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Stay informed with our latest news and announcements on this page. For more in-depth content, we also encourage visitors to explore our bimonthly STRUCTURES Newsletter magazine, which features a variety of articles, interviews with members, and background information on our latest research and activities.
The STRUCTURES Cluster of Excellence is proud to announce that two of its members, Prof Dr Simon Anders and Dr Dylan Nelson, have been recognized as "Highly Cited Researchers" in the latest international evaluation conducted by the analytics company Clarivate.
The “Highly Cited Researchers” list includes a total of 20 disciplines from the natural, life and social sciences as well as the cross-field category, recognizing researchers with an outstanding track-record of publications across several disciplines. The latest list of highly cited researchers assessed publications between 2012 and 2022. Highly cited publications are those in the top 1% by citations in their respective field and year of publication.
Prof Dr Simon Anders (Biology/Biochemistry):
Prof Dr Simon Anders is heading the Bioinformatics tools for omics data group at BioQuant and ZMBH. Within STRUCTURES, he is part of Comprehensive Project (CP) 3: From Molecules to Cells and Tissue, and involved in Exploratory Project (EP) 9.9: Mathematical modelling and model-based data analysis of structured stem cell systems. His research involves developing computational tools for biologists to analyze and interpret high-throughput assay data, particularly in sequencing, visual exploration of large datasets, and integrating transcriptomics and proteomics in functional genomics and systems medicine.
Dr Dylan Nelson (Astrophysics):
Dr Dylan Nelson is heading the "Computational Galaxy Formation and Evolution" Emmy Noether Junior Research Group at the Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics of the Center for Astrophysics (ZAH) at Heidelberg University. Within STRUCTURES, he is involved in Comprehensive Project (CP) 1: Cosmic Structure Formation. Dylan Nelson's research focus is developing and analyzing theoretical (computational) models of galaxy formation and evolution, with an emphasis on cosmic gas. He is also a leader within the IllustrisTNG Project, and Co-PI of TNG50: next-generation large-volume cosmological magnetohydrodynamical simulations of galaxy and large-scale structure formation and of the TNG-Cluster simulation.
Click on the image to open the poster as PDF.We are happy to announce the next Scientific Machine Learning event “Machine Learning Galore!”, taking place on November 16, 4:30 to 6:00 pm and featuring various lab presentations and science talks:
Machine Learning galore! - Programme:
- Lab presentations:
- Christoph Dieterich, Sandy Engelhardt, Britta Velten
- Science talks:
- Adrian Chan (Dieterich lab): Fingerprinting your RNA - one molecule at a time
- Sven Köhler (Engelhardt lab): 4D Self-Supervised Deep Cardiac Motion Modelling
- Florin Walter (Britta Velten lab): Probabilistic Factor Models for Subcellular Spatial Transcriptomics
To help plan the catering, please register for free until Nov 13 via this webpage.
Scientific Machine Learning is a joint initiative from IWR and STRUCTURES to foster interactions within and development of the local machine learning community. Its portal, http://mlai.uni-heidelberg.de summarizes the many relevant events and news from across campus that would otherwise remain scattered across single institutions or fields. The goal of the initiative aligns with the STRUCTURES Cluster of Excellence's objective of driving research into the fundamental understanding of current and future machine learning, and with IWR’s aim to leverage machine learning to enable the solution of long-standing problems in the natural and life sciences, the engineering sciences, as well as the humanities.
Further information:
- Scientific Machine Learning (MLAI) homepage
- Machine Learning Talks on Campus – Information service and mailing list
- Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR)
We are happy to announce an upcoming Diversity & Awareness event with the title LGBTQ+ in Physics, presented by Wren Vetens (they/them & she/her) from the CMS collaboration. This event will take place on Thursday, October 26 at 15:00 in the Goldenbox of the PI, INF 226.
The presentation is focused on everyday challenges people of the LGBTQ+ community experience and how this influences their work life. Physics attracts a very diverse group of people and all these people have different cultural backgrounds and identities. To be able to work in such an environment, people need to feel safe and respected. At the end of the seminar we will have the possibility to reflect together on the meaning of a welcoming working place and about how awareness could be improved. Snacks and drinks will be served at the end of the event to have the possibility to continue discussing in open way.
For more information on this event, see:
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1309701/
Click on the image to open the Newsletter as PDF.We are happy to present the thirteenth volume of the STRUCTURES Newsletter with the following topics:
- Human Intelligence Meets Artificial Intelligence
- Maria Beatrice Pozzetti Promoted to W3 Professor
- Assignment Flows: New Insights for Deep Learning & Data Analysis
- Invertible Neural Networks: Deep Learning Sheds Light on Cosmic Structures
- From CP6: Visualization of Discontinuous Vector Field Topology
- STEPS Mentoring Winter Semester 2023/24
- A Network Approach to Atomic Spectra
The STRUCTURES Project Management Office is happy to answer questions and to receive feedback.
Jun-Prof Dr Felix JoosWe are delighted to announce that our member Felix Joos has been awarded one of the two prestigious European Prizes in Combinatorics 2023 for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of discrete mathematics. Felix Joos leads the Theoretical Computer Science Group at Institute for Computer Science (IFI), where his research focuses on graphs and hypergraphs, addressing algorithmic, extremal and structural questions, along with problems involving probability theory. His exceptional work on asymptotic decomposition theorems related to the Oberwolfach problem and quasirandom hypergraphs received particular recognition by the jury of the prize.
The European Prize in Combinatorics is a highly distinguished biennial award that honours researchers under the age of 36, and with a connection to Europe, who have made substantial contributions to the field of combinatorics. Established in 2003, the award has a rich history of acknowledging some of the most influential figures in this field, with the recipients chosen by an expert panel of international mathematicians. This year, the jury included Tomasz Luczak from Adam Mickiewicz University, Jaroslav Nesetril from Charles University in Prague, and Emo Welzl from ETH Zurich. The award includes a cash prize of €2,500.
We congratulate Felix Joos on this well-deserved honour and eagerly anticipate his continued excellence in research, which promises to bring further collaborative projects and cooperation.
Further information:
STEPS: The STRUCTURES Training and Education Programme for SuccessThe STRUCTURES STEPS Mentoring Programme is set to kick off a new round of mentor-mentee pairing in the winter term of 2023/2024. Whether you are a first-time participant or have previously been involved, we eagerly anticipate your participation. The programme aims to foster valuable interactions and networking among individuals from diverse professional backgrounds, promoting an atmosphere of openness and mutual learning, while making it easier for participants to engage with others.
Simply apply by filling out the matching form with your preferences and send it via mail to office@structures.uni-heidelberg.de. Any questions? We are happy to help! Find more infos on the STEPS webpage or contact us directly!
The deadline for submission is November 06, 2023
Further information:
We are happy to announce the Mini Symposium: Mathematical Data Science and Optimization taking place Oct 23-24 at Mathematikon Room 5.104 (INF 205). Speakers will be Johannes Maly (University of Munich), Lisa Kreusser (University of Bath), Jakob Zech (Heidelberg University), Diyora Salimova (University of Freiburg), Konstantin Rusch (MIT / ETH Zurich), Johannes Hertrich (TU Berlin), Johannes Wiesel (Carnegie Mellon University) and Caroline Geiersbach (WIAS Berlin).
Abstracts and more details can be found on the MLAI website.