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17.01.19

Journalist Prize for Computer Science 2018 awarded at Saarland University

This evening, State Secretary Jürgen Lennartz will present the Journalist Prize for Computer Science awarded by the Saarland State Chancellery. The main prizes in the categories print, radio and television will go to editors of the Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, the Hessischer Rundfunk and the Westdeutscher Rundfunk. The three main prizes are each endowed with 5,000 euros. The Helmholtz Center for Information Security (CISPA) is funding a special prize worth 1,000 euros to Thomas Reintjes for a contribution to Deutschlandfunk.

21.12.18

PhD student at SIC awarded with German Developer Prize for computer game

Felix Klein, PhD student at the Chair of Computer Graphics at Saarland University, was honored with the German Developer Award in the category "Best Indie Game" on December 5th in Cologne for the game "Crosscode" which he conceived and developed. "Indie games", also known as "independent video games", are computer games that were launched on the market without the help of a financially powerful distributor. The German Developer Award is regarded as "the most important award for outstanding achievements in the development of video games from German-speaking countries", according to the organizers of the competition.

Independent Research Groups

A central strategic objective of our cluster is the qualification and promotion of young researchers. Therefore our funding proposal included funding for 20 independent research groups as the single most important budget item. Upon acceptance into the program, successful applicants are given the opportunity for establishing their own research teams, and for carrying out their own research agenda. Each junior research group has its own budget, giving the group complete scientific independence.

All junior research group leaders have been granted the right to independently supervise their own doctoral and master students, and the University Senate has approved a motion to grant junior research group leaders the title of an adjunct assistant professor. The necessary legislation to implement this is under way.