We cordially invite you to the HNI-Forum 2026 on 5 February 2026 at 3 pm. The HNI-Forum is a series of lectures focussing on current research trends and projects. The aim is to convey ideas, challenges and solutions in a generally understandable way.
There will be two exciting lectures on the main topic of "Neurosymbolic Artificial Intelligence". Prof Dr Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo, head of our "Data Science" workgroup, will give a talk on the…
The third workshop of the "Community of Practice" in the KLUG project on 13.11.2025 focused on practical digitalisation concepts. On site, the participants used the DigiTech toolbox developed in the project, which was used on a robot arm to test digital technologies. They used the DigiTech toolbox to carry out digitalisation concepts themselves, such as augmented reality-supported maintenance. The exchange impressively demonstrated how digital…
Open source solutions are playing an increasingly important role in networked and sustainable value creation. At the Tractus-X Community Days in December 2025, it became clear how far development in the field of open source has already progressed. Presentations and workshops provided insights into the latest technical developments in the TractusX ecosystem. Particularly valuable for the attending members of our "Product Creation" workgroup and…
On 27 January, the Executive Board of the Heinz Nixdorf Institute invited our employees to this year's New Year's Dinner and used the occasion to look back on a successful year 2025. With 12 doctorates, 130 publications and 157 Bachelor's, Master's and student research projects, Prof René Fahr, Chairman of the Institute's Executive Board and Head of the "Behavioural Economic Engineering and Responsible Management" department, drew a positive…
We are pleased to welcome Md Mahadi Hasan to our "Circuit Technology" workgroup.
His research focusses on optoelectronic DNNs (Diffractive Neural Networks).
In his spare time, Mahadi enjoys playing football and is also active in cricket. Occasionally he also travels.
Welcome, Mahadi!
Artificial intelligence (AI) enables the processing of extreme data in real time for data-based decision support. Dr.Jens Pottebaum, Marcel Ebel and Niklas Döhner from our "Product Creation" workgroup presented the results of the CREXDATA project at the "Global Initiative on Resilience to Natural Hazards through AI Solutions" in Brussels. They showed how AI can support crisis management in extreme weather operations. In addition to researchers…
We are delighted to welcome Max Schwengelbeck as a new research associate in our "Circuit Technology" workgroup.
His work focuses on millimetre-wave photonics and its application in the field of radar technology.
Max is also active in sports in his free time. He likes to spend his time playing volleyball and badminton.
Welcome, Max!
We are happy to announce that Sahana Yadnakudige Subramanya has joined our “Data Science” workgroup.
Sahana recently completed her Master's degree at RPTU Kaiserslautern, where she studied human-in-the-loop annotation and the impact of model reliability on accuracy. In her research, she now wants to focus on the practical use cases of Large Language Models. She can intensify this within the Learn2RAG project.
In her free time, Sahana loves…
We are delighted that Joel Bock has recently joined our "Philosophy and Ethics of Scientific and Technological Cultures" workgroup.
His research examines the relationship between technology, ethics and politics. He is investigating how the history of ethical and political philosophy can enrich contemporary debates in the philosophy of technology. He completed his PhD at DePaul University in 2024 with a doctoral dissertation titled "Work and…
Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): (from left) Prof Dr Thomas Tröster with the research award winners Dr Sandra Gausemeier and Dr Tim Lehmann.
On Sunday, 18 January, Paderborn University celebrated its traditional New Year's reception with around 400 guests from academia, business and politics in the Auditorium maximum. Prof Dr Matthias Bauer, President of the University, welcomed those present to the first New Year's reception of the new Presidential Board.
"What shines alongside a new beginning is undoubtedly success. And there were many of these at our university last year," he…
Students gained exciting insights into the complex processes of modern shipbuilding during an excursion through the Meyer Werft shipyard. During the tour, which was organised by our "Product Creation" workgroup, they learned about the special challenges and sustainability aspects of cruise ships, research vessels and other special ships. In Emden, the students reflected on the impressions they had gained and worked together to develop their goals…
Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): Prof. Dr. Andreas Siebe (centre) with the prize winners of the University Society: (from left) Hasna Mahmoud, Paul Steinmeier, Niklas Lamberty, Luca Jotzo, Nicole Grieger and Rose Sunil.
On 18 January 2026, Rose Sunil, research associate in our “Secure Software Engineering” workgroup, was awarded the Paderborn University Society Prize for her outstanding master's thesis "Leveraging Large Language Models for Call Graph Construction: Benchmarking and Evaluation Across Languages" at the traditional New Year's reception at Paderborn University.
She investigated the potential of large language models (LLMs) for the analysis of…
Dr. Yasir Mahmood, postdoctoral researcher and member of our "Data Science" group, is travelling to Singapore to present two accepted papers at the AAAI 2026, the "Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence". He will present the paper "Can You Tell the Difference? Contrastive Explanations for ABox Entailments" (authors: Patrick Koopmann, Yasir Mahmood, Axel Ngonga and Balram Tiwari) and "Structure-Aware Encodings of Argumentation…
Another pilot study on the uptake of digital key technologies in the KLUG project kicked off with an initial workshop at Roess Nature Group GmbH & Co. KG. A series of five workshops will help companies use data from their machines for data-driven business models. The Roess Group develops and manufactures special-purpose machinery as well as natural fiber and filter products that are used worldwide in drainage and erosion control. During the…
Next step in the collaboration between the UPBracing Team and our “Product Creation” workgroup headed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Iris Gräßler: Emma Vullhorst and Emelie Becker presented a 3D-printed mini model of the current #PX425 race car to Dr.-Ing. Jens Pottebaum, Felix Vollenkemper, and Marcel Niemeyer. For what purpose? The PX-Mini will serve as a tangible example of complex products in courses, workshops, and research projects in the future. For…
