Computer Sciences

14. November 2023

Materials for the energy transition

Supercomputer, Schrödinger and the energy revolution

How can we sustainably scale up the production of hydrogen and synthetic fuels for the post-fossil energy world? Advances in materials science could hold the key. Physicist Georg Kresse and his team use computer simulations to enable the necessary breakthroughs.

20. September 2023

AI ethics

Why we need global governance frameworks for artificial intelligence

An interdisciplinary body of experts, including three academics affiliated with the University of Vienna, supports Austria in the implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. Rudolphina asked them why AI governance requires a global approach and which possibilities and risks this entails.

19. January 2023

Digital Humanities

Who wrote Byzantine history?

Tara Andrews from the University of Vienna is re-evaluating the history of the Byzantine Empire. By digging for overlooked sources in archives and employing digital tools, she is adding multiple perspectives to the eventful history of the 11th century.

5. May 2021

Presenting... Physicist Valeria Saggio

Using quantum physics for machine learning

Valeria Saggio, doctoral candidate at the Vienna Doctoral School in Physics, investigates the bridge between quantum physics and artificial intelligence. Her team was able to demonstrate that the learning time of agents can be reduced when quantum physics is used in the machine learning protocol.