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HCDS|24 September 2024
project Rescue-Mate successfully presented at annual celebration of the free and hanseatic City of Hamburg

As part of the annual celebration of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the HCDS and the Department of Computer Science were able to present the Rescue-Mate research project to the public at the Hamburg State Representation in Berlin.

Merel Neuheuser, UHH

The project is a successful example of the so-called twin transformation, in which digital and sustainable transformation processes are...

HCDS|23 September 2024
Rescue-Mate @ Hamburg Innovation Summit

The Hamburg Innovation Summit is an excellent platform for showcasing the synergy between academia and practical applications. The example of Rescue-Mate highlights how innovative research can translate into real-world solutions, particularly in critical areas like emergency response. This kind of collaboration is essential for driving forward both technological advancements and societal benefits.

HCDS|17 September 2024
Where do you come from, ChatGPT?

Public evening lecture by Prof. Dr. Chris Biemann (University of Hamburg)

So-called “large language models” such as those in ChatGPT have now become part of our everyday lives. Not only can they understand human language, they can also generate it and have seemingly limitless knowledge at their disposal. But how did the development from simple statistics to (artificially) intelligent systems...

HCDS|16 September 2024
Met.3D v1.13

The HCDS Visual Data Analysis Group is pleased to announce version 1.13 of its open-source research software “Met.3D”, a tool for rapid analysis of atmospheric data by means of interactive 3-D visualization. We presented the software at the beginning of September at the Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society in Barcelona, Spain:

Rautenhaus, M., Fischer, C., Vogt, T., Beckert, A...

HCDS|8 August 2024
GENIAL4KMU

We are pleased to announce the official launch of our GENIAL4KMU project.This project aims to develop an advanced Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) system that effectively makes structured and unstructured data sets usable in companies.

GENIAL4KMU leverages the latest advances in artificial intelligence, particularly large language models (LLMs), to enable small and medium-sized enterprises to...

HCDS|10 July 2024
Prof. Adem Chanie Ali from Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, hosted at HCDS

Prof. Adem Chanie Ali, an Associate Professor of Media and Communications at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, will be hosted at the Hub of Computing and Data Science (HCDS) at Universität Hamburg, Germany, for three months to work on the AI-driven Monitoring of Attitude Polarization in Conflict-Affected Countries for Inclusive Peace Process and Women's Empowerment (AI-MAP) project. This...

HCDS|9 July 2024
INNOVETH: Innovative Health Intervention for Ethiopian Migrant Domestic Workers in the Middle East

We are glad to to announce that the INNOVETH project, titled "Innovative Health Intervention for Migrant Ethiopian Domestic Workers in the Middle East," has been selected for the next phase of funding under the prestigious Transdisciplinary Approaches to Mobility and Global Health joint call for 2024. Among 130 applications, only 23 were granted this opportunity. This collaborative effort involves...

HCDS|5 July 2024
HCDS at the Homecoming Homeport Event

The Hub of Computing and Data Science (HCDS), together with other partners from the University of Hamburg (UHH), participated in this year's Homecoming Homeport Event. Under the motto "DEEPTECH X FUTURE PORTS," AUFBRUCH.Hamburg and homePORT (a brand of HPA) have been hosting the unique "Prototype & Technology Festival" in the Port of Hamburg for the third time since 2022. The event showcased a...

HCDS|5 July 2024
New Name, Same Mission: HCDS is now the Hub of Computing and Data Science

We are excited to announce that we are now the Hub of Computing and Data Science (HCDS). This change reflects our role as digital facilitator in research, our joint growth and evolution while maintaining our core mission: to foster and advance innovative solutions in computing and data science.

The new name highlights our role as a central hub for research, development, and collaboration within...

HCDS|25 June 2024
Talk by Alexandra Diehl on Weather Forecast Communication and Analysisttervorhersagen von Alexandra Diehl

We are excited to announce a guest talk by Alexandra Diehl from the University of Zurich, who will present her latest research on the visualization and communication of weather forecasts. Alexandra is a senior researcher and lecturer in the Multimedia and Visualization group at UZH's Department of Computer Science. Her work focuses on efficient analysis, decision-making, and communication of...