Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders

Researchers led by Computer Science Professor Iryna Gurevych at TU Darmstadt and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi are addressing a key question: How can AI-based tools in the mental health domain be designed to reliably protect patient privacy? In a new study published in Nature Computational Science, they present a roadmap for developing support systems that improve diagnosis and therapy while safeguarding sensitive information. The researchers emphasize that privacy is a key prerequisite for using AI in mental health care.

Substitute professorship in Knowledge Engineering in the winter semester 2025/26

Dr Katrin Hartwig will take over as acting professor of Knowledge Engineering from 1 October for the 2025/26 winter semester. She is currently a research assistant and postdoctoral fellow in the Research Group ‘Science and Technology for Peace and Security’ (PEASEC). Her research focuses on human-computer interaction and usable security, particularly technical support for individuals and organisations in dealing with security-critical and crisis-relevant content, such as multimodal disinformation.

The Athene Young Investigator Programme supports outstanding researchers on their way to professorship

Dr Manisha Luthra Agnihotri, Senior Researcher in Professor Carsten Binnig's research department 'Systemic AI for Decision Support' (SAIDE) and postdoctoral researcher in the Data and AI Systems group at the Department of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt, has been accepted into the Athene Young Investigator Programme at TU Darmstadt. The programme promotes the scientific independence of outstanding scientists at an early stage of their careers by enabling them to qualify for a professorship by independently leading a junior research group. We had the opportunity to talk to her and ask her a few questions.

The 8. edition of CITY CYCLING started on 7 September 2025 in Darmstadt.

UNIDIR report with the participation of a TU computer scientist presents resilience model

Submarine internet cables are increasingly being classified as critical infrastructure internationally. However, until now, there has been no systematic investigation into the effectiveness of the various protective measures. Jonas Franken, a research assistant, doctoral student, and researcher at the department´s Research Group PEASEC and the ATHENE cybersecurity center, participated in a UNIDIR (United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research) study to address this issue.

TU computer scientist receives 1.1 million euros

Computer scientist Georgia Chalvatzaki has been awarded the 2025 Alfried Krupp Prize, one of the most prestigious scientific awards in Germany. The 37-year-old has held the position of Professor of Interactive Robot Perception and Learning in the Department of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt since 2023. A total of 42 nominations were received by the selection committee of the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation from all over Germany. The Alfried Krupp Prize is endowed with €1.1 million.

Major award in the field of object-oriented software engineering

The prestigious Dahl-Nygaard Senior Prize 2025 will be awarded this year to Professor Dr. Mira Mezini from TU Darmstadt. The prize will be awarded tonight at this year's European Conference on Object Oriented Programming (ECOOP), which takes place from 30 June to 4 July. It honours her many years of pioneering contributions to software engineering.

Department of Computer Science successful with RAI and TAM

A major success for Technical University of Darmstadt: two of its research projects will receive funding as Clusters of Excellence. The Excellence Commission in the competition for the prestigious Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments selected the proposals ‘Reasonable Artificial Intelligence’ (RAI) and ‘The Adaptive Mind’ (TAM) from the fields of artificial intelligence and cognitive sciences for funding. The commission consisted of an interdisciplinary panel of experts and the federal and state ministers responsible for science. A total of 98 projects were submitted to the German Research Foundation, 70 of which will now be able to call themselves ‘Clusters of Excellence’.

Doctoral Student Receives Paper Award at PQCrypto 2025

Doctoral student Barbara Benedikt from the research group Cryptography and Cryptoplexity Theory of Professor Marc Fischlin (TU Darmstadt) has been honoured with the recognition of “Best Young Researcher Paper” at the International Conference on Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQCrypto) 2025. The award was presented during the conference, which took place from 8th – 10th April 2025 at Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan.

Researchers from TU Darmstadt and ccollaborators present study

In the future, autonomous delivery drones could independently assess whether their remaining battery charge is sufficient for upcoming deliveries. A team of researchers from Technical University of Darmstadt and the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology (INRIA) and industry partner Ingeniarius Ltd, has developed a new method for energy-aware deployment planning. The approach enables each drone to learn what orders it is capable of fulfilling even when not knowing its own battery health. It is shown to reduce delivery times and increase the number of processed orders compared to conventional approaches.

Major award in the field of object-oriented software engineering

Der renommierte Dahl-Nygaard Senior Preis 2025 wird dieses Jahr an Professorin Dr.-Ing. Mira Mezini von der TU Darmstadt verliehen. Die Auszeichnung wird im Rahmen der diesjährigen European Conference on Object Oriented Programming (ECOOP) vergeben, die vom 30. Juni bis 4. Juli stattfindet. Damit werden ihre langjährigen, wegweisenden Beiträge zur Softwaretechnik gewürdigt.

Seit April unterstützt Dr. Svana Esche das Studiendekanat als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (Post-Doc) für Fachdidaktik. Esche schloss 2024 ihre Promotion mit Titel „Focus on Language in Introductory Programming“ am Fachgebiet Algorithmik bei Prof. Karsten Weihe ab. Neben ihrer Tätigkeit in Forschung und Grundlehre engagiert sich seit einigen Jahren im Gleichstellungsteam. Wir wünschen einen guten Start und haben ihr ein paar Fragen gestellt, um sie besser kennenzulernen.

Professor Mira Mezini has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences by the Presidium of the Leopoldina, one of the oldest scientific academies in the world. This is one of the highest scientific honours. As a member of the Leopoldina, Mezini is a member of the Information Sciences Research Group.

First Gender Mint Professorship for Computer Science

From March, we will welcome Dr. Isabella Graßl as our first Gender MINT Visiting Professor of Computer Science for two years. In her background and research, she combines computer science and the humanities: she holds Bachelor's degrees in Internet Computing and in Linguistics and Textual Studies, as well as Master's degrees in Computer Science and in Textual and Cultural Semiotics from the University of Passau. She completed her doctorate there with a thesis on diversity in programming education. The 32-year-old brings international research experience from the University of Cambridge, where she was most recently a Research Associate in Computing Education. The visiting professorship is based in the Software Engineering Research Group of Prof. Mira Mezini. It is funded by the German Federal and State Government's Women's Professorship Programme III in the first year and by the Department itself in the second year. To get to know her better, we asked her a few questions

Examination manager for the Master's degree programmes

Since January, Alessandra Nesensohn has been supporting the Office of Student Affairs as the new Examinations Manager. She previously worked in the Department of History and Social Sciences. We wish her a good start and asked her a few questions to get to know her better.