We are thrilled to announce that Timo Spinde has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled Automated Detection of Media Bias in News Articles: From the Conceptualization of Media Bias to its Computational Classification. In the presence of his family, friends, and colleagues, Timo delivered an outstanding presentation of his work, earning him the title of Dr. rer. nat. The entire [...]
Our group showcased its research on automated fawn rescue using self-designed, built, and programmed FPV quadcopters at the IdeenExpo fair in Hanover from June 8 to 16. The State Secretary in the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture, Prof. Dr. Joachim Schachtner, was among the many interested visitors we welcomed at the University of Göttingen booth. Those who could [...]
The State and University Library Göttingen (SUB) will receive new leadership. Prof. Dr. Thomas Kaufmann and Prof. Dr. Bela Gipp will take over as the Director and Scientific Director, respectively. The Head of Library Operations, Kathrin Brannemann, and a soon-to-be-appointed deputy will continue to oversee the library-related and administrative tasks at SUB. For details, please check this link. Bela Gipp [...]
The National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Tokyo—Japan's premiere research institute for computer science—invites master's and Ph.D. students from computer science-related programs at the University of Göttingen to apply for paid research internships. Key Facts Projects: Apply for up to three from this list Duration: 2–6 months Start Date: Flexible, earliest in August 2024 End Date: Flexible, latest by March 31, 2025 Compensation: [...]
On April 15, 2024, Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Planas gave a talk on opportunities for fully funded research stays at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Tokyo, Japan, for master's students, PhD candidates, and postdoctoral researchers in Computer Science, Data Science, and related fields such as Mathematics, Physics, and Information Technology. Recording and Resources for the Talk Slides [...]
We are excited to announce that the business start-up project tegami.ai, which our group hosts and supports, has secured funding for one year by receiving an Exist Business Start-up Grant. The founding team consists of Fei Wu, Tomáš Horych, Christoph Mandl, and our doctoral researcher, Timo Spinde. tegami.ai seeks to provide an innovative platform for text analysis that assists businesses [...]
In the latest issue of campusinform, our group member André Greiner-Petter reports on his research stays in Tokyo, experiences in Japan, and the DAAD scholarship programs he benefitted from and recommends to others. Visit this page to learn more about the opportunities for paid research stays in Tokyo our group offers to master's, Ph.D., and post-doctorate students.
The Smart Search functionality our group helped to devise and integrate into the flagship product of our longstanding industry partner eschbach won the Best of Industry Award 2023 in the Artificial Intelligence category. Smart Search is integrated into Shiftconnector—eschbach's enterprise software platform for process manufacturing. The feature provides users with powerful and user-friendly search capabilities for explicit information and implicit [...]
Authors: Felix Petersen, Moritz Schubotz, Andre Greiner-Petter, Bela Gipp Contact: Links: Paper The paper received the best video award: https://youtu.be/2JQSgrrltRM?si=f4gjVUvoIhNhj4Z1 Keywords: formula translation, equations, special functions, mathematical language processing, content language, presentation language, latex, semantic latex, mathematica
The podcast of Faktor Magazine released an episode with Bela Gipp discussing the opportunities and threats of AI, specifically of AI-generated text, in the context of academic research and education. In the interview, Bela touches on some of his current research topics. He discusses start-ups in the context of academic research and how research questions are generated. Because Bela holds the [...]
