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📚 Writing your thesis?
Print it at the CS Students Printer (E1.3, room 013) and bind it in the Campus Library.
Get inspired by past theses — and leave yours for future students.

👉 Learn more: sic.link/15


@uni-saarland.de @dfki.bsky.social @mpi-inf.mpg.de

#campuslibrary #saarlanduniversity
A student binding a thesis using the Bindomatic machine at the Campus Library. Shelves filled with bound Bachelor’s and Master’s theses at the Campus Library.
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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🏆 Congrats to Yonggang Jiang, PhD candidate at the Saarbrücken Graduate School of Computer Science (Saarland University) and researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, on being named a 2025 Google PhD Fellow!

🔗 More: sic.link/14

@uni-saarland.de @mpi-inf.mpg.de @dfki.bsky.social
Image announcing that PhD student Yonggang Jiang has been named a 2025 Google PhD Fellow
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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🎉Three #SIC scientists join the Emmy Noether Programme (DFG), launching three new Junior Research Groups in Al, optimization & ML — strengthening #Saarbrücken's CS leadership as one of Germany's leading computer science centers!

Congrats Drs. Lenssen, Wegrzycki & Hahn!👏

Read more: sic.link/emmy
Three computer scientists from Saarland Informatics Campus (SIC) are featured side by side in professional portraits above a blue banner announcing €5.1 million in funding for three Emmy Noether Grants that strengthen research excellence at SIC. From left to right: Karol Węgrzycki, Department of Algorithms and Complexity, MPI-INF, working on algorithms and theoretical methods to solve packing problems; Jan Eric Lenssen, Department of Computer Science and Machine Learning, MPI-INF, enabling AI systems to interpret visual scenes in a human-like manner; and Micheal Hahn, Department of Language Science and Technology, UdS, developing language models that reason more logically and robustly. Logos of the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarland University, and Saarland Informatics Campus appear at the bottom.
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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📰 Fundierter Journalismus hilft, die schnelle technologische Entwicklung zu verstehen und zeigt, wie wichtig Informatik für die Gesellschaft ist.
🏅 Die besten Beiträge 2025 werden mit dem Journalismuspreis Informatik ausgezeichnet.
📅 Bewerbungen bis 16.01.2026.

Mehr info: sic.link/journalismuspreis
Eine Fotocollage, die für den Journalismuspreis Informatik wirbt.Die Collage besteht aus mehreren kleineren Bildern, die zeigen:Eine Gruppe von Personen, die hinter einem großen beleuchteten Schild mit der Aufschrift '#SIC' (Saarland Informatics Campus) steht.Einen Kameramann, der einen Mann filmt, der auf einer Veranstaltung spricht.Eine Gruppe von vier Männern und einer Frau, die Urkunden halten und vor einem Banner mit der Aufschrift 'Saarland Informatics Campus' stehen.Einen Mann, der eine Rede an einem Rednerpult mit dem Logo des Deutschen Forschungszentrums für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI) hält.Ein aufmerksames Publikum, das der Veranstaltung folgt.Drei Personen (zwei Männer und eine Frau), die eine Urkunde vor dem Banner des Saarland Informatics Campus halten.Der untere Teil der Collage besteht aus einem großen blauen Block mit weißem Text, auf dem steht: "Journalismuspreis Informatik: Jetzt bewerben!"
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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🏅Big news from #SIC: Congrats to Wolfgang Wahlster, Professor Emeritus at Saarland University and Founding Director of #DFKI, for receiving the Konrad Zuse medal for Services to Computer Science!

Read more: sic.link/wahlster

#ArtificialIntelligence #ComputerScience #SaarlandInformaticsCampus
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Wahlster holding his award certificate. Next to him stands a woman holding out his medal.
October 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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This week, we started the Winter Semester with our #SemesterKickOff, where the Computer Science Students' Council presented the #BusyBeaver awards! 🏃

The Busy Beavers go to instructors whose courses get outstanding student evaluations in base, core/advanced lectures, or seminars.

See the winners ⬇️
A collage of moments from the Semester kick off event. Top left, a photo of the baskets gifted to the professors. Middle row left, two Students' Council members presenting during the ceremony. Bottom left, two Students' council members posing with Prof. Dr. Jens Dittrich. Top right, Prof. Dr. Jilles Vreeken and Dr. David Kaltenpoth giving a speech. Bottom right, two Students' Council members presenting the award to Prof. Dr. Jilles Vreeken and Dr. David Kaltenpoth. Bottom middle, two Students' Council members presenting Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger's award.
October 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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⌨️ Code breaks. We fix it.
That’s debugging — frustrating, yes, but also where good code is born ;)

At SIC, researchers explore smarter, automated ways to track down bugs and build more reliable software 🐞💻

@uni-saarland.de @cispa.de @dfki.bsky.social @mpi-inf.mpg.de

#debugging #softwaretesting
Blue SIC graphic defining “Debugging” as the process of finding and fixing errors in a program’s code to ensure smooth, intended operation.
October 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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German Unity Day celebrates the reunification of East and West Germany. This year, Saarland is hosting the festivities!

