CSBME Newsletter

HabilTalk #6: "Transparency, Privacy, and Fairness in Recommender Systems" by Dominik Kowald
January 14th, 2025 | 6 pm | Showroom, Data House, 136E

Open Day TU Graz
April 24th, 2025 | 09:00 - 16:00 | Inffeldgasse Campus

Grazer Linuxtage 2025
April 25th & 26th, 2025 | Inffeldgasse Campus

TECONOMY Graz: The largest careers fair at TU Graz
May 15th, 2025 | 09:00 - 16:00 | Campus Alte Technik

The PostDocs Office of Uni Graz organizes events that enable postdocs to expand their network and deepen their knowledge and skills:
Science Communication on Social Media | December 19th & 20th, 2024
PostDoc Social Lunch | January 29th, 2025
Scientific Writing: From Blank Page to Finished Paper without Burning Out | February 3rd & 4th, 2025
Public Engagement for PostDocs Vol. 2 | February 5th, 2025
Seminar on Master’s Thesis and PhD Supervision hosted by TU Graz | February 25th & 26th, 2025

Faculty Day 2024 - 20 years of the Faculty of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering
On 2 December 2024, the traditional Faculty Day of CSBME took place in the Aula of TU Graz. This year, the event had a special focus: the 20th anniversary of the Faculty. Here is a photo gallery of the event.

New structure of CSBME
The new structure of the Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering has been approved by the University Council: For a unified appearance, all institutes will have an English name from 2025 to increase international visibility. In addition, a new institute will be founded that will focus on the theory of computer science.

New directors of BioMedTech-Graz
The new directors of BioMedTech-Graz have been announced: Christine Moissl-Eichinger (Med Uni Graz), Martina Schweiger (Uni Graz) and Thomas Pock (TU Graz).

Mind the Gap Award 2024 goes to Thomas Moder 
The 2024 Mind the Gap Award honors Thomas Moder's master's thesis on AI-based voice cloning for people with severe speech impairments.

Vienna’s Smart Traffic Lights Are Now Getting Even Smarter
Under the leadership of Horst Possegger (CGV), Vienna has successfully tested a new generation of smart traffic lights that use advanced deep learning to improve safety and accessibility at crossings.

ERC Synergy Grant Awarded to Gerhard Holzapfel for Advancing Non-Invasive Imaging of Human Tissue Microstructure and Mechanics
Gerhard A. Holzapfel from the Institute of Biomechanics has been awarded an ERC Synergy Grant. Together with the Helmholtz Centre Hereon and ETH Zurich, he and his team will develop an imaging method for the non-invasive determination of the microstructure and mechanical properties of human tissue. 

Professorships

Tenure Track Professor of Machine Learning (m/f/d)

Praktische Informatik und formale Methoden der Informatik

Angewandte Informatik

Academic Staff

PhD Position (m/f/d) in Neuroadaptive Systems and passive BCIs, Group Leader Wriessnegger

Postdoc Position (m/w/d) in AI for Electrochemistry

Universitäts-Projektassistent*in im Bereich Field Robotics

Open positions: Cluster of Excellence "Bilateral AI":

• Post Doc position at the Institute of Software Technology of TU Graz
• PhD position at the Institute of Software Technology of TU Graz

General Staff

Mitarbeiter:in in der Projektkoordination (m/w/d)

Grants, Open Calls

For PhD students: Unite! 3-Minute Thesis Competition
Apply now for the Unite! 3-Minute Thesis Competition, taking place on 26 February 2025 during the XI Unite! Dialogue in Barcelona.

This exciting competition challenges PhDs from all nine Unite! universities to present their research in just three minutes using only two slides. It's a unique opportunity to prove your science communication skills and represent TU Graz on an international stage.

OCG Förderpreis 2025
The prize is awarded for outstanding master theses in the field of computer science, business informatics and their applications. The prize is endowed with 2,000 euros. 

Scholarship David-Herzog-Fund
The David-Herzog-Fond supports the work of scientists, students and artists through four program tracks and is supported by all Styrian universities since it was established in 2005.

Grazer Linuxtage: Call for Participation
The Graz Linuxtage is an annual conference on open source software and hardware. The next Graz Linuxtage will take place on 25 and 26 April 2025 at TU Graz. The Call for Participation is open!

^{Info: Candidates can take the final examination (presentation and oral exam) online via video conference call (e.g. Webex) if all parties involved agree. The requirement of publicity can be ensured as follows: Candidates may distribute the meeting link; requests to participate in the video exam can also be sent by e-mail to the chairperson of the exam commission.}

Hadipour Hossein
Automated Methods in Cryptanalysis and Design of Symmetric-Key Cryptographic Primitives
Monday, 13th January 2025 | room: tba

Kaufmann David
Simulation- and Model-Based Diagnosis: Approaches and Applications in Cyber-Physical Systems
Thursday, 30^th January 2025 | room: SR IML

Henry Corentin
Towards Robust Road Segmentation in Aerial and Satellite Imagery with High- to Low-fidelity Labels
Friday, 31st January 2025 | room: SR ICG