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https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/events/detail/2025-09-16-informatik-festival-20250
Logo Informatikfestival 2025
Source: https://informatik2025.gi.de/

Informatik Festival 2025

The INFORMATIK FESTIVAL 2025 in Potsdam is dedicated to the discussion of open access and processes in an increasingly digital world connected by IT systems...

UP members have the opportunity to participate in all lecture sessions of the main program and workshops free of charge (without registration and without participation fee).

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cs/news/detail/2025-07-03-pd-dr-henning-bordihn-receives-faculty-award-for-outstanding-teaching
PD Dr. Henning Bordihn
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PD Dr. Henning Bordihn receives faculty award for outstanding teaching

The prize, awarded annually and nominated by the faculty's students, honors special commitment to teaching.

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
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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.