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https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cs/news/detail/2025-04-03-welcome-prof-jakob-runge
Prof. Jakob Runge
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Welcome Prof. Jakob Runge

Since March 1, 2025, Prof. Dr. Jakob Runge has headed the newly created Chair of Artificial Intelligence in the Sciences (AI in the Sciences) at the University of Potsdam. Welcome!

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cs/news/detail/2025-03-24-welcome-prof-jonathan-pfaff
Prof. Jonathan Pfaff
Source: Jonathan Pfaff

Welcome Prof. Jonathan Pfaff

Since March 1, 2025, Dr. Jonathan Pfaff has been heading the new chair of "Machine Learning and Data Compression." Welcome!

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/nachrichten/detail/2025-05-27-professur-fuer-sichere-digitale-identitaeten-gemeinsame-berufung-mit-dem-fzi-forschungszent
Prof. Jan Sürmeli
Photo: Thomas Roese

Professorship for secure digital identities: Joint appointment with the FZI Research Center

Prof. Dr. Jan Sürmeli was jointly appointed by the FZI Research Center for Information Technology and the University of Potsdam to a professorship on the topic of “Secure Digital Identities” at the Institute of Computer Science.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cs/news/detail/2024-09-09-the-institute-welcomes-prof-linda-kleist
Prof. Linda Kleist
Photo: Ernst Kaczynski

Welcome Prof. Linda Kleist

Since August 1, 2024, Dr. Linda Kleist has been the new professor of theoretical computer science at the Institute of Computer Science and Computational Science.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cs/news/detail/2024-10-30-the-institute-at-berlin-science-week
Figuren laufen durch VR-Brille in Kopf
Image: Andreas Förster

The institute at "Berlin Science Week"

The Institute for Computer Science is present with three contributions at the Berlin Science Week, which takes place from November 1st to 10th.

http://blis-brandenburg.de/informatik.html

Computer Science Olympiad Brandenburg

The BLiS e.V., the HPI and the Institute for Computer Science and Computational Science are organizing a two-day Computer Science Olympiad on May 24th/25th, 2024.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cs/news/detail/2024-07-11-brandenburg-teaching-award-2024
Gruppenbild Lucke Gursch Moebert Schüle
Photo: Kathleen Friedrich

Brandenburg Teaching Award 2024

for the seminar “Ethics for Nerds” by Ulrike Lucke, Tobias Moebert, Ann-Marie Gursch and Lilian Hasse

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cs/news/detail/2024-07-18-software-engineering-joins-crc-fonda
Tastatur mit Hand und graphischen Elementen
Image: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay

Software Engineering joins CRC FONDA

The Software Engineering chair will join the CRC FONDA, coordinated by HU Berlin.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cs/news/detail/2023-09-14-marc-fabian-lindner-honored-for-outstanding-achievements
Prof. Bettina Schnor, Marc Fabian Lindner und Wolfgang Severin
Photo: Sebastian Schellhorn

Marc Fabian Lindner honored for outstanding achievements

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cs/news/detail/2024-04-15-arcs-2024-in-potsdam
Gebäude der Universität Potsdam mit Schriftzug "ARCS 2024"
Photo: Tobias Hopfgarten

ARCS 2024 in Potsdam

The 37th GI/ITG International Conference on Architecture of Computing Systems will take place from May 14th to May 16th, 2024 at the University of Potsdam.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cs/news/detail/2023-03-09-prof-em-michael-goessel-honored-with-the-title-ifi-fellow
Prof. em. Michael Gössel zum IFI-Fellow ernannt
Photo: Christian Schulz-Hanke

Prof. em. Michael Gössel honored with the title IFI Fellow

The Institute for Computer Science appoints Prof. em. Michael Gössel as an IFI Fellow for his many years of service to technical informatics.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cs/news/detail/2023-02-02-prof-lucke-erhaelt-transferpreis-2023

Transferpreis 2023 awarded to Prof. Lucke

Potsdam Transfer and UP Transfer GmbH honored the diverse and outstanding transfer activities of Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Ulrike Lucke.