IfI News 2018
News list
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In the media: Drone in Rescue Missions
Researchers from the Robotics and Perception Group at the University of Zurich and the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at EPFL created a new foldable drone.
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BSc, MSc, and PhD Graduations 🎓
The Department of Informatics congratulates its 10 Bachelor, 25 Master, and 8 PhD students to their degrees!
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Chancen und Risiken der Digitalisierung
Im Auftrag des Bundesrats schreibt der Schweizerische Nationalfonds das Nationale Forschungsprogramm «Digitale Transformation» (NFP 77) aus. Abraham Bernstein präsidiert die Leitungsgruppe des NFP 77.
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In den Medien: Der digitale Wandel in der Schweiz
Abraham Bernstein hat als Gast den SRF-Themenabend «Dataland» begleitet.
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Keynote an der Bits & Bäume-Konferenz
Lorenz Hilty war Keynote Speaker an der Bits & Bäume-Konferenz in Berlin. Seine Hauptthese: Die digitale Technologie hätte das Potential, den Energie- und Materialverbrauch in Produktion und Konsum zu senken. Aber leider wird diese Chance nicht ausreichend genutzt.
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Visual Computing ACM-Lectures available
Renato Pajarola has been appointed as a Distinguished Speaker for the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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In den Medien: UZH-Fokus auf Digitalisierung
Die UZH Digital Society Initiative (DSI) wurde vor zwei Jahren vom Informatik-Professor Abraham Bernstein gegründet. Nun wächst die UZH Digital Society Initiative (DSI). Achtzehn neue Professuren im Bereich Digitalisierung werden geschaffen.
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Four Open Professorships
We are hiring! These four professorships are currently available at the Department of Informatics:
Assistant Professorship in AI and Machine Learning
(Non-tenure Track)Assistant Professorship in Interacting with Data
(Non-tenure Track)Professorship in Big Data Science
Professorship in Human and Crowd Computing
(Assistant/Associate/Full)Application deadline: 30 November 2018.
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In den Medien: Die Verlässlichkeit von Wikidata und Wikipedia
Über die Mechanismen und Tools der Wikimedia-Projekte spricht Cristina Sarasua im Interview.
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EnviroInfo 2018: Best Paper Award
Maria J. Pouri, PhD student at the Department of Informatics and her supervisor Lorenz Hilty, got the best paper award at the EnviroInfo 2018 for their contribution «ICT-Enabled Sharing Economy and Environmental Sustainability – a Resource-oriented Approach». The conference was held at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre in Garching near Munich.
Foto: Allesandro Podo, LRZ
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Burkhard Stiller: Member of Scientific Council in Luxembourg
The Luxemburg National Research Fund (FNR) is the main funder of research activities in Luxembourg.
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H2020-MSCA-ITN Grant for Renato Pajarola's EU-Project EVOCATION
Renato Pajarola, Chairman of the Department of Informatics, wins a substantial funding for EVOCATION, a project led in cooperation with colleagues from the University of Rostock, Centro di Ricerca, Sviluppo e Studi Superiori in Sardegna, TU Wien and Frauenhofer IGD. The project in the field of Visual and Geometric Computing will be supported with 3.6M Euro in total.
The 3D market is expected to boom in the near future. And a new generation of researchers is needed. The project "Advanced Visual and Geometric Computing for 3D Capture, Display, and Fabrication" (EVOCATION) focuses on creating a leading European-wide doctoral Collegium.
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«100 Ways of Thinking» mit Davide Scaramuzzas Drohnen
Anlässlich der Langen Nacht der Zürcher Museen am 1. September 2018 zeigt Davide Scaramuzza zwei Experimente mit Drohnen.
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Renato Pajarola appointed new Chairman of the Department of Informatics
The University of Zurich has appointed Renato Pajarola as new Chairman of the Department of Informatics (IfI) as of August 2018. Building on the foundations laid by his predecessor Abraham Bernstein, he will continue guiding IfI into a bright future. Several professorships are coming up, student numbers are growing, and many of IfI’s research topics are flourishing.
