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Papers SEARCHED: Workshop on Epistemic Extensions of Logic Programming

Wolfgang Faber and Michael Morak organize the first Workshop on Epistemic Extensions of Logic Programming, which will be held at the International Conference on Logic Programming in late September 2019 […]

New research project on spreadsheet errors (FWF / iDEOS)

Spreadsheets based on Microsoft Excel are omnipresent in most organizations. Errors in these spreadsheets can however be highly problematic and a number of examples exist where wrong calculations led to […]

Job Announcement: PreDoc Scientist (f/m)

The Department of Applied Informatics (Research Group Adaptive and Networked Production Systems) invites applications for the position of an PreDoc Scientist (f/m) (in German: Universitätsassistent/in) The tasks and responsibilities […]

15th Austrian IT Security Day

On 14 November 2018, the 15th Austrian IT Security Day took place in cooperation with the FH Salzburg at the Urstein campus in Puch/Salzburg. The risk sits BEFORE the screen […]

Job Announcement: We are hiring a University Assistant (Doctoral Student f/m)

The Department of Applied Informatics (Information Systems) invites applications for the position of a

University Assistant (f/m, prae doc)

Duration of employment: 4 years

Job description:

Scientific research with the goal to obtain a doctorate degree (PhD)
Participation in research projects
Teaching and supervision of students
Involvement in administration
Participation in public relations activities of the department and faculty Read more →

Job Announcement: PreDoc Scientist (f/m)

The Department of Applied Informatics (Research Group Adaptive and Networked Production Systems) invites applications for the position of an PreDoc Scientist (f/m) (in German: Universitätsassistent/in) The tasks and responsibilities of […]

Job Announcement: We are hiring an INSTITUTE TECHNICIAN (f/m)

The Department of Applied Informatics (Information Systems) invites applications for the position of an INSTITUTE TECHNICIAN (f/m)! Job description: Technical support and maintenance of the operation of the workstation and […]

Tutors searched!

Tutors searched! The “System Safety Laboratory” is looking for a Tutor for the academic year 2018/2019. Requirements: Laboratory completed No worries about JavaCard (and the students’ problems) English language skills […]

Finding faults in Excel

A familiar situation for many: A large Excel file that includes many sheets, rows and columns – and in the end, the correct result stubbornly refuses to materialize. Troubleshooting can be complicated whenever numerous formulas and references are involved. Patrick Koch is working on the project “Debugging of spreadsheet programs (DEOS)”, funded by the FWF, which aims to simplify the search for errors. He recently received the “ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award” for his publication on this subject.