Research Center of Trustworthy Data Science and Security
@rctrust.bsky.social
Human-centered research, trustworthy data analytics in safety-critical applications, explainable ML, privacy-aware algorithms.
More about us: https://rc-trust.ai/
More about us: https://rc-trust.ai/
🚀 Apply now for the RC Trust Internship Program 2026!
Funded research stays in trustworthy AI, international teams & close mentoring.
📅 Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
👉 rc-trust.ai/career/internship-program
Is this your next step? ✨
#Internship #AI #Research
Funded research stays in trustworthy AI, international teams & close mentoring.
📅 Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
👉 rc-trust.ai/career/internship-program
Is this your next step? ✨
#Internship #AI #Research
December 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🚀 Apply now for the RC Trust Internship Program 2026!
Funded research stays in trustworthy AI, international teams & close mentoring.
📅 Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
👉 rc-trust.ai/career/internship-program
Is this your next step? ✨
#Internship #AI #Research
Funded research stays in trustworthy AI, international teams & close mentoring.
📅 Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
👉 rc-trust.ai/career/internship-program
Is this your next step? ✨
#Internship #AI #Research
✨🎄 Happy Holidays and a successful New Year from the RC Trust team! 🎉
🤝 Thank you to all our partners, collaborators, and supporters for a year of great cooperation and inspiring exchange.
🚀 Looking forward to new projects, encounters, and shared ideas in the year ahead ✨
🤝 Thank you to all our partners, collaborators, and supporters for a year of great cooperation and inspiring exchange.
🚀 Looking forward to new projects, encounters, and shared ideas in the year ahead ✨
December 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
✨🎄 Happy Holidays and a successful New Year from the RC Trust team! 🎉
🤝 Thank you to all our partners, collaborators, and supporters for a year of great cooperation and inspiring exchange.
🚀 Looking forward to new projects, encounters, and shared ideas in the year ahead ✨
🤝 Thank you to all our partners, collaborators, and supporters for a year of great cooperation and inspiring exchange.
🚀 Looking forward to new projects, encounters, and shared ideas in the year ahead ✨
How does disinformation really work? 🧠📲
At Fact Check Thailand 2026 in Bangkok, Prof. Nicole Krämer (UDE) gave a keynote on the psychological effects of disinformation – invited by the German Embassy in Thailand. 🇩🇪🤝🇹🇭
#Disinformation #FactChecking #MediaPsychology
At Fact Check Thailand 2026 in Bangkok, Prof. Nicole Krämer (UDE) gave a keynote on the psychological effects of disinformation – invited by the German Embassy in Thailand. 🇩🇪🤝🇹🇭
#Disinformation #FactChecking #MediaPsychology
December 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
How does disinformation really work? 🧠📲
At Fact Check Thailand 2026 in Bangkok, Prof. Nicole Krämer (UDE) gave a keynote on the psychological effects of disinformation – invited by the German Embassy in Thailand. 🇩🇪🤝🇹🇭
#Disinformation #FactChecking #MediaPsychology
At Fact Check Thailand 2026 in Bangkok, Prof. Nicole Krämer (UDE) gave a keynote on the psychological effects of disinformation – invited by the German Embassy in Thailand. 🇩🇪🤝🇹🇭
#Disinformation #FactChecking #MediaPsychology
Daniil from University of Washington, Tacoma joined us through the Internship Program, using the stay to dive deeper into privacy-preserving NLP. 🔐✨
Focused research time, global exchange, and strong mentorship made the experience transformative.
#AI #NLP #Internship #Privacy
Focused research time, global exchange, and strong mentorship made the experience transformative.
#AI #NLP #Internship #Privacy
December 17, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Daniil from University of Washington, Tacoma joined us through the Internship Program, using the stay to dive deeper into privacy-preserving NLP. 🔐✨
Focused research time, global exchange, and strong mentorship made the experience transformative.
#AI #NLP #Internship #Privacy
Focused research time, global exchange, and strong mentorship made the experience transformative.
