TU Darmstadt contributes cognitive expertise to the international SCENE programme

Participation in the newly founded Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE) marks an important success for cognitive science at TU Darmstadt. Over the next ten years, the internationally networked SCENE research programme will promote interdisciplinary projects investigating the connection between perception and action – a core topic of the Centre for Cognitive Science at TU Darmstadt and the research cluster The Adaptive Mind (TAM), with which TU Darmstadt is currently competing in the Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments.

TU-Informatikprofessor Co-Autor eines Beitrags in der FAZ

Der Sprecher des geplanten Exzellenzclusters „Reasonable Artificial Intelligence“ (RAI), TU-Professor Kristian Kersting, hat sich in der „Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung“ (FAZ) für eine bessere Förderung von europäischer KI-Forschung und -Entwicklung ausgesprochen. Dringend notwendig sei die Schaffung einer europäischen Organisation für die Entwickung vertrauenswürdiger Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) aus Europa, schreibt Kersting in einem gemeinsamen Gastbeitrag mit Professor Holger Hoos von der RWTH Aachen (Paywall).

Interview with Dr. Simone Schaub-Meyer, early career researcher in the cluster project “RAI”

In the “RAI” project, Dr. Simone Schaub-Meyer is working to improve our understanding of widely used artificial intelligence (AI) models and to make them more robust. In this interview, the computer scientist reveals why this is important, who could benefit from it in the future and what drives her personally. Part two of a video series with early career researchers in the planned clusters of excellence involving TU Darmstadt.

Exzellenzcluster-Bewerbungen sind abgeschlossen

In der Exzellenzstrategie des Bundes und der Länder sind für die Förderlinie Exzellenzcluster die Bewerbungen nun abgeschlossen. Die hessischen Universitäten haben sieben Vollanträge eingereicht, drei davon stammen von der TU Darmstadt. Die Entscheidung fällt im Mai.

New LOEWE start professorship: Charley Wu strengthens cognitive sciences at TU

The cognitive scientist Dr Charley Wu has been awarded a LOEWE start professorship at TU Darmstadt. His work focuses on the question of how artificial intelligence (AI) can use human learning strategies to become more flexible, efficient and social. Approximately two million euros of LOEWE funding will be provided for his research over a total of six years. The state is thus also supporting the full proposal of the research networks ‘The Adaptive Mind’ and ‘Resonable AI’ in the Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments, in which TU Darmstadt is significantly involved.

Interview with Dr. Simone Schaub-Meyer, early career researcher in the cluster project “RAI”

In the “RAI” project, Dr. Simone Schaub-Meyer is working to improve our understanding of widely used artificial intelligence (AI) models and to make them more robust. In this interview, the computer scientist reveals why this is important, who could benefit from it in the future and what drives her personally. Part two of a video series with early career researchers in the planned clusters of excellence involving TU Darmstadt.

Dr. Andrea Belluati, early career researcher in the cluster project “CoM2Life”, in an interview

As part of the “CoM2Life” research project, TU biotechnologist Dr. Andrea Belluati is working on combining artificial and living cells. In the interview, he explains where the resulting hybrid systems could be used in the future, what particularly motivates him and what he would be particularly pleased about if funding for excellence were granted. This is the first in a series of videos featuring early career researchers in the planned clusters of excellence involving TU Darmstadt.

Four scientists honoured as Scholars and Fellows

The European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) has accepted four researchers from the “Reasonable Artificial Intelligence” (RAI) cluster project as ELLIS Scholars and Fellow of its network. RAI is one of three projects involving TU Darmstadt that are in the running for a Cluster of Excellence.

Center combines the competence and expertise of 13 universities

Hesse supports the exploration of artificial intelligence as a field of the future: Science Minister Timon Gremmels, together with Digital Minister Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus, handed over a funding notice worth twelve million euros to hessian.AI, the Hessian Center for Artificial Intelligence, at the Hessian Ministry of Science, Research, Art, and Culture. Discussions also focused on current and future developments of the center. hessian.AI combines the competence and expertise of 13 universities and, with its scientific excellence, is a key component of the hessian.AI ecosystem.

Sechster Tag der Rhein-Main-Universitäten

Wir schwärmen für die Zukunft – unter diesem Motto stand der sechste Tag der Rhein-Main-Universitäten (RMU), der am 27. November 2024 auf dem Campus der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU) stattgefunden hat. Rund 230 RMU-Mitglieder aus Mainz, Frankfurt und Darmstadt sind der Einladung gefolgt, beim diesjährigen Tag der RMU die mögliche gemeinsame Bewerbung als Verbund in der Exzellenzstrategie des Bundes und der Länder sowie die Zukunft der RMU mitzugestalten.