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Na­tion­al re­search data in­fra­struc­ture for and with com­puter sci­ence

The core objective of the consortium is to identify, define and utilise an infrastructure for the operation of services for storing complex domain-specific data objects from the breadth of computer science and to implement the FAIR principles across the board. This includes reusable data objects ...

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Multi-cri­ter­ia ma­chine learn­ing - ef­fi­ciency, ro­bust­ness, in­ter­activ­ity and sys­tem know­ledge

The BMBF-funded AI junior research group "Multicriteria Machine Learning - Efficiency, Robustness, Interactivity and System Knowledge" will focus on the development of multicriteria training algorithms for deep learning from September 2022. Deep neural networks are extremely important in many areas of application.

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PhoQuant: Photon­ic quantum com­puters - quantum com­put­ing test plat­form

Only when a sufficient number of quantum particles are interconnected can quantum computers perform tasks that are unsolvable for conventional computers. This - along with other unique selling points - is a key advantage of photonic platforms: Integrated architectures and sophisticated manufacturing processes offer enormous potential for ...

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Photon­ic Quantum Sys­tems Net­work (PhoQS­NET)

nformation security is of crucial importance for our modern society. With threats ranging from personal data and identity fraud to cyber-attacks that threaten the integrity of sovereign nations, the need for secure communications and data processing has never been greater.

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TRR 318 - Con­struct­ing ex­plain­ab­il­ity

In our digital society, algorithmic approaches (such as machine learning) are rapidly increasing in complexity. This makes it difficult for citizens to understand the assistance and accept the decisions suggested by algorithms. In response to this social challenge, research has begun ...

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SAIL - Sus­tain­able life cycle of in­tel­li­gent so­cio-tech­nic­al sys­tems

SAIL will deepen and further develop the existing research network of Bielefeld University, Paderborn University, TH OWL and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). SAIL addresses the next stage of AI development by analysing the entire life cycle of AI systems and their technological and social impact.

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EN­EXA: Ef­fi­cient Ex­plain­able Learn­ing on Know­ledge Graphs

Efficient Explainable Learning on Knowledge Graphs (ENEXA) is a European project developing human-centred explainable machine learning approaches for real world knowledge graphs.

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AI mar­ket­place - the di­git­al plat­form for to­mor­row's in­nov­a­tions (AI mar­ket­place im­ple­ment­a­tion phas

Since the beginning of 2020, the AI Marketplace research project, led by the Heinz Nixdorf Institute, has been working on a digital marketplace for artificial intelligence (AI) in product development. This is creating an innovation ecosystem that brings together users, providers and experts for AI in order to maximise the innovative power of ...

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CROSS­ING - Cryp­to­graphy-based se­cur­ity solu­tions: Trust in the new and next gen­er­a­tion...

As part of the DFG Collaborative Research Centre 1119, CROSSING, we are leading the project Secure Integration of Cryptographic Software. Together with Mira Mezini's Software Technology Group, we are researching means to support developers in the secure integration of cryptographic libraries.

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Re­search Train­ing Group NERD (North Rhine-West­phali­an Ex­perts on Re­search in Di­git­al­isa­tion)

The research training group NERD (North Rhine-Westphalian Experts on Research in Digitalisation) aims to strengthen the promotion of young talent in IT security at universities and colleges in North Rhine-Westphalia and to sharpen the research profile in the research area of human-centred systems security in the long term.

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ERC Grant: Self-Op­tim­ising Stat­ic Pro­gram Ana­lys­is

Software systems permeate our private and professional lives, but their insecurity threatens our society. To ensure that software systems are reliable and secure, we need to think about their code. Static programme analysis makes such considerations possible.

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SFB 901: On-The-Fly Com­put­ing - In­di­vidu­al­ised IT Ser­vices in Dy­nam­ic Mar­kets

The aim of SFB 901 is to develop methods for the automatic on-the-fly (OTF) configuration and execution of individual IT services from services available on global markets. In addition to the configuration of such services by special OTF providers and their execution by special OTF compute centres, this includes ...

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