09.07.2026
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Research,
Optoelectronics and Photonics,
International,
Transfer,
Quantum Computation,
Press release,
Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS),
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics,
Department of Computer Science
With the aim of strengthening cross-border cooperation in quantum technologies, the European Commission has launched the 2025 “QuantERA” call for proposals. Supported by 34 funding organisations from 29 countries, the total funding package amounts to around 53 million euros. Out of more than 1,400 research teams and 287 applications, exactly 39 projects have been recommended for funding. With their project ‘Semidefinite Foundations for Quantum…
01.07.2026
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Digitalization,
Research,
Transfer,
Artificial Intelligence,
Press release,
Heinz Nixdorf Institute,
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Regelungstechnik und Mechatronik / Heinz Nixdorf Institut,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics,
Department of Computer Science,
Advanced Systems Engineering / Heinz Nixdorf Institut
ChatGPT, Claude and others: Paderborn University, with the support of the Westfalen Foundation, has investigated how generative artificial intelligence (AI) influences human creativity and learning processes as part of the ‘GenAI4PC’1 research project.
24.06.2026
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Digitalization,
Research,
Transfer,
High Performance Computing,
Conference,
Press release,
Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC2),
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics,
Department of Computer Science,
High-Performance Computing
The National High-Performance Computing Centres (NHR) conference, taking place from 14 to 17 September, will bring together researchers, engineers, data centre operators and decision-makers from across Germany to Paderborn to discuss the current state of high-performance computing in Germany.
22.05.2026
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Research,
International,
Transfer,
Press release,
Heinz Nixdorf Institute,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics,
Department of Computer Science,
Data Science / Heinz Nixdorf Institute
Paderborn University becomes a founding member of the "ELLIS Unit NRW" research unit. ELLIS ("European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems") is a European network of excellence that brings together leading AI researchers and aims to strengthen Europe's international competitiveness in AI research. The network is organised in units, the so-called "ELLIS Units". The ELLIS Unit NRW, whose co-director is professor Dr Axel-Cyrille Ngonga…
Making the hydrogen value chain more sustainable and reducing dependence on critical raw materials - these are the aims of a new research project involving the Advanced Systems Engineering group at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute (HNI) at Paderborn University.
24.03.2026
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Sustainability,
Research,
Transfer,
Artificial Intelligence,
Press release,
Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC2),
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics,
Department of Computer Science
The rules for cybersecurity in the EU are becoming increasingly complex. The newly launched project "Cybersecurity Certification and Assessment Tools" (CCAT), in which the SICP - Software Innovation Campus Paderborn, which is part of Paderborn University, is involved, is responding to this.
Symbol image (Paderborn University): The project partners are developing training courses that aim to anchor the topics of data literacy and satellite data use in school education in the long term.
09.12.2025
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Education,
Digitalization,
Sustainability,
Research,
Transformation and Education,
Transfer,
Press release,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics,
Department of Computer Science
10.11.2025
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Research,
Artificial Intelligence,
Quantum Computation,
High Performance Computing,
Press release,
Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC2),
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics,
Department of Computer Science
A computer that can calculate hundreds of scientific tasks simultaneously and thus helps provide a solution to key social challenges: this is the new IT heart of Paderborn University.
As part of the "ZirkuPro" ("Circular Product Creation" – German: Zirkuläre Produktentstehung) research project, scientists from Paderborn University and the Fraunhofer Institutes IEM (Paderborn) and IZM (Berlin) have developed a practical solution that enables greater sustainability in product creation.
10.06.2025
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Digitalization,
Sustainability,
Research,
International,
Transfer,
Rankings,
High Performance Computing,
Press release,
Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC2),
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics,
Department of Computer Science