Research

In recognition of her research, FAU doctoral candidate Franziska Schirrmacher has been shortlisted for the AI newcomer of the year award by the German Informatics Society. In an interview, we discussed her research and what she finds so fascinating about artificial intelligence. You can vote for the AI Newcomer 2021 until 7 March 2021.

Influential legal philosophers of the 20th century were just as strongly influenced by neo-Kantianism as the philosophical debates of today. The ‘back to Kant’ school of thought is the focus of research at the Centre for Studies in Neo-Kantianism (CENK) at FAU.

Energy market researchers at FAU, the Vienna University of Economics and Business and the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons, have been investigating which methods are most effective for reducing the carbon dioxide emissions created when generating electricity. They have come to the conclusion that increasing the price of carbon credits is currently considerably more effective than subsidising renewable energy from wind and solar power.

A new call for applications for the young researchers' programme Emerging Talents Initiative (ETI) has just started – the deadline is 3d March 2021.

Established transport systems quickly reach their limits. To relieve the pressure on these systems, the vehicles used for transport must be used in a more intelligent way. The MINOA research training group coordinated by FAU has now launched an international research challenge to find solutions to this problem. The challenge is open to participants from all fields.

The Volkswagen Foundation is funding research at FAU in a number of research areas related to the coronavirus as part of its ‘Corona Crisis and Beyond’ programme. From over 1100 applications received by the Foundation, 100 projects have been selected for funding including five projects at FAU. Each project will receive funding for the duration of 1.5 years which amounts to around 120,000 euros.

Around 90 percent of the population are infected with herpes viruses, often without knowing and mostly without consequences. However, infection with a herpes virus can be life-threatening for babies or people with a weakened immune system. Suitable medication has not yet been developed for treating these patients. A research group at FAU led by Dr. Florian Full wants to change this with a promising new therapy.

Anja Boßerhoff, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at FAU was appointed as the Chair of the Scientific Commission during the winter session of the German Council of Science and Humanities. In her new role, she will advise the federal and state governments on developments in science, humanities and higher education.

FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger discusses artificial intelligence and its potential to revolutionise medicine and our healthcare systems with his guest Prof. Dr. Andreas Maier, head of the Pattern Recognition Lab at FAU.

The Research Data and Research Information Working Group (AGFD) supports researchers at FAU with collecting and storing their research data.