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Epidemics have immediate and long-term effects on people worldwide. In March 2023, young researchers from Africa and Europe will deepen their understanding of the mathematical fundamentals of infectious disease modeling. [read more]

In the future, master's students from both universities will be able to obtain a master's degree in Data Science at the University of Queensland in addition to their degree in Informatics at TUM. The aim of the double degree programs is to incorporate the strengths of the study programs of the… [read more]

The chair for Human-Centered Technologies for Learning (Prof. Enkelejda Kasneci) offers a course on "AI-assisted writing: the new way to get ahead" as part of the TUM Project Weeks. [read more]

Franconians together with Upper Bavarians, political scientists working with mathematicians, completely different socialization and professional cultures. Is that possible? Can it be fruitful? Students started the experiment. [read more]

Tech Challenge, lectures by founders or Businessplan Basics - Europe's biggest center for entrepreneurship, UnternehmerTUM, offers programs for students in the winter semester. Register now! [read more]

For the eighth time, highly motivated coders gathered at "hackaTUM" to work on exciting future-oriented projects with leading industry partners. [read more]

In two of the most highly respected international subject rankings, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) again achieved outstanding positions. In the THE World University Rankings by Subject, which assesses broad subject groups, TUM is ranked among the world’s top 25 in three areas. In the… [read more]

The European Research Council (ERC) today awarded 37 particularly well-funded Synergy Grants across Europe. One of these interdisciplinary research awards went to Julien Gagneur, Professor of Computational Molecular Medicine, together with researchers from the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology… [read more]

For his committed support of start-ups, Prof. Klaus Diepold, Head of the Chair of Data Processing, has been honored as Unipreneur. TUM was the only university with four representatives at the presentation of the awards, which recognizes outstanding entrepreneurship activities at universities. [read more]

Kristen Kozielski researches how neuroelectrodes can be utilized in the treatment of illnesses such as Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injuries. For this project, she will receive an ERC Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) in 2023. [read more]

A team working with Prof. Oliver Hayden has developed a method for assessing the number and structure of aggregated blood platelets that can potentially help quantify the risk of a severe COVID-19 infection. They have thus identified a predictive biomarker for the seriousness of an infection. This will allow treatment adjustment at an early stage. [read more]

Eleven TUM researchers belong to the world's most frequently cited scientists – including Professor Fabian Theis, holder of the Chair of Mathematical Modelling of Biological Systems. Their names can be found in the latest "Highly Cited Researchers" rankings. [read more]

Hussam Amrouch has developed an AI-ready architecture that is twice as powerful as comparable in-memory computing approaches. As reported in the journal Nature, the professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) applies a new computational paradigm using special circuits known as ferroelectric field effect transistors (FeFETs). Within a few… [read more]

A research team working with Burkhard Rost, professor of bioinformatics, has investigated how the three-finger snake toxin emerged between 50 and 120 million years ago. The results could help with the development of better snakebite treatments and lead to new knowledge for the treatment of illnesses such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension. [read more]

Prof. Robert Wille and his team are already developing the quantum computing software of tomorrow today. In October, they are bringing the who is who of the software community together – for a forum to exchange ideas. In this interview, he explains what the forum is all about and what makes Munich such a unique research location. [read more]