ICS – PhD Presentation – Austrian Computer Science Day

On June 18th, 2021, the 9th edition of the Austrian Computer Science Day (ACSD2021) will occur. The virtual organized event will be hosted by the University of Klagenfurt this year. Part of the program will be the presentation of 17 videos from young experts with subsequent discussions.

One of the selected video presentations will be held by Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Marco Franceschetti. Read more

Job advertisement: Two Predoc Scientists (f/m/d) – Software Engineering Research Group

The Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) of the Department of Informatics Systems is looking for two Predoc Scientists (f/m/d) with a focus on change and change impact analysis and/or automating software engineering tasks. The deadline for submission of the application ends on June 30, 2021. The position is for 4 years and the planned starting date is September 1st, 2021.

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Tracking down hate speech

We are still a long way off from developing artificial life forms that can understand and communicate with humankind on all subjects, according to Michael Wiegand, computer linguist at the Digital Age Research Center (D!ARC) at the University of Klagenfurt. He specialises in the detection of hate speech and tells us what algorithms need to learn in order to reliably recognise insults.

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“I enjoy thinking logically.”

Melanie Siebenhofer likes to delve into complex mental challenges and hunt for the structure that lies behind various problems. The mathematician is currently working on her doctoral thesis which focuses on optimisation.

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