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Cyber crisis simulation exercises prepare hospitals for emergencies
Cyberattacks on hospitals are among the most serious threat scenarios in the healthcare sector – with immediate consequences for patient care and hospital operations. Fraunhofer SIT, one of the organisations participating in ATHENE, has developed realistic cyber crisis simulation exercises specifically for hospitals, which hospital teams can use to practise responding to emergencies.
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Accepted Papers at Eurocrypt 2026
Several papers co-authored by ATHENE researchers were accepted at this year’s Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques, known as Eurocrypt. The conference is one of the most prestigious and influential conferences worldwide in the field of cryptography. It is part of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR)’s “IACR Flagship Conference” series. Leading cryptographers from academia and industry around the world come together to discuss their latest research findings.
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ATHENE researchers are participating in a research project aimed at combating disinformation on video platforms
Video platforms like TikTok are widely used by young people and are therefore an attractive target for disinformation campaigns. These short videos spread extremely quickly, meaning that false or misleading information reaches a young audience, which is increasingly turning away from traditional news channels, in a matter of moments.
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Successful submissions at ACM CHI
ATHENE researchers are presenting their papers at the prestigious ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, known as CHI. CHI is the leading international conference on human-computer interaction and serves as a platform for researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders to share their latest work and ideas and to foster collaboration and innovation in this field.
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Professor Iryna Gurevych will be bringing her expertise to the new Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence
Professor Iryna Gurevych, ATHENE Distinguished Professor and Director of the Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing (UKP) Laboratory at TU Darmstadt, has been appointed a Fellow of the newly established Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence. Her internationally recognised expertise in computational linguistics and artificial intelligence will strengthen an interdisciplinary research network investigating fundamental scientific questions at the intersection of biomedicine and AI.
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Clara Pfeuffer
ATHENE Digital Hub Cybersecurity
ATHENE Digital Hub Cybersecurity