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Welche Auswirkung hat künstliche Intelligenz auf die Gesellschaft?
Im Auftrag der Stiftung TA-Swiss arbeiten drei Institutionen zusammen, um die Herausforderungen der künstlichen Intelligenz zu analysieren: Die Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa), die Digital Society Initiative der Universität Zürich und das Institut für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW).
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In den Medien: Drohnen in Katastrophengebieten
Davide Scaramuzza und sein Forschungsteam entwickelt autonom fliegende Drohnen.
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ERC Starting Grant for Sven Seuken
Sven Seuken, Associate Professor at the Department of Informatics, wins a starting grant by the European Research Council (ERC). His research project at the intersection of Market Design and Machine Learning will be supported with 1’375’000 Euro.
Why do some marketplaces like eBay and AirBnB work well, while others don’t? And which market mechanisms and algorithms guarantee economic efficiency, fairness, and computational feasibility?
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In den Medien: Renn-Parcours mit Hindernissen
Das Forschungsteam von Davide Scaramuzza konstruiert «sportliche» Drohnen.
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CGI 2018: 2nd Best Paper Award
Reconstructing and visualizing sharp corners of an object in a faithful way is a challenging task in computer graphics.
A new method developed by the VMML researchers allows to compute normal vectors around such corners in a faster way by removing redundant calculations. -
In den Medien: Weniger Risiko beim Kauf von Gebrauchtwagen
Die Blockchain-Technologie wird viele Geschäftsfelder beeinflussen und sie transparenter und sicherer machen.
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UZH Research Grant for Claudio Mura
Claudio Mura has received the research grant «Forschungskredit» from the University of Zurich.
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Farewell, Enrico!
After almost 40 years of supporting IfI professors, employees, and students, Enrico Solcà started a new endeavor: His well-deserved retirement.
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PhD Summer School 2018
The IfI Summer School 2018 has a hot topic: More than 60 students from 10 countries are attending the courses on «Machine Learning».
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Martin Glinz im Beirat von 3L Informatik
Die Verbände SwissICT und Schweizer Informatik Gesellschaft haben das Joint-Venture 3L Informatik gegründet, um «die Aktualität von Fachwissen in der Informatik sichtbar zu machen».
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Höhenflug mit Deep Learning
Die Drohnen aus Davide Scaramuzzas Robotics and Perception Group können selbständig in der Stadt herumfliegen.
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BSc, MSc, and PhD Graduations 🎓
The Department of Informatics congratulates its 47 Bachelor, 20 Master, and 6 PhD students for having successfully completed their degrees! 🎉
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Burkhard Stiller on Network Blocking in "10 vor 10"
On 10 June 2018, Swiss citizens will vote on blocking access to online gambling sites.
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REFSQ 2018 Best Paper Award
Sofija Hotomski, Eya Ben Charrada, and Martin Glinz have won the Best Paper Award at REFSQ 2018.
Congratulations!
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Alle müssen lernen, mit Daten umzugehen
Interview mit Abraham Bernstein zum Thema «Wie machen wir unser Bildungssystem für die Digitalisierung fit?».
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SNSF Professorship at IfI: Ingo Scholtes
Ingo Scholtes, senior assistant and lecturer at ETH Zurich, has just been awarded a professorship by the Swiss National Science Foundation and will be joining the Department of Informatics of the University of Zurich this summer. His research topic is "Next-Generation Network Analytics for Time Series Data".
Welcome to the IfI, Ingo!
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Wer spricht denn da? Synthetische Stimmen täuschend echt
Phonetik-Professor Volker Dellwo über die menschliche Stimme im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung.
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Is digital democracy too risky – or the chance of a generation?
Abraham Bernstein is one of the experts discussing the chances and risks of digital democracy.