{"id":3196,"date":"2026-07-21T13:32:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/?page_id=3196"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:32:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:32:36","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"fau-list-item wp-block-fau-elemental-fau-teaser-grid\" id=\"fau-teaser-grid-6fef4a88\" aria-label=\"Content grid\" role=\"region\" data-grid-id=\"fau-teaser-grid-6fef4a88\" data-custom-block-id=\"fau-teaser-grid-6fef4a88\" data-variant=\"post\" data-category=\"0\" data-tags=\"\" data-author=\"0\" data-year=\"0\" data-month=\"0\" data-day=\"0\" data-posts-per-page=\"12\" data-display-style=\"teaser-grid\" data-teaser-layout=\"3m\" data-order-by=\"date\" data-order=\"DESC\" data-heading-level=\"h4\" data-show-pagination=\"false\" data-pagination-type=\"numbers\" data-nonce=\"6196a02da4\" data-current-page=\"1\"><ul class=\"fau-teaser-grid teaser-grid layout-3m\" aria-label=\"Content items\" data-variant=\"post\"><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/06\/28\/best-paper-award-at-isc-2026-researching-the-energy-efficiency-of-next-gen-arithmetic\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/06\/28\/best-paper-award-at-isc-2026-researching-the-energy-efficiency-of-next-gen-arithmetic\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-3179\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/07\/eesp-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Best Paper Award at ISC 2026: Researching the Energy Efficiency of Next-Gen Arithmetic\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/07\/eesp-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/07\/eesp-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/07\/eesp-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/07\/eesp-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/07\/eesp.png 1920w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-28 15:46:25\"><span class=\"date-day\">28<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">JUN 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">News<\/span><h4 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-3179\">Best Paper Award at ISC 2026: Researching the Energy Efficiency of Next-Gen Arithmetic<\/h4><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Thomas Schl\u00f6gl&nbsp;and his supervised student&nbsp;Tuan Huy Do&nbsp;have been honored with the&nbsp;Best Paper Award&nbsp;at the 2nd International EESP Workshop (Energy Efficiency with Sustainable Performance) during this year\u2019s International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) in Hamburg. Their award-winning paper,&nbsp;\u201eEnergy Consumption Comparison of Conjugate Gradient Method using Posit Arithmetic and IEEE Floating Point,\u201c&nbsp;addresses the \u201epower wall\u201c in high-performance computing. While [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Thomas Schl\u00f6gl&nbsp;and his supervised student&nbsp;Tuan Huy Do&nbsp;have been honored with the&nbsp;Best Paper Award&nbsp;at the 2nd International EESP Workshop (Energy Efficiency with Sustainable Performance) during this year\u2019s International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) in Hamburg. Their award-winning paper,&nbsp;\u201eEnergy Consumption Comparison of Conjugate Gradient Method using Posit Arithmetic and IEEE Floating Point,\u201c&nbsp;addresses the \u201epower wall\u201c in high-performance computing. While [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Best Paper Award at ISC 2026: Researching the Energy Efficiency of Next-Gen Arithmetic<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/06\/18\/cybersecurity-for-critical-infrastructure\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/06\/18\/cybersecurity-for-critical-infrastructure\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-3136\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/FAUinsights_Cybersec_CritIInf-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/FAUinsights_Cybersec_CritIInf-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/FAUinsights_Cybersec_CritIInf-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/FAUinsights_Cybersec_CritIInf-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/FAUinsights_Cybersec_CritIInf-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/FAUinsights_Cybersec_CritIInf.png 1920w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-18 09:03:26\"><span class=\"date-day\">18<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">JUN 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">News<\/span><h4 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-3136\">Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure<\/h4><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">When Networks Take Center Stage: How Networked Systems Secure Critical Infrastructure What happens if it\u2019s not the home Wi-Fi router that fails, but rather the communications infrastructure that hospitals, energy providers, and emergency services rely on? This question was the focus of a FAUinsight event, where ESI member Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norman Franchi and Felix Winter\u2014moderated [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">When Networks Take Center Stage: How Networked Systems Secure Critical Infrastructure What happens if it\u2019s not the home Wi-Fi router that fails, but rather the communications infrastructure that hospitals, energy providers, and emergency services rely on? This question was the focus of a FAUinsight event, where ESI member Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norman Franchi and Felix Winter\u2014moderated [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/06\/01\/erfolg-in-der-dfg-auswahlrunde-neues-graduiertenkolleg-an-der-fau\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/06\/01\/erfolg-in-der-dfg-auswahlrunde-neues-graduiertenkolleg-an-der-fau\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-3171\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/coHu-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"FAU Secures DFG Funding for New Research Training Group \u201ccoHu\u201d\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/coHu-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/coHu-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/coHu-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/coHu-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/coHu.png 1920w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-01 15:50:37\"><span class=\"date-day\">01<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">JUN 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">News<\/span><h4 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-3171\">FAU Secures DFG Funding for New Research Training Group \u201ccoHu\u201d<\/h4><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">The Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg (FAU) is celebrating a major achievement: the German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the new Research Training Group 3222 \u201cHuman-in-the-Loop Co-Design of human-system interaction (coHu)\u201d. The Research Training Group investigates userfriendly human-system interfaces with the goal of designing technology that is intuitive, safe, and reliable. To achieve this, [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">The Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg (FAU) is celebrating a major achievement: the German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the new Research Training Group 3222 \u201cHuman-in-the-Loop Co-Design of human-system interaction (coHu)\u201d. The Research Training Group investigates userfriendly human-system interfaces with the goal of designing technology that is intuitive, safe, and reliable. To achieve this, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about FAU Secures DFG Funding for New Research Training Group \u201ccoHu\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/05\/15\/rueckblick-embedded-talk-neuromorphic-hardware\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/05\/15\/rueckblick-embedded-talk-neuromorphic-hardware\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-3125\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/2026_05_13_Embedded_Talk-1-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Review Embedded Talk &#8220;Neuromorphic Hardware&#8221;\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/2026_05_13_Embedded_Talk-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/2026_05_13_Embedded_Talk-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/2026_05_13_Embedded_Talk-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/2026_05_13_Embedded_Talk-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/2026_05_13_Embedded_Talk-1-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/2026_05_13_Embedded_Talk-1.jpg 2000w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-15 16:28:48\"><span class=\"date-day\">15<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">MAY 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">News<\/span><h4 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-3125\">Review Embedded Talk &#8220;Neuromorphic Hardware&#8221;<\/h4><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">On the occasion of the 20th Embedded Talks, a highly interesting and practice-oriented discussion on the topic of &#8220;Neuromorphic Hardware&#8221; took place on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Josephs in Nuremberg&#8217;s city center. Approximately 40 researchers, developers, and students from universities, research institutes, and industrial companies participated in the event and exchanged ideas about the [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">On the occasion of the 20th Embedded Talks, a highly interesting and practice-oriented discussion on the topic of &#8220;Neuromorphic Hardware&#8221; took place on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Josephs in Nuremberg&#8217;s city center. Approximately 40 researchers, developers, and students from universities, research institutes, and industrial companies participated in the event and exchanged ideas about the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Review Embedded Talk &#8220;Neuromorphic Hardware&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/05\/13\/ece-karadag-nominated-for-schnieder-award-junge-macherin-2026\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/05\/13\/ece-karadag-nominated-for-schnieder-award-junge-macherin-2026\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-3149\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/JungeMacherin2026-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Ece Karadag nominated for Schnieder Award &#8220;JUNGE MACHERIN 2026&#8221;\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/JungeMacherin2026-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/JungeMacherin2026-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/JungeMacherin2026-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/JungeMacherin2026-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/JungeMacherin2026.png 1920w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-13 11:03:45\"><span class=\"date-day\">13<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">MAY 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">News<\/span><h4 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-3149\">Ece Karadag nominated for Schnieder Award &#8220;JUNGE MACHERIN 2026&#8221;<\/h4><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Ece Karadag, research assistant at the Chair of Manufacturing Automation and Production Systems (FAPS) headed by ESI member Prof. Dr.-Ing. J\u00f6rg Franke, has been nominated for the prestigious Schnieder Prize for Young Women in Science 2026. Following the completion of her successful master\u2019s thesis, Ece Karadag was nominated for the award by the FAPS Department. [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Ece Karadag, research assistant at the Chair of Manufacturing Automation and Production Systems (FAPS) headed by ESI member Prof. Dr.-Ing. J\u00f6rg Franke, has been nominated for the prestigious Schnieder Prize for Young Women in Science 2026. Following the completion of her successful master\u2019s thesis, Ece Karadag was nominated for the award by the FAPS Department. [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Ece Karadag nominated for Schnieder Award &#8220;JUNGE MACHERIN 2026&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/05\/07\/sparc-member-lennart-karstensen-receives-anton-fink-wissenschaftspreis-fur-kunstliche-intelligenz-2026\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/05\/07\/sparc-member-lennart-karstensen-receives-anton-fink-wissenschaftspreis-fur-kunstliche-intelligenz-2026\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-3142\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/AF_PRize-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"SPARC Member Lennart Karstensen Receives Anton Fink Wissenschaftspreis f\u00fcr K\u00fcnstliche Intelligenz 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/AF_PRize-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/AF_PRize-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/AF_PRize-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/AF_PRize-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/AF_PRize.png 1920w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-07 10:35:26\"><span class=\"date-day\">07<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">MAY 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">News<\/span><h4 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-3142\">SPARC Member Lennart Karstensen Receives Anton Fink Wissenschaftspreis f\u00fcr K\u00fcnstliche Intelligenz 2026<\/h4><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">SPARC member Dr. Lennart Karstensen has been awarded the Anton Fink Wissenschaftspreis f\u00fcr K\u00fcnstliche Intelligenz 2026, together with Caroline Haslebacher. The prize, endowed with 10.000 Euro, is awarded by the Technische Hochschule Deggendorf to individuals whose doctoral research makes groundbreaking contributions in the field of artificial intelligence. Dr. Karstensen\u2019s doctoral thesis focused on simulation-based control [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">SPARC member Dr. Lennart Karstensen has been awarded the Anton Fink Wissenschaftspreis f\u00fcr K\u00fcnstliche Intelligenz 2026, together with Caroline Haslebacher. The prize, endowed with 10.000 Euro, is awarded by the Technische Hochschule Deggendorf to individuals whose doctoral research makes groundbreaking contributions in the field of artificial intelligence