We will be in Saarbrücken, Mainzerstraße 3, joined by DFKI, MPI-INF, MPI-SWS, and LZI, to celebrate German Unity Day with you! 🥳

🔗 Find our full program here: sic.link/burgerfest
Poster for the "Zukunft durch Wandel" (Future through Change) event celebrating the Day of German Unity in Saarbrücken, October 2–4, 2025. Below, large white text reads: "Visit our booth – join our program! Mainzerstraße 3, Saarbrücken City." The background image shows three smiling people sitting outdoors, talking, and using a laptop.
September 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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A new semester at SIC is here! Join our welcome events to meet people, get key info & settle into uni life!

Start strong—we can’t wait to see you 💪

🔗 For more: sic.link/semesterinfos

@uni-saarland.de @mpi-inf.mpg.de @dfki.bsky.social

#saarlandinformaticscampus #universitylife
#backtocampus
Graphic announcing SIC welcome events from the first-semester students, October 6–13, with details on venues and dates provided. Graphic announcing SIC welcome events from the first-semester students, October 6–13, with details on venues and dates provided. Graphic announcing SIC welcome events from the first-semester students, October 6–13, with details on venues and dates provided. Graphic announcing SIC welcome events from the first-semester students, October 6–13, with details on venues and dates provided.
September 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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✨ Welcome to the SIC Glossary ✨

Today’s term: Compiler
The translator between humans and machines — without it, code would just stay text.

Which language do you wish had a better compiler? 💻⚙️

@uni-saarland.de @dfki.bsky.social @mpi-inf.mpg.de

#SIC #compiler #computerscience
SIC Glossary post about “Compiler,” explaining it as the translator between human code and machine instructions, with a note on Prof. Sebastian Hack’s research at Saarland Informatics Campus.
September 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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🏅 Saarbrücken receives 2 #ERC Starting Grants in computer science this year, more than any other institution in Germany!

Congrats to Dr. Mariya Toneva and Dr. Franziska Boenisch!

💶 Each project will receive €1.5M over 5 years.

🔗 Read more here:
➡️ sic.link/mariya
➡️ sic.link/franziska

#AI #SIC
On the left, Dr. Mariya Toneva, on the right, Dr. Franziska Boenisch; on top of a banner that says "Saarbrücken computer scientists win 2 ERC Starting Grants!"
September 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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🏃‍➡️ This week, between September 1-5, Saarland Informatics Campus is hosting the internationally renowned Highlights of Logic, Games and Automata conference!

🌍 150+ researchers worldwide are attending for the latest developments in logic, verification, and more.

Full program here: sic.link/hl2025
Photographs from the Highlights 2025 conference at Saarland Informatics Campus, Saarland University. First photo; five presenters at the conference. Middle left, three guests conversing enthusiastically during a coffee break. Middle right, the audience during a talk. Bottom left, the registration table, Bottom middle, four guests conversing during a coffee break. Bottom right, a sticker in front of Saarland Informatics Campus merch, with the words "Highlights Saarbrücken 2025" on it.
September 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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📣 Starting Computer Science or a related program this winter?

Join Saarland University’s Mathematics Preparatory Course! 🎓
📅 Sept 8–Oct 2
🕘 Mon–Fri, 9–16h
📍 Saarbrücken

• Boost math foundations
• Meet classmates
• Only €20

🌍 In English (tutorials also in German)
💡 Info + registration: sic.link/10
Preparatory math course at Saarland University to strengthen foundations and connect with classmates.
August 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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🏅We're proud to announce that Professor Emeritus Kurt Mehlhorn of #SIC was awarded with the Saarland Order of Merit!

As founding director of the @mpi-inf.mpg.de, he helped shape Saarland Informatics Campus into one of Europe's leading computer science centers.

