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For Professors, students, employees and friends of the TUM Department of Informatics
Issue 2020/1

Dear members of IN.TUM,

I know, it's Corona time, but to preserve at least a bit of normality, in.tum.quarterly will try to do business as usual.
Across TUM, currently, the big topic is the transition process from our well-known and well-understood departments to that "terra incognita" of the new schools. In our department, a lot of helping hands have joined the adventure to explore that terra incognita, together with colleagues from MA and EI, and to turn it into something we (or our successors) will say about "yes, it was worthwhile!" Among the many questions I hear these days, typically of the kind "will this disappear?", or "will we still have a chance to ...?", I'm missing a very crucial one: What will happen to in.tum.quarterly? To be honest, we forgot to design a working group to deal with that. But it's never too late - the team working on communication will get the task to ensure the bright future of in.tum.quarterly. How should our new TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology (CIT) do without? But, for the time being, enjoy life in our "old world" ...

Cheers,

Hans-Joachim Bungartz
Dean of the Department of Informatics

STUDIES

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I.-G. Farcas is "Best Romanian Student at postgraduate level in Europe 2019"
Only event dedicated to recognizing the merits of Romanian students abroad

RESEARCH

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Google Faculty Research Award for Prof. S. Günnemann and Prof. L. Leal-Taixé
High recognition for cutting-edge research in Machine Learning and Machine Perception

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Prof. A. Knoll got new project
Providentia++: further development of autonomous driving in mixed traffic conditions

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New Research Cluster "Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning"
Prof. M. Nießner is cluster speaker

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R&D Partnership with SAP
European hub for data and information technologies

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ERC Consolidator Grant for Prof. N. Thuerey
Project "SpaTe" awarded

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Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems opened
How can AI applications interact safely with people?

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Prof. M. Nießner and team at the government’s digital retreat
Presentation on "FaceForensics" and "AI developed in Germany"

PERSONALIA

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Prof. T. Neumann received Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2020
Top German Research Foundation award is worth 2.5 million euro

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Prof. J. Giceva joined TUM Informatics
New Professor at the Chair for Data Base Systems

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Prof. B. Brügge received Teaching Award from the Bavarian State
Award recognizes his work as one of the best lecturers at Bavarian universities

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Prof. D. Rückert to receive Humboldt Professorship
5 million Euro endowment for research in the field of AI in medicine

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New Dean of Studies and Vice Dean of Studies since October 2019
Prof. T. Neumann and Prof. H. Räcke have replaced Prof. H. Seidl and Prof. T. Huckle

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New face in Academic Advising
Dr. Sandra Kemler is a new team member

GENERAL

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New edition of "QS World University Rankings by Subject"
TUM Informatics ranks 36 (in Germany: 1)

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Celonis SE receives German President's Award 2019
TUM Start-up was honored for tool "Process Mining"

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THE Subject Ranking 2020: TUM Informatics at rank 18
After rank 26 in 2019 again among the top 20

EVENTS 2020

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CANCELED Studieninfotag
12.03.2020

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CANCELED Master's Day
26.03.2020

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Summer Party
18.06.2020

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Open Doors
24.10.2020

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hackaTUM - Offical Hackathon
20.11. - 24.11.2020

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Day of Informatics and Graduation Ceremony
11.12.2020

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