Philipp, a former member of our Secure Software Engineering work group, successfully completed his doctorate on the topic of "Scaling static whole-program analysis to modern C and C++ software development" with Prof. Dr. Eric Bodden. During his doctorate, he researched the topic of static programme analysis for the programming languages C and C++. The aim of such program analyses is the automated detection of vulnerabilities and security gaps in…

The team of our Data Science group continues to grow as we welcome Amgad Abdulmaqsod as a new member. Amgad's field of research covers the range of artificial intelligence in strategic planning and science, in particular deep reinforcement learning and graph neural networks. In his spare time, Amgad enjoys going to the gym, playing chess, reading books and watching films. Welcome to the team, Amgad!

Melina Panzner successfully completed her doctorate on the topic of "Systematics for the design of ambidextrous innovation management" under Prof Dr. Roman Dumitrescu. Summary of the doctoral dissertation: The latest technical developments make it possible to collect and analyse large amounts of data from cyber-physical systems (CPS) during operation. These analyses provide manufacturers with deeper insights into product usage and…

Prof. Eric Bodden, head of our Secure Software Engineering group and project leader of the ERC project "Self-Optimising Static Program Analysis" was a guest on Paderborn University's computer science podcast "All Day Research". In the 44th episode, Eric Bodden talks to Dr Harald Selke about the ERC grant for the project, the funding landscape and his research plans. The All Day Research Podcast gives an insight into science and tries to bring…

We are pleased to welcome Adel Memariani as a new doctoral candidate in our Data Science group. Adel's research focuses on the robustness of knowledge graph embedding methods and investigates how these models deal with noise and uncertainty in real-world data. His work contributes to improving the reliability of knowledge graph embedding - a crucial step in advancing AI-driven reasoning. Besides his work at the institute, Adel is passionate…

Last week was all about sustainability optimisation, as the project meeting for the NALYSES project of our Control Engineering and Mechatronics specialist group took place from 11-12 February. Over the course of two days, various presentations and meetings were held to discuss the results of the project to date, as well as the upcoming goals in dialogue with the participants and project partners. The overall aim of the NALYSES project is to take…

Researchers at Paderborn University and RWTH Aachen University develop method for signal enhancement and labelling who spoke when Conversations in social gatherings or important meetings in the office: automatic transcription, i.e. the transcription of conversations, is a challenge that has so far been inadequately solved. Although modern systems make it possible to transcribe spoken language, their recognition performance is still significantly…

Our Data Science group is travelling to Philadelphia at the end of February for the 39th "Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence". The paper "Dung's Argumentation Framework: Unveiling the Expressive Power with Inconsistent Databases" will be presented at AAAI 2025. The aim of the AAAI conference series is to promote research in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and to foster scientific exchange between researchers,…

As part of the WDR 2 Christmas miracle, the Heinz Nixdorf Institute made a donation of €2,700 to the organisation "Aktion Deutschland Hilft". In recognition of our commitment, we received a certificate of thanks that honours our contribution to the fight against global hunger. We are proud to make a valuable contribution to supporting vital projects together with "Aktion Deutschland Hilft". A big thank you goes to everyone who took part, whether…

On 30 January, the Executive Board of the Heinz Nixdorf Institute invited its employees to this year's New Year's dinner and looked back on the past year. With 24 doctorates, 118 publications and 186 Bachelor's, Master's and student research projects, Professor René Fahr, Chairman of the Institute's Executive Board and Head of the Behavioural Economic Engineering and Responsible Management department, drew a positive balance from 2024. The…

Welcome Services cordially invites you to spend a relaxed coffee break on Thursday, 6 February at 2 pm in the open space of the Heinz Nixdorf Institute. Take this opportunity to socialise with other international colleagues in a friendly, informal atmosphere. As always, there will be biscuits and maybe even coffee! Feel free to spread the word and invite interested colleagues.

The German technology start-up "assemblean", a spin-off from the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at Paderborn University, has raised 1.8 million euros in the so-called "seed financing round". During this phase, the young company is provided with capital by the venture capital firm b2venture, the venture capital company Archimedes New Ventures and "business angels" from the Teuto Seed Club to validate its business concept, further develop its own product…

Paderborn University inventions open up new perspectives Paderborn University has once again demonstrated its expertise in the field of sensor and communication technology. Together with a team of inventors led by Prof Dr Johann Christoph Scheytt and Stephan Kruse, three pioneering intellectual property rights have been developed. These innovations fit seamlessly into the series of more than ten inventions by Paderborn University in the field of…

Priority programme of the German Research Foundation has been successfully launched under the leadership of Paderborn University Today's technical systems are interdisciplinary, complex and interconnected. In addition to high product complexity, the demands for sustainability and recyclability must be met. But how can this be achieved with products that not only fulfil the principles of sustainable resource use today, but also in many years'…

We spent this year's New Year's dinner with meaningful impulses, joyful get-togethers and impressive conversations. Speaker Hannah Panidis gave an inspiring talk on the topic of "Respect - How can we shape communication so that it is not only efficient, but also creates connection?". The evening was accompanied by delicious food and the enchanting artistry of surprise magician David Wedegärtner. We very much hope to keep the spirit of this…