Read more here: sic.link/saarmerit
Newly awarded bearer of the Saarland Order of Merit, Kurt Mehlhorn (middle) with his wife Ena Mehlhorn (left) and Saarland Minister President Anke Rehlinger (right). Photo by: State Chancellery of Saarland
August 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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📥 Last month, DFKI’s Prof. Josef van Genabith & Simon Ostermann spoke to t-online on how Gmail's auto translate could've altered words on their newsletter and disrupted the reporting of recent events: sic.link/tonline

In the age of misinformation, we thank them for speaking out about the issue! 🙏
Professor Josef van Genabith, Scientific Director at DFKI, and his deputy, Dr. Simon Ostermann, over a banner that says: "When AI goes wrong: how Gmail's AI got lost in translation.
August 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Trustworthy AI isn’t luck—it’s certified.
DFG & CAPES back a project with Saarland Informatics Campus and the Institute of Legal Informatics to turn EU AI Act rules into certifiable tech.
🗓 1 Aug · free online workshop on AI certification
🔗 For more: sic.link/z

#unisaarland #AI #AICertification
Researchers who work on Trustworthy AI.
August 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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📢 Visit the Campus Library of Computer Science and Mathematics to see their poster series on Open Science publishing, covering:

🔍 What is Open Science?
🧚 FAIR Data (not just for fairies)
⚠️ Predatory Publishing
And more!

Drop by, take a look, and tell us what you think!

📍 Library, Building E2.3
A woman standing next to a poster that is titled "Open Science Poster Series" in the Informatics & Mathematics campus library.
July 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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🎉 Prof. Wolfgang Wahlster wins the 2025 Rudolf Diesel Medal! From coining ‘Industry 4.0’ to digital assistants, and 100+ spin‑offs at @dfki.bsky.social , he’s put @uni-saarland.de & SIC on the global AI map since 1982—a proud moment for European AI 👏

📸 © Dominik Wagner / Eichmeister Kreativagentur
Innovation Prize winner. Ceo of the DFKI who contributed to AI and CS.
July 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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📝 Exam season is here, and it’s time to lock in again at the #SIC! Whether you’re studying, writing your thesis, or both, don’t forget to take care of yourself.

Struggling with problems like stress or anxiety? The #PPB is here to help.

🌴 We wish you good luck and a nice break afterwards!
Two women studying on the grass, near the campus center.
July 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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🏅This week, SIC celebrates its 46th #ERC Grant!

Congrats to @cispa.de researcher Prof. Dr. @andreaszeller.bsky.social on receiving an ERC Proof of Concept Grant of €150,000 from @erc.europa.eu!

💶 Find out more on how his group aims to improve software productivity here: sic.link/ercproofofconcept
CISPA Faculty member Prof. Dr. Andreas Zeller. In front of him, there's a banner that says "Andreas Zeller awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council." Photo by: CISPA
July 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Fresh headlines, new insights 🗞️💭

The Campus-Bibliothek stocks more than books. In addition to Saarbrücken local newspaper you can find Journals; Künstliche Intelligenz, Datenbank Spektrum, The Science of Nature… and many more!

Drop by, pick up something that interests you, and enjoy your read 📚
A woman reading a newspaper in the campus library. Journals on a shelf.
July 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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👏 Congrats to Prof. Dr. @tomonag.bsky.social for being appointed a Henriette Herz Scout by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation!

He can now nominate three international researchers for the Humboldt Fellowship to join his research group. Maybe it's your turn? 👀

Apply here: sic.link/humboldtfellow
Photo: Prof. Dr. Tomohiro Nagashima
July 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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🎓 The #ReasonableAI project at @‌tuda.bsky.social has earned a #ClusterofExcellence, with Saarland #ML prof Isabel Valera on the team!

At #SIC, we believe in collaboration — this time with TU Darmstadt! We're proud to see Prof. Valera in RAI.

Congrats to the team!

Read more: sic.link/reasonableai
A photo of Professor Isabel Valera. The banner below the photo says, "Isabel Valera involved in the Cluster of Excellence 'Reasonable Artificial Intelligence' at TU Darmstadt."
June 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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⚛️ Quantum software meets Saarbrücken science: new €53M+ research center launched at @uni-saarland.de.

With #informatics, #physics, #math & #engineering on board – and @dfki.bsky.social , @mpi-inf.mpg.de & ‪@fz-juelich.de in the mix.

🔗 Read more about the #QuTe initiative here: sic.link/qute
The leadership team of the new Center for Quantum Technologies, representing the fields of physics, mathematics, and computer science (from left to right): Peter P. Orth, Markus Bläser, Giovanna Morigi, Frank Wilhelm-Mauch, Moritz Weber, Jürgen Eschner, and Christoph Becher. Not pictured: Jonas Haferkamp, who is also part of the leadership team.
June 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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➡️ Big news from #SIC: Prof. Ingmar Weber (I2SC) is organizing a TEDx event, Democracy in the Digital Age: Ideas that shape our future, right here in Saarbrücken!

📱With digital platforms influencing how we think and vote—what’s next for democracy?

🔗 Curious? Register now: sic.link/tedxsaarbridge
TEDx Saarbrigge Demokratie im Digitalen Zeitalter: Ideen, die unsere Zukunft gestalten 14.06.2025 13 - 18 Uhr Cohub
May 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM