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Individualization in Changing Environments

Individualization matters. We observe it in social trends, customer choices, personalized medicine or the adaptation of animals to their environments. In the research association ‘Individualization in Changing Environments’ (InChangE), Bielefeld University and the University of Münster are investigating the causes, mechanisms and consequences of individualization in changing environments.

News from the University of Freiburg

3D-Printed Pneumatic Modules Replace Electric Controls in Soft Robots

Research team at the University of Freiburg develops 3D-printed pneumatic logic modules that control the movements of soft robots using only air pressure.

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Trustworthy AI for Seamless Problem Solving

With the steadily increasing integration of artificial intelligence into everyday life, it becomes increasingly important to ask how trustworthy these technologies are. The Research Training Group for Trustworthy AI Technology ‘DataNinja’ aims to contribute to this with various projects. Data Ninja connects leading universities in the area of AI from the region of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is hosted at Bielefeld University. One project is the Real-time Configuration of Algorithms with Multi-armed Bandits (EKAmBa) headed by Professors Dr Kevin Tierney (Bielefeld University) and Dr Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo (Paderborn University) together with Associate Professor Dr Eyke Hüllermeier (LMU Munich).

News from the Hasso Plattner Institute

Service to the Scientific Community

Prof. Felix Naumann, head of the “Information Systems” department at Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), is the new editor-in-chief of the “Journal of Data and Information Quality” (JDIQ). The HPI talked to him about his work as editor-in-chief and the focus of the journal.

News from the Hasso Plattner Institute

HPI Sets a Sign for More Diversity in IT: empowerHER+ Conference at HPI in January 2024

In January 2024, the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) invites you to Potsdam for the second empowerHER+ conference. The conference to promote women in IT was launched with the aim of bringing together young talent and experts in the industry to discuss how to shape a more diverse tech future.

News from Ruhr University Bochum

CASA Comic: Beaver Paul Dives into the World of Embedded Security

Third CASA comic takes readers on an exciting journey through the research of the Research Hub B of the CASA Cluster of Excellence.

News from UA Ruhr

Entrepreneurship Explorer Ruhr – Cybersecurity Bootcamp 2023

Entrepreneurship Explorer Ruhr, a one-week start-up bootcamp taking place in Bochum at the end of September 2023 will this time focus on the topic of cybersecurity. Apply until 17 July, the event is free of charge. Travel and hotel costs will be covered.