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Prof. Iryna Gurevych becomes a member of the Leopoldina
Prof. Iryna Gurevych from TU Darmstadt has been appointed to the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. This gives her one of the highest scientific honors that a German institution can bestow, as the world's oldest permanently existing academy of natural sciences unites only researchers with outstanding scientific achievements under its roof. With around 1.600 members, it provides independent, science-based political advice on future social issues and represents German science abroad. New members undergo a strict, multi-stage selection process.
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ATHENE position paper calls for data protection precautions
Cybersecurity researchers are often unable to comply with data protection regulations because they do not know before the start of a research activity whether and what personal data they will be processing. Our data protection experts have therefore formulated a proposed addition to the GDPR. Their concern: The legally binding introduction of data protection precautions that take unplanned data access into account.
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ATHENE CEO appointed as Editor-in-Chief of ACM TOPS
The ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security (TOPS), one of the most established and renowned scientific journals in the field of cybersecurity and privacy technology, has appointed ATHENE Director Prof. Michael Waidner as Editor-in-Chief. His term runs from February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2027.
read moreATHENE researcher develops an AI assistant for researchers
The Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing (UKP) Lab led by ATHENE researcher Prof. Iryna Gurevych at TU Darmstadt has received the Amazon University Collaboration Award. As part of the funding, the research team will collaborate with AI researchers from Amazon Alexa in Berlin. Together, they are developing a "virtual research assistant" that helps researchers quickly and reliably close their own knowledge gaps by answering their questions.
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