#AI #NLP #Internship #Privacy
Professor Jin Xu is visiting the RC Trust! 🎓✨
On 17 Dec, 14:15 – 15:00 (M/E 21, TU Dortmund) he’ll explain how Bayesian Optimization via Exact Penalty makes complex constraints easier to handle.
Join the discussion! 🔍💡
#Statistics #Optimization #UARuhr
On 17 Dec, 14:15 – 15:00 (M/E 21, TU Dortmund) he’ll explain how Bayesian Optimization via Exact Penalty makes complex constraints easier to handle.
Join the discussion! 🔍💡
#Statistics #Optimization #UARuhr
December 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Professor Jin Xu is visiting the RC Trust! 🎓✨
On 17 Dec, 14:15 – 15:00 (M/E 21, TU Dortmund) he’ll explain how Bayesian Optimization via Exact Penalty makes complex constraints easier to handle.
Join the discussion! 🔍💡
#Statistics #Optimization #UARuhr
On 17 Dec, 14:15 – 15:00 (M/E 21, TU Dortmund) he’ll explain how Bayesian Optimization via Exact Penalty makes complex constraints easier to handle.
Join the discussion! 🔍💡
#Statistics #Optimization #UARuhr
📢 Why does online hate spread? On 11 Dec, Prof. Joe Walther (UC Santa Barbara) visits Duisburg to explore how haters talk to each other — not just their targets. Join us at 10:00! 💬🔥
➡️ How do you think online hate shapes society?
#OnlineHate #DigitalSociety #UARuhr
Photo: Joseph Walther
➡️ How do you think online hate shapes society?
#OnlineHate #DigitalSociety #UARuhr
Photo: Joseph Walther
December 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
📢 Why does online hate spread? On 11 Dec, Prof. Joe Walther (UC Santa Barbara) visits Duisburg to explore how haters talk to each other — not just their targets. Join us at 10:00! 💬🔥
➡️ How do you think online hate shapes society?
#OnlineHate #DigitalSociety #UARuhr
Photo: Joseph Walther
➡️ How do you think online hate shapes society?
#OnlineHate #DigitalSociety #UARuhr
Photo: Joseph Walther
We’re looking forward to welcoming Marjolein Fokkema this Friday (28.11.) at 9:45am in Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Straße 25 (JvF25) 🤖🔎.
She’ll discuss how methods like boosting trees and RuleSHAP make machine learning more interpretable.
#MachineLearning #ExplainableAI #DataScience
Photo: Patricia Nauta
She’ll discuss how methods like boosting trees and RuleSHAP make machine learning more interpretable.
#MachineLearning #ExplainableAI #DataScience
Photo: Patricia Nauta
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We’re looking forward to welcoming Marjolein Fokkema this Friday (28.11.) at 9:45am in Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Straße 25 (JvF25) 🤖🔎.
She’ll discuss how methods like boosting trees and RuleSHAP make machine learning more interpretable.
#MachineLearning #ExplainableAI #DataScience
Photo: Patricia Nauta
She’ll discuss how methods like boosting trees and RuleSHAP make machine learning more interpretable.
#MachineLearning #ExplainableAI #DataScience
Photo: Patricia Nauta
How should Europe deal with AI “companions” for kids and teens? 🤖🧒
At the ECAT Research Workshop 2025 in Seville, Nicole Krämer spoke on “Agentic AI: Risks and opportunities for young people” – from mental health risks to chances for support and inclusion. 🇪🇺
#TrustworthyAI
Photo: EU ECAT
At the ECAT Research Workshop 2025 in Seville, Nicole Krämer spoke on “Agentic AI: Risks and opportunities for young people” – from mental health risks to chances for support and inclusion. 🇪🇺
#TrustworthyAI
Photo: EU ECAT
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
How should Europe deal with AI “companions” for kids and teens? 🤖🧒
At the ECAT Research Workshop 2025 in Seville, Nicole Krämer spoke on “Agentic AI: Risks and opportunities for young people” – from mental health risks to chances for support and inclusion. 🇪🇺
#TrustworthyAI
Photo: EU ECAT
At the ECAT Research Workshop 2025 in Seville, Nicole Krämer spoke on “Agentic AI: Risks and opportunities for young people” – from mental health risks to chances for support and inclusion. 🇪🇺
#TrustworthyAI
Photo: EU ECAT
Our first “home-grown” PhD at RC Trust! 🎓🌱
✨ Congrats to Dr. Carina Newen, whose work on uncertainty, explainability & robustness in AI helps answer a key question: when is an AI system truly worthy of our trust? 🤖💡
Where do you most need trustworthy AI?
