AIML research team presents innovative safety tool “LlavaGuard”

Researchers at the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Lab (AIML) in the Department of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt and the Hessian Center for Artificial Intelligence (hessian.AI) have developed a method that uses vision language models to filter, evaluate, and suppress specific image content in large datasets or from image generators. The research is part of the “Reasonable Artificial Intelligence (RAI)” cluster project, which has submitted a full application to the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments for the “Clusters of Excellence” funding line.

State programme supports application for Cluster of Excellence “Reasonable Artificial Intelligence”

Professor Dr. Carsten Binnig, an expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Management, has been awarded a LOEWE Top Professorship at TU Darmstadt. The state of Hesse is thus supporting the “Reasonable Artificial Intelligence (RAI)” research project as part of the Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments. At the beginning of the year, the project successfully cleared the first hurdle on its way to becoming a Cluster of Excellence. The LOEWE Professorship will be funded over five years with around two million euros from LOEWE funds.

International Affairs and Admissions Officer

Since June 1, Dr. Linda Frey has been supporting the Office of Student Affairs as International Affairs and Admissions Officer. After completing her bachelor's degree in mathematics with a minor in computer science at the University of Mainz, Frey went on to complete her master's degree in mathematics at the ETH in Zurich. She started her PhD in mathematics in Frankfurt and followed her supervisor to Darmstadt and later to Basel, where she graduated magna cum laude. We asked her what her work in the Department will entail.

The seventh edition of CITY CYCLING started on 14 June 2024 in Darmstadt. For three weeks, up to and including 4 July, the City of Science Darmstadt is once again taking part in the international CITY CYCLING campaign organised by Climate Alliance. The TU is of course also taking part. All participants will try to cycle as many everyday journeys as possible in a climate-friendly way.

An interview with Prof. Dr. Max Mühlhäuser

Professor Max Mühlhäuser is one of the pioneers in the field of ubiquitous computing, the ubiquity of computers and the networking of systems. A professor at the Department of Computer Science, he has set standards in UC research in Europe. The computer scientist has been teaching and researching at TU Darmstadt for almost 25 years. He will soon be retiring, but with rapid developments in artificial intelligence, augmented reality, data misuse and the threat of cyber-attacks, he intends to remain involved in research.

Ceremony in the Maschinenhaus of TU Darmstadt

On Friday, 7 June 2024, the Department bid farewell to 48 of its graduates with a ceremony in the Maschinenhaus of the TU Darmstadt. In total, around 500 students graduate from the Department each year, of whom around 250 complete their Master's degree. In addition, an average of 40 PhDs are awarded each year.

Fünf Millionen Euro des Bundes für Netzwerk unter Leitung der TU

Das Vorhaben „Community Innovative Pflege“ (CIP) mit der TU Darmstadt als Sprecherinstitution wird in den kommenden vier Jahren mit bis zu fünf Millionen Euro gefördert. Das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) wählte das Projekt aus fast 500 Einreichungen als „DATIpilot Innovationscommunity“ aus.

Pragmatic AI for less bias

Researchers at the research group of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML) in the Department of Computer Science are working on the question of how human thinking and learning can be transferred to AI systems. As part of the TU project “Reasonable Artificial Intelligence (RAI)”, which has submitted a full application to the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments for the ‘Clusters of Excellence’ funding line, the comprehensibility of AI decisions in particular is being investigated.

Europe's most prestigious award for computer graphics

Justus Thies, Professor of Computer Science at TU, has been selected as the recipient of the Eurographics Young Researcher Award 2024 by the European Association for Computer Graphics. This esteemed prize is bestowed annually upon two promising young scientists who have already made a significant impact in their field of research through their contributions to the field.

Inaugural lecture as part of his course on “Protection in Networked Systems (PNS)”

Dr Andrea Tundis completed his habilitation on the subject of computer crime in 2023 and thus acquired the right to teach as a private lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt. As part of his inaugural lecture, delivered yesterday, he presented a discourse on complex systems modelling and analysis. In the summer semester that has now commenced, he is offering the course “Protection in Networked Systems (PNS)”.

Occiglot – academic, non-profit and open source-based

The goal of Occiglot is to create a coherent language modeling system that takes into account all 24 official languages of the European Union as well as other unofficial and regional languages.

How can the Internet of Things operate without batteries?

Computer Science-Professor Marco Zimmerling and his colleagues have explored the possibilities of batteryless, energy-harvesting systems. They share their findings in the renowned computer science magazine “Communications of the ACM”. Zimmerling is also Principal Investigator at the LOEWE Center emergenCity.

Dr. Simone Schaub-Meyer aims to extend XAI to dense visual tasks

The German Research Foundation has accepted Dr. Simone Schaub-Meyer into its Emmy Noether Program. With her new junior research group, she wants to research and develop methods that increase the understanding of widely used artificial intelligence (AI) models in image and video analysis and improve their robustness. The funding for the first three years amounts to around 1.1 million euros and includes funds for two doctoral positions and 8 high-quality graphics processors.

One of the highest scientific honors

The Presidium of the Leopoldina has appointed TU Computer Science Professor Dr. Iryna Gurevych as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. The appointment is considered one of the highest scientific honors that can be achieved in Germany.

Research on “Image and Video Analysis”

Dr. Simone Schaub-Meyer was appointed head of the independent research group “Image and Videoanalysis” on 25 January. With the Independent Research Groups (IRG), the department enables young researchers to achieve early scientific independence.