German doctoral students from all disciplines can apply to Fulbright Germany for a research fellowship up until April 1, 2021. Funding is available for four- to six-month research projects at a U.S. university. Projects will begin between Nov. 1, 2021, and April 31, 2022. The grant / bursary will fund living expenses of up to 1,600 euros/month, transatlantic travel, and health/accident insurance. The Fulbright J-1 visa is free of charge, and a…
(Photo: Luca Jurczyk/Nadija Carter): The project "OASiS" aims to use an algorithm to identify the most important arguments in long texts and summarize them concisely in a neutral style.
Conceptually, an argument logically combines a claim with a set of reasons. In real-world text, however, arguments may be spread over several sentences, often intertwine multiple claims and reasons along with context information and rhetorical devices, and are inherently subjective. But is there a way to automatically summarize justifications in texts in an objective way in order to determine the core of the argument and to reproduce it…
On March 4, 2021 from 7 p.m. to March 5, 2021 at 7 a.m., the sixth Long Night of Writing will take place at the University of Paderborn, this time as a purely digital event. Registration is now open.
Participants will be supported at their home workstations with individual writing advice, practical workshops, interesting lectures, guided yoga, communal breaks, and opportunities for exchange. Students and doctoral candidates of all subjects and…
Prof. Dr.-eng. Roman Dumitrescu, Head of the Advanced Systems Engineering Group at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute of the University of Paderborn and Director at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Design, was accepted as a new member at the General Assembly of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech).
Today, more than ever, technology is seen as an integral part of society. For this reason, acatech has set itself the goal of…
At the beginning of March, the female STEM mentoring program "look upb" will start again at the University of Paderborn. The program is aimed at high school girls who are interested in studying a STEM subject (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, technology). The aim is to support the schoolgirls in their choice of study program and to inspire them to study STEM subjects. Interested female students can apply by February 26. For more…
As of now, doctoral students can register for the offers of the Competence Centre Writing in the first half of the year. All offers provide support for scientific writing in the doctoral phase:
Workshop on dealing with peer reviews Workshop for all scientists* in earlier stages of their career who need to revise texts after peer reviews, for example submissions to an edited volume or to a journal. Date: Monday, February 1, 2021, 11:30 a.m.-3:30…
The Software Campus is again looking for new participants starting February 8. The program offers master students and doctoral candidates in computer science the opportunity to carry out their own project within two years. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the program with up to 100,000 euros. In addition to technical skills, the program aims to impart competencies in areas such as management, entrepreneurship and…
Students of the University of Duisburg Essen are looking for subjects for their online study as part of their research project at the Chair of Professional Communication in Electronic Media / Social Media. The study focuses on the behaviour of researchers and how they can be supported by a conversational agent. Participation will take about 30 minutes
Sometimes it takes a little patience before the harvest of work can be reaped: The publication "ReconOS: Multithreaded Programming for Reconfigurable Computers", which Prof. Dr. Marco Platzner, head of the research group "Computer Engineering", and Dr. Enno Lübbers, alumnus of the institute, published in 2009 at the "IEEE Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems", was inducted into the "Hall of Fame" by the TCFPGA of the ACM SIGDA and honored…
Despite the very unusual year 2020, we as students and staff of the Department have managed to face the challenges with creative solutions. At this point, many thanks to all of you! We are looking forward to a new year 2021, in which we will do our best for research and teaching in the Department. For the upcoming holidays, we wish you all good rest and the opportunity to gather new strength.
In the winter semester 2020/21, the Career Service will again offer interesting events for students regarding professional goal settings, career planning and career entry.