#TrustworthyAI #AIresearch
✨ Congrats to Dr. Carina Newen, whose work on uncertainty, explainability & robustness in AI helps answer a key question: when is an AI system truly worthy of our trust? 🤖💡
Where do you most need trustworthy AI?
#TrustworthyAI #AIresearch
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Our first “home-grown” PhD at RC Trust! 🎓🌱
✨ Congrats to Dr. Carina Newen, whose work on uncertainty, explainability & robustness in AI helps answer a key question: when is an AI system truly worthy of our trust? 🤖💡
Where do you most need trustworthy AI?
#TrustworthyAI #AIresearch
✨ Congrats to Dr. Carina Newen, whose work on uncertainty, explainability & robustness in AI helps answer a key question: when is an AI system truly worthy of our trust? 🤖💡
Where do you most need trustworthy AI?
#TrustworthyAI #AIresearch
🎓✨ A big step for TU Dortmund’s Faculty of Computer Science and the RC Trust!
Professor Sven Mayer explored how AI can understand people, anticipate needs, and act responsibly – shaping a human-centered digital future. 💡🧠
#AI #HumanAIInteraction #Innovation #TrustworthyTech
Professor Sven Mayer explored how AI can understand people, anticipate needs, and act responsibly – shaping a human-centered digital future. 💡🧠
#AI #HumanAIInteraction #Innovation #TrustworthyTech
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🎓✨ A big step for TU Dortmund’s Faculty of Computer Science and the RC Trust!
Professor Sven Mayer explored how AI can understand people, anticipate needs, and act responsibly – shaping a human-centered digital future. 💡🧠
#AI #HumanAIInteraction #Innovation #TrustworthyTech
Professor Sven Mayer explored how AI can understand people, anticipate needs, and act responsibly – shaping a human-centered digital future. 💡🧠
#AI #HumanAIInteraction #Innovation #TrustworthyTech
Reposted by Research Center of Trustworthy Data Science and Security
I am excited to share that I am looking for a #postdoc with an interest in causal machine learning to join my lab at TU Dortmund University and RC Trust. #hiring #causality #ML #AI
📅 03.12.25
Group: rc-trust.ai/groups/causa...
Details: tinyurl.com/4622p6at
📅 03.12.25
Group: rc-trust.ai/groups/causa...
Details: tinyurl.com/4622p6at
Causality
rc-trust.ai
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I am excited to share that I am looking for a #postdoc with an interest in causal machine learning to join my lab at TU Dortmund University and RC Trust. #hiring #causality #ML #AI
📅 03.12.25
Group: rc-trust.ai/groups/causa...
Details: tinyurl.com/4622p6at
📅 03.12.25
Group: rc-trust.ai/groups/causa...
Details: tinyurl.com/4622p6at
🎉 What a day! The RC Trust Grand Opening brought together researchers, industry & policy to champion trustworthy, responsible AI. 🤖🔒
🙏 Thank you to the State of North Rhine-Westphalia for funding & trust, and to all partners, colleagues & friends who helped us reach this milestone. 🤝🏛️
🙏 Thank you to the State of North Rhine-Westphalia for funding & trust, and to all partners, colleagues & friends who helped us reach this milestone. 🤝🏛️
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🎉 What a day! The RC Trust Grand Opening brought together researchers, industry & policy to champion trustworthy, responsible AI. 🤖🔒
🙏 Thank you to the State of North Rhine-Westphalia for funding & trust, and to all partners, colleagues & friends who helped us reach this milestone. 🤝🏛️
🙏 Thank you to the State of North Rhine-Westphalia for funding & trust, and to all partners, colleagues & friends who helped us reach this milestone. 🤝🏛️
Chris Reimann joined RC Trust this summer to explore safe reinforcement learning — and to find out whether a PhD might be in his future.
