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“Now is the right time and this is the right place“ – In Potsdam’s cognitive sciences, researchers from different disciplines have been working together successfully for many years
The cognitive sciences deal with the information processing and structures of an intelligent system – be it humans or machines. In Potsdam, cognitive... more
33 Questions to Prof. Dr. Katharina Scheiter, Professor of Digital Education at the Department of Education
Digital media are increasingly finding their way into schools. On the one hand, their use in schools is intended to prepare children and adolescents... more
Face to Face – David Schlangen wants to enable artificial intelligence to interact with us in real time
Whether in an online help chat or when calling a service provider on the phone: communication with dialogue systems has become omnipresent. Most of... morePotsdam Joins ELLIS, the European AI Network of Excellence
ELLIS, the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems, today announced the inclusion of Potsdam as a new region in the prestigious... more
Using AR Glasses to Get a Better View - Gerold Zeilinger wants to use augmented reality to make landscape planning decisions easier
“Many people cannot imagine complex objects in space when they see them on a flat plan or map. If, for example, a wind turbine is to be erected or a... more
Driving Force and Centerpiece of Competition – A New Research Unit Is Dealing With Legal Issues Concerning Digital Data in Business
Large amounts of data are generated in the course of digitization that promise economic success. They have long been considered the core of the... more
In the Blink of an Eye – Eye movements can reveal a lot – A junior research group investigates what exactly
Eye movements have long been a subject of research. For decades, cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics have been analyzing eye movements to... more
Bird’s Eye View – BIRD looks at the wealth of digital learning opportunities and connects them on a national education platform
“It is the biggest and most demanding project that I have ever done,” says Ulrike Lucke, leans back into her office chair, and blows a strand of hair... more
The Universal Problem-Solver – “AI made in Potsdam” on a victory lap around the world
Write a schedule for an entire country’s trains? Virtually configure a factory? Clasp is particularly good with these kinds of challenges. Torsten... more