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Real versus AI-enhanced images depicting explosions at a U.S. military base in Iraq. [Source: X]
The “Seventh Vienna Workshop on High-Dimensional Time Series in Macroeconomics and Finance” was hosted on May 28 and 29, 2026 by the Institute for Advanced Studies Vienna.
The workshop was organized by Manfred Deistler (TU Wien), Leopold Sögner (Institute for Advanced Studies) and Martin Wagner (University of Klagenfurt)
Join OKFN and the UN Big Data Regional Hub to learn about our ongoing experiments integrating AI to public open data portals
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Professor Hermann Einsele wurde am 9. Juni 2026 im Rahmen des 17. Kongresses der International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) in Stockholm mit dem Robert A. Kyle Lifetime Achievement Award der International Myeloma Foundation geehrt. Die International Myeloma Working Group ist ein globales Netzwerk führender Expertinnen und Experten auf diesem Gebiet. Der nach seinem ersten Preisträger benannte Preis würdigt Personen, deren Lebenswerk auf dem Gebiet des Multiplen Myeloms wesentliche Fortschritte in Forschung, Behandlung und Patientenversorgung ermöglicht hat. Wenige Tage zuvor, am 4.
aau/Daniel WaschnigYour opinion matters!
The University of Klagenfurt is conducting a survey among our students in cooperation with Gallup Austria.
The aim is to gather students’ opinions in order to lay the foundations for the further development of our university.
It will take you approximately 7 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
Your answers will, of course, be treated in strict confidence and analysed anonymously.
Please complete the survey by Tuesday, 30 June 2026.
As Co-President, I (Bill Dutton) am delighted to welcome Dr. Yevheniia Polishchuk to The Portulans Institute as a Fellow. We look forward to her contributions to our Ukraine Case Studies, and to the Institute’s ongoing commitment to supporting the Ukrainian Science Diaspora, which Dr. Polishchuk co-founded.
Die Debatte über ein mögliches Social-Media-Verbot für Kinder und Jugendliche wird derzeit intensiv geführt. Ein im Mai veröffentlichter Policy Brief des bidt liefert dazu repräsentative Befragungsdaten und zeigt, wie Menschen in Deutschland ein solches Verbot bewerten. Damit bringt das bidt empirische Evidenz in eine Diskussion ein, in der Fragen des Jugendschutzes, der digitalen Teilhabe und der Verantwortung von Plattformen eng miteinander verwoben sind.
Univ.-Prof. Martin Pinzger has been honored with the title of ACM Senior Member. The ACM Senior Member Committee presented Univ.-Prof. Pinzger with the ACM Senior Member certificate and pin. His name will also be published on the ACM Senior Member page at https://awards.acm.org/senior-members/award-winners.
The introduction of Digital Tribulations, a series of intellectual interviews on the developments of digital sovereignty in Latin America, can be read here.
Strengthening resilience against shocks and crises is a key strategic goal for Europe. Technological sovereignty and a reliable energy supply are decisive factors in withstanding geopolitical tensions and economic pressures, thereby securing freedom, competitiveness, and sustainability for the people of Europe. By funding the competence centre ‘Autonomic Resilience in Dynamic Networked Systems’ (ARC for short), the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is laying the foundation for a leading centre for collaborative research and the innovation of resilient systems.