💡 “Being surrounded by passionate researchers from different backgrounds, all united by the goal of making AI more trustworthy.” More: rc-trust.ai/career/inter...
💡 “Being surrounded by passionate researchers from different backgrounds, all united by the goal of making AI more trustworthy.” More: rc-trust.ai/career/inter...
October 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Chris Reimann joined RC Trust this summer to explore safe reinforcement learning — and to find out whether a PhD might be in his future.
💡 “Being surrounded by passionate researchers from different backgrounds, all united by the goal of making AI more trustworthy.” More: rc-trust.ai/career/inter...
💡 “Being surrounded by passionate researchers from different backgrounds, all united by the goal of making AI more trustworthy.” More: rc-trust.ai/career/inter...
🔬New at RC Trust & TU Dortmund University:🌍
Junior Prof. Nils Weitzel opens a chapter in Environmetrics—using transparent, uncertainty-aware methods to turn diverse climate data into actionable insight, from flood protection to energy planning. 🗺️📈
#Environmetrics #ClimateScience #RCTrust
Junior Prof. Nils Weitzel opens a chapter in Environmetrics—using transparent, uncertainty-aware methods to turn diverse climate data into actionable insight, from flood protection to energy planning. 🗺️📈
#Environmetrics #ClimateScience #RCTrust
October 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
🔬New at RC Trust & TU Dortmund University:🌍
Junior Prof. Nils Weitzel opens a chapter in Environmetrics—using transparent, uncertainty-aware methods to turn diverse climate data into actionable insight, from flood protection to energy planning. 🗺️📈
#Environmetrics #ClimateScience #RCTrust
Junior Prof. Nils Weitzel opens a chapter in Environmetrics—using transparent, uncertainty-aware methods to turn diverse climate data into actionable insight, from flood protection to energy planning. 🗺️📈
#Environmetrics #ClimateScience #RCTrust
🎉 Welcome Sabine Wehnert to TrustHLT!
She builds practical Legal NLP: textbook-to-law knowledge, robust search & recommenders, and verifiable model outputs for real legal work. What capability should trustworthy legal AI deliver next?
#LegalNLP #TrustworthyAI
Foto: Foto Fuchs Magdeburg
She builds practical Legal NLP: textbook-to-law knowledge, robust search & recommenders, and verifiable model outputs for real legal work. What capability should trustworthy legal AI deliver next?
#LegalNLP #TrustworthyAI
Foto: Foto Fuchs Magdeburg
October 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🎉 Welcome Sabine Wehnert to TrustHLT!
She builds practical Legal NLP: textbook-to-law knowledge, robust search & recommenders, and verifiable model outputs for real legal work. What capability should trustworthy legal AI deliver next?
#LegalNLP #TrustworthyAI
Foto: Foto Fuchs Magdeburg
She builds practical Legal NLP: textbook-to-law knowledge, robust search & recommenders, and verifiable model outputs for real legal work. What capability should trustworthy legal AI deliver next?
#LegalNLP #TrustworthyAI
Foto: Foto Fuchs Magdeburg
🌍 “Do the right thing, not just the easy thing.”
Prof. Elizabeth Tipton (Northwestern) visited the RC Trust Graduate School to discuss how science can create trustworthy evidence that truly supports policymaking.
More: rc-trust.ai/news/news-de...
Photo: Julian Welz/TU Dortmund
Prof. Elizabeth Tipton (Northwestern) visited the RC Trust Graduate School to discuss how science can create trustworthy evidence that truly supports policymaking.
More: rc-trust.ai/news/news-de...
Photo: Julian Welz/TU Dortmund
October 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🌍 “Do the right thing, not just the easy thing.”
