Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): Joy at the opening of the Start-up Campus OWL: (front from left) Prof. Dr Rüdiger Kabst, Prof. Dr Sebastian Vogt, Simone Probst, Prof. Dr Birgitt Riegraf, Martin Pantke and Prof. Dr René Fahr.
Photo (Paderborn University, Johanna Pietsch): Prof. Dr. Erdal Kayacan and his team at Paderborn University are developing a robotic system for drones that will inspect shipwrecks in the future.
Researchers at Paderborn University are involved in a pioneering Europe-wide project seeking to improve safety, health and environmental standards in ship recycling.
Exciting lectures, interactive workshops and excursions: Paderborn University invites pupils to get to know various study and career opportunities with several programmes.
Registration now possible.
Photo (Paderborn University, Thorsten Hennig): (from left) The future Executive Board of Paderborn University: Prof Dr Matthias Bauer, Prof Dr Beate Flath, Prof Dr René Fahr, Simone Probst and Prof Dr Jörg Wallaschek.
02.02.2024
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Universität Paderborn,
Press release,
Hochschulgremien
Following the election of Prof Dr Jörg Wallaschek as the new President of Paderborn University last November, the non-full-time Vice Presidents have now also been appointed.
The adoption of a dedicated "Open Educational Resources Policy" is intended to promote the implementation of ideal teaching-learning processes and ensure inclusive, equitable and high-quality education for all people
Photo (Paderborn University, Tanja Dittmann): Prof Dr Birgitt Riegraf (l.) and Prof Dr Johannes Blömer (r.) congratulate Dr Ying Pan on her scholarship.
26.01.2024
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Sustainability,
International,
Researchers,
Awards,
Press release,
Sustainable Materials Chemistry - AK Jun. Prof. Lopez Salas
Natural scientist Dr Ying Pan has been awarded the Paderborn University's Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023 and can therefore look forward to monthly funding of 2,400 euros for a period of 18 months.
On behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKW NRW), researchers at Paderborn University are investigating how intangible cultural heritage can be specifically taught in schools.
Photo (Paderborn University, Johanna Pietsch): The contracts for the new HPC system have been signed. (front from left to right) Judith Schröter (Lenovo) and Simone Probst (Paderborn University), (back from left to right) Prof. Dr. Christian Plessl (Paderborn University) and Oliver Kill (pro-com).
25.01.2024
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Research,
High Performance Computing,
Press release,
Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC2)
Paderborn University has concluded a purchase agreement with the company pro-com DATENSYSTEME GmbH for the installation of a further HPC system based on the next generation of AMD processors.
Paderborn University prides itself on being a research and educational institution that is open to the world and is committed to teaching free, democratic, and social values. Academia relies on diverse perspectives and international networks. Democracy is the basis for academia. Any attack on fundamental democratic rights is also an attack on academic freedom and vice versa.
As a HRK member university, we stand firmly against hostility towards…
Dr Hagos Nigussie Kahssay from Mekelle University in Ethiopia has been awarded a Georg Forster Research Fellowship for experienced researchers by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and will now be conducting research at Paderborn University for two and a half years.
23.01.2024
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Research,
Press release,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics,
Department of Computer Science,
Theory of Distributed Systems
The CIRPROM research project ("Algorithmic foundations for circuit-based programmable matter"), led by Prof Dr Scheideler, is being funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) with around 350,000 euros until 2027.
Photo (TRR 318): Professors Dr Kevin Tierney (l.) from Bielefeld University and Dr Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo (r.) from Paderborn University are leading the dissertation project on the real-time configuration of algorithms.
With the steadily increasing integration of artificial intelligence into everyday life, it becomes increasingly important to ask how trustworthy these technologies are. The Research Training Group for Trustworthy AI Technology ‘DataNinja’ aims to contribute to this with various projects. One project is the Real-time Configuration of Algorithms with Multi-armed Bandits (EKAmBa).
Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mashiqi): At the New Year's reception, Paderborn University honoured the special achievements of its early career researchers and students.
22.01.2024
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Award Winner,
Festivity,
Press release
Exceptional research topics, outstanding dissertations and particular social commitment – every year, Paderborn University recognises the particular achievements of its students and young research talent. Eleven academics received awards at this year’s New Year’s reception.
Paderborn University celebrated its traditional New Year’s reception on Sunday 21 January with the University Orchestra, an awards ceremony and around 400 guests from the worlds of science, business and politics. During her speech in the auditorium, Professor Birgitt Riegraf looked back over the past year and took advantage of the opportunity to review her term of office as university president.
