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Here you can find information on current events and news of the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology (CIT).

News for Students

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The student councils honor outstanding lecturers in the subject areas of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Informatics, and Mathematics from the past two semesters. The special feature of these prizes is that they are awarded by the students themselves.

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On July 26, 2024, the graduation ceremony for Bachelors and Masters of the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology took place with more than 2000 guests in the Kulturhalle Zenith. A review with pictures and video.

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TUM students have again given their university an excellent report card. For the CHE University Rankings they rated various aspects of their degree programs. In all of the assessed subject areas the students reported outstanding levels of satisfaction, both with the quality of teaching and the study…

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What does inflation mean? What kinds of saving and investment products are available? Students at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the workshop “Because We Care” to teach young pupils about money management. They visit schools on a voluntary basis to give age-appropriate and…

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With the StudyPlanner, you can easily plan the courses for your math degree program in the summer semester of 2024 and all subsequent semesters. You automatically get a study plan that is individually generated according to your wishes. All rules of your study program are directly satisfied. The…

News from the School

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Niki Kilbertus, Professor of Ethics in Systems Design and Machine Learning, became a member of the Junge Akademie on June 22, 2024. He is one of ten young researchers who have been appointed to the interdisciplinary research platform.

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Prof. Friedrich L. Bauer held the first informatics chair at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). On his 100th birthday, a bust was officially unveiled outside the lecture hall named in his honour in the building of the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology in Garching.

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TUM student Felix T. J. Dietrich has earned one of 350 coveted spots in Apple's Swift Student Challenge 2024. His project: an iPad app to improve financial health. The competition honors innovative projects by student developers worldwide. The Merkur reports.

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The team of the Central Electronics and Information Technology Laboratory (ZEITlab) of the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology receives the TUM Occupational Health and Safety Award 2023 from University Department 6 for its exemplary commitment to occupational health and safety.

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On July 26, 2024, the graduation ceremony for Bachelors and Masters of the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology took place with more than 2000 guests in the Kulturhalle Zenith. A review with pictures and video.

News from Research

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Two talented researchers at TUM have been awarded ERC Starting Grants from the European Research Council (ERC) this year. The EU provides this financial support to scientists who are at an early stage in their careers.

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Global positioning systems (GPS) have become a routine part of everyday life for most people. Until now, however, the minimum number of GPS satellites needed to determine an exact position has remained a matter of conjecture. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Eindhoven…

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Large language models like ChatGPT are trained with data from the internet. But how do we avoid distortions in the models, and how do we ensure that data are protected? Reinhard Heckel, professor for machine learning, takes the time to answer these questions.

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Medical chatbots make hasty diagnoses, do not adhere to guidelines, and would put patients' lives at risk. This is the conclusion reached by a team from the Technical University of Munich. Despite the current shortcomings, the researchers see potential in the technology.

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Chatbot Iris demonstrably improves understanding of programming concepts and complements human explanations: Researchers at the Technical University of Munich have developed the chatbot, which offers computer science students personalized assistance with programming assignments.

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