Prof. Elizabeth Tipton (Northwestern) visited the RC Trust Graduate School to discuss how science can create trustworthy evidence that truly supports policymaking.
More: rc-trust.ai/news/news-de...
Photo: Julian Welz/TU Dortmund
Prof. Elizabeth Tipton (Northwestern) visited the RC Trust Graduate School to discuss how science can create trustworthy evidence that truly supports policymaking.
More: rc-trust.ai/news/news-de...
Photo: Julian Welz/TU Dortmund
AI in the workplace: progress or inequality?
On Oct 1, 2025, 5 PM, Kate Vredenburgh (LSE) will deliver a keynote at the International Meeting Center, TU Dortmund: “XAI, Fairness, the Future of Work.” Part of the AI Colloquium. In-person only.
#AI #FutureOfWork
On Oct 1, 2025, 5 PM, Kate Vredenburgh (LSE) will deliver a keynote at the International Meeting Center, TU Dortmund: “XAI, Fairness, the Future of Work.” Part of the AI Colloquium. In-person only.
#AI #FutureOfWork
September 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
AI in the workplace: progress or inequality?
On Oct 1, 2025, 5 PM, Kate Vredenburgh (LSE) will deliver a keynote at the International Meeting Center, TU Dortmund: “XAI, Fairness, the Future of Work.” Part of the AI Colloquium. In-person only.
#AI #FutureOfWork
On Oct 1, 2025, 5 PM, Kate Vredenburgh (LSE) will deliver a keynote at the International Meeting Center, TU Dortmund: “XAI, Fairness, the Future of Work.” Part of the AI Colloquium. In-person only.
#AI #FutureOfWork
RC Trust delivered at ECML PKDD 2025 🇵🇹:
🤝 decentralized RL with temporal causality
🧪 surrogate-ensemble AD (DEAN), no labels
We also joined workshops + the PhD Forum.
#TrustworthyAI #ECMLPKDD
🤝 decentralized RL with temporal causality
🧪 surrogate-ensemble AD (DEAN), no labels
We also joined workshops + the PhD Forum.
#TrustworthyAI #ECMLPKDD
September 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
RC Trust delivered at ECML PKDD 2025 🇵🇹:
🤝 decentralized RL with temporal causality
🧪 surrogate-ensemble AD (DEAN), no labels
We also joined workshops + the PhD Forum.
#TrustworthyAI #ECMLPKDD
🤝 decentralized RL with temporal causality
🧪 surrogate-ensemble AD (DEAN), no labels
We also joined workshops + the PhD Forum.
#TrustworthyAI #ECMLPKDD
🗣️ What Makes a Good Conversation?
Join us for a deep dive into conversational AI with Prof. Milica Gašić! Discover how emotions, confidence, and explainability are reshaping the way humans and AI interact.
📅 18 Sept 2025 | 10:15 – 11:45
📍 Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 25, Dortmund, Floor 3, Room 303
Join us for a deep dive into conversational AI with Prof. Milica Gašić! Discover how emotions, confidence, and explainability are reshaping the way humans and AI interact.
📅 18 Sept 2025 | 10:15 – 11:45
📍 Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 25, Dortmund, Floor 3, Room 303
September 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🗣️ What Makes a Good Conversation?
Join us for a deep dive into conversational AI with Prof. Milica Gašić! Discover how emotions, confidence, and explainability are reshaping the way humans and AI interact.
📅 18 Sept 2025 | 10:15 – 11:45
📍 Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 25, Dortmund, Floor 3, Room 303
Join us for a deep dive into conversational AI with Prof. Milica Gašić! Discover how emotions, confidence, and explainability are reshaping the way humans and AI interact.
📅 18 Sept 2025 | 10:15 – 11:45
📍 Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 25, Dortmund, Floor 3, Room 303
We’re excited to welcome Prof. Elizabeth Tipton from Northwestern University to RC Trust Graduate School! 🎓
Join her talk and explore new perspectives on statistics, data science & interdisciplinary research.
