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ATHENE papers at EMNLP 2025
Five papers by ATHENE researchers have been accepted for presentation at this year's Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP) conference. EMNLP is one of the leading international scientific conferences in the fields of natural language processing and artificial intelligence. Organised annually by the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), it brings together researchers from academia and industry to present the latest results, methods and applications in NLP. EMNLP is considered one of the three most important conferences for research on empirical methods in machine language understanding, including machine learning, language generation and analysis, and deep learning methods for text data.
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ATHENE researchers have developed a roadmap for the confidential diagnosis and treatment of mental illness
Together with scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, ATHENE researchers have published a groundbreaking study in the renowned journal Nature Computational Science. The study shows how artificial intelligence can be used in the field of mental health without compromising patient privacy. The researchers have developed a systematic pipeline for the development of AI systems that can improve diagnostics and therapy while reliably protecting sensitive information.
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Successful submissions at the ACM CCS
Two papers were presented by ATHENE researchers at the renowned ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2025. Ranked A*, the ACM CCS conference is the annual flagship event of the ACM's Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control (SIGSAC). Each year, researchers, practitioners, developers and users of information security from around the world gather to share innovative ideas and findings.
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Finalisten ATHENE UP25@it-sa: Interview with NENNA.AI
The startup NENNA.AI is one of the five finalists in the running for this year's ATHENE Startup Award UP25@it-sa. We met with the startup, which offers an AI privacy infrastructure, for an interview.
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Finalisten ATHENE UP25@it-sa: Interview with infrafon
The startup infrafon is one of the five finalists in the running for this year's ATHENE Startup Award UP25@it-sa. We met with the startup, which offers a smart badge for clinics and other work environments, for an interview.
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