.
Right now, there's an open call in Computer Science @saarland-informatics-campus.de: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up...
Soon, there'll be open calls in the Social Sciences.

www.uni-saarland.de

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Jul 21

📝 Exam season is here, and it’s time to lock in again at the #SIC! Whether you’re studying, writing your thesis, or both, don’t forget to take care of yourself.

Struggling with problems like stress or anxiety? The #PPB is here to help.

🌴 We wish you good luck and a nice break afterwards!

Two women studying on the grass, near the campus center.

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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · Jul 18

🚨Job Alert
W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society"
@saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas:

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Jul 16

🏅This week, SIC celebrates its 46th #ERC Grant!

Congrats to @cispa.de researcher Prof. Dr. @andreaszeller.bsky.social on receiving an ERC Proof of Concept Grant of €150,000 from @erc.europa.eu!

💶 Find out more on how his group aims to improve software productivity here: sic.link/ercproofofconcept

CISPA Faculty member Prof. Dr. Andreas Zeller. In front of him, there's a banner that says "Andreas Zeller awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council." Photo by: CISPA

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Jul 8

🎓 How time flies - it's been two months since Prof. Holger Hermanns became Scientific Director at Schloss Dagstuhl!

Thanks to Prof. Seidel for shaping the center for 11 impactful years, and congrats to Prof. Hermanns for leading a new chapter with his expertise.

Read more: sic.link/schlossdagstuhl

Schloss Dagstuhl to get new scientific management

Press release for Holger Hermanns succeeding Raimund Seidel as Scientific Director of Schloss Dagstuhl

sic.link

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Jul 7

👏 Congratulations to Anna Kukleva, postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute for Informatics, for receiving the Otto Hahn Medal for her research in reducing manual data labeling in image and video recognition!

#AI #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #computervision #womeninstem

Max Planck Institute for Informatics @mpi-inf.mpg.de · Jul 1

Congrats to @annakukleva.bsky.social, for winning the Otto Hahn Medal of @maxplanck.de! 🏅In her PhD thesis she shows how AI can learn to recognize images & videos with less manual labeling, using self-supervised and weakly supervised methods.
↪️ sic.link/ottohahn25

#AI #ComputerVision #research

Otto Hahn Medal for Anna Kukleva

The award is given for fundamental work on learning powerful representations for image and video recognition from reduced supervision.

sic.link

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Jul 3

Fresh headlines, new insights 🗞️💭

The Campus-Bibliothek stocks more than books. In addition to Saarbrücken local newspaper you can find Journals; Künstliche Intelligenz, Datenbank Spektrum, The Science of Nature… and many more!

Drop by, pick up something that interests you, and enjoy your read 📚

A woman reading a newspaper in the campus library.

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Jul 2

👏 Congrats to Prof. Dr. @tomonag.bsky.social for being appointed a Henriette Herz Scout by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation!

He can now nominate three international researchers for the Humboldt Fellowship to join his research group. Maybe it's your turn? 👀

Apply here: sic.link/humboldtfellow

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Jun 25

🎓 The #ReasonableAI project at @‌tuda.bsky.social has earned a #ClusterofExcellence, with Saarland #ML prof Isabel Valera on the team!

At #SIC, we believe in collaboration — this time with TU Darmstadt! We're proud to see Prof. Valera in RAI.

Congrats to the team!

Read more: sic.link/reasonableai

A photo of Professor Isabel Valera. The banner below the photo says, "Isabel Valera involved in the Cluster of Excellence 'Reasonable Artificial Intelligence' at TU Darmstadt."

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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · Jun 11

⚛️ Quantum software meets Saarbrücken science: new €53M+ research center launched at @uni-saarland.de.

With #informatics, #physics, #math & #engineering on board – and @dfki.bsky.social , @mpi-inf.mpg.de & ‪@fz-juelich.de in the mix.

🔗 Read more about the #QuTe initiative here: sic.link/qute

The leadership team of the new Center for Quantum Technologies, representing the fields of physics, mathematics, and computer science (from left to right): Peter P. Orth, Markus Bläser, Giovanna Morigi, Frank Wilhelm-Mauch, Moritz Weber, Jürgen Eschner, and Christoph Becher. Not pictured: Jonas Haferkamp, who is also part of the leadership team.

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Max Planck Institute for Informatics @mpi-inf.mpg.de · Jun 6

Interested in recent advances in graph decomposition techniques and their use in designing efficient algorithms? Then save the date for ADFOCS 2025. More information on registration and available grants: ↪️https://sic.link/adfocs25

See you in Saarbrücken! 🎓

@saarland-informatics-campus.de

This is an event flyer for the Advanced Course on the Foundations of Computer Science. It contains pictures of the speakers and information on the event.

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Max Planck Institute for Informatics @mpi-inf.mpg.de · Jun 5

Congratulations to Mojtaba Bemana for receiving one of the Eurographics 2025 Dissertation Awards! His thesis was about Image-Based Rendering, an emerging subfield of Computer Graphics. 🎉 More about his work and a link to the thesis: sic.link/egaward
@uni-saarland.de @saarland-informatics-campus.de

From Photos to 3D Model: Saarbrücken Computer Scientist Receives International Recognition for PhD-Thesis

Mojtaba Bemana receives Eurographics dissertation award.

sic.link

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