Can you build the best music recommendation system?

Researchers of TU Dortmund and AAU have recently successfully participated in the KKBOX Music Recommendation Challenge in the context of the WSDM conference. With their learning-based method they could secure the 8th place among over 1,000 teams that registered for the competition on Kaggle.com.

One time for all: Synchronising time in drone swarms

Wherever several clocks tick simultaneously, it is tricky to get them all to display precisely the same time. This can be a challenge for drone swarms that are airborne together. To tackle this problem, young scientist Agata Gniewek is developing new technologies.

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

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

University Assistant (prae doc)

Duration of employment: 4 years

Job description:

  • Scientific research with the goal to obtain a doctorate degree (PhD)
  • Participation in research projects
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1+2+4+8 = Happy 70th Birthday

The numbers 1,2,4 and 8 have a very special significance for the department of Applied Informatics today.
We toast Heinrich C. Mayr, who was born on 1.2.48, to his 70th birthday and wish him all the best. We are looking forward to good cooperation also in the coming years.