Interview: Blockchain technology research in “Die Welt” & “NDR Info”
Click here to open the online version of the interview in "Die Welt". Bela Gipp was also interviewed by NDR Info (audio download).
New DFG Project about math retrieval
The DFG, Germany’s organization for research funding, has awarded our group a 3-year research grant for our project: “Methods and Tools to Advance the Retrieval of Mathematical Knowledge from Digital Libraries for Search-, Recommendation- and Assistance-Systems” (Click here for more information on the project.)
Research cooperation with Human Bios International AG on blockchain-based security technologies
The Human Bios International AG is announcing a research cooperation with our group to explore the use of blockchain technology for security applications. In the scope of the cooperation, Human Bios is providing research stipends for up to four PhD positions within our group. The launch of the cooperation is being celebrated with a meet-and-greet event at the headquarters of Human Bios [...]
Talk at the department of computer science at the TUM Research Center Garching
Bela Gipp will give a talk on “Building Applications on the Blockchain of Crypto Currencies”, at the Department of Computer Science, TUM Forschungszentrum Garching on November 5th, 2016, at 11:00 in lecture hall #2. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Our blockchain research on Spektrum.de
The German magazine Spektrum der Wissenschaft (PDF) covered our research on blockchain technologies (for instance, used in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin).
Improved math rendering in Wikipedia
Wikipedia is using a new approach for rendering mathematical formulae - as of May 31st. This approach was developed by our group member Moritz Schubotz. Bitmap images representing formulae, were replaced with a combination of MathML (the web standard for mathematics on the web), in addition to a fallback mechanism for browsers that do not support this web standard. This [...]
CitePlag on public radio
The national public radio broadcasters Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur covered our collaborative research on Plagiarism Prevention and Detection and our prototype system CitePlag.
Talk at the University of Copenhagen on March 4th
Bela Gipp will give a public talk on “New Approaches for Intellectual Property Protection” at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark on March 4, 2016, 16:00-17:00. The event is jointly organized by the Centre for Communication and Computing and the Royal School of Library and Information Science at the University of Copenhagen.
“DRadio Wissen” covers our research on Plagiarism Detection Software
Open: http://dradiowissen.de/beitrag/plagiatssoftware-abschreiben-wird-schwerer
Media coverage of our CitePlag research
Several media outlets recently covered our research on Plagiarism Prevention and Detection and our prototype system CitePlag. Articles appeared in the national daily newspaper "Die Welt" and the regional daily newspaper "Schwäbische Zeitung". The national public radio broadcaster "Deutschlandradio" covered CitePlag on their website and in an expert interview.