Date: Oct 1st, 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Location: Otto-Hahn-Strasse 14, Dortmund, Lecture Hall E23
Join her talk and explore new perspectives on statistics, data science & interdisciplinary research.
Date: Oct 1st, 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Location: Otto-Hahn-Strasse 14, Dortmund, Lecture Hall E23
September 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We’re excited to welcome Prof. Elizabeth Tipton from Northwestern University to RC Trust Graduate School! 🎓
Join her talk and explore new perspectives on statistics, data science & interdisciplinary research.
Date: Oct 1st, 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Location: Otto-Hahn-Strasse 14, Dortmund, Lecture Hall E23
Join her talk and explore new perspectives on statistics, data science & interdisciplinary research.
Date: Oct 1st, 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Location: Otto-Hahn-Strasse 14, Dortmund, Lecture Hall E23
🎉 Big win in Bangkok! 🇹🇭
TU Dortmund scores a hattrick 🏆 at DAWAK 2025! 🔥
👏 Congrats to Carina Newen, Sofia Vergara Puccini & Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Müller for winning their third Best Paper Award in a row! 🤖✨
📄 Check out their research: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
#AI #MachineLearning #DAWAK2025
TU Dortmund scores a hattrick 🏆 at DAWAK 2025! 🔥
👏 Congrats to Carina Newen, Sofia Vergara Puccini & Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Müller for winning their third Best Paper Award in a row! 🤖✨
📄 Check out their research: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
#AI #MachineLearning #DAWAK2025
September 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🎉 Big win in Bangkok! 🇹🇭
TU Dortmund scores a hattrick 🏆 at DAWAK 2025! 🔥
👏 Congrats to Carina Newen, Sofia Vergara Puccini & Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Müller for winning their third Best Paper Award in a row! 🤖✨
📄 Check out their research: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
#AI #MachineLearning #DAWAK2025
TU Dortmund scores a hattrick 🏆 at DAWAK 2025! 🔥
👏 Congrats to Carina Newen, Sofia Vergara Puccini & Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Müller for winning their third Best Paper Award in a row! 🤖✨
📄 Check out their research: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
#AI #MachineLearning #DAWAK2025
Mihir, Master’s student at NYU, joined RC Trust to grow as a researcher. From LLMs to human connection — what he found in Germany was structure, teamwork & inspiration.
Want to know more about the internship?
👇
rc-trust.ai/career/inter...
#AIResearch #Internship
Want to know more about the internship?
👇
rc-trust.ai/career/inter...
#AIResearch #Internship
September 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Mihir, Master’s student at NYU, joined RC Trust to grow as a researcher. From LLMs to human connection — what he found in Germany was structure, teamwork & inspiration.
Want to know more about the internship?
👇
rc-trust.ai/career/inter...
#AIResearch #Internship
Want to know more about the internship?
👇
rc-trust.ai/career/inter...
#AIResearch #Internship
🫀 Our hearts might echo each other more than we think.
@roydongoldsack.bsky.social from @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social is visiting the Causality Group at RC Trust, invited by Alexander Marx (@a-marx.bsky.social), Chair of Causality group and Professor of Statistics.
🔗 rc-trust.ai/news/news-de...
@roydongoldsack.bsky.social from @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social is visiting the Causality Group at RC Trust, invited by Alexander Marx (@a-marx.bsky.social), Chair of Causality group and Professor of Statistics.
🔗 rc-trust.ai/news/news-de...
August 1, 2025 at 6:09 AM
🫀 Our hearts might echo each other more than we think.
@roydongoldsack.bsky.social from @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social is visiting the Causality Group at RC Trust, invited by Alexander Marx (@a-marx.bsky.social), Chair of Causality group and Professor of Statistics.
🔗 rc-trust.ai/news/news-de...
@roydongoldsack.bsky.social from @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social is visiting the Causality Group at RC Trust, invited by Alexander Marx (@a-marx.bsky.social), Chair of Causality group and Professor of Statistics.
🔗 rc-trust.ai/news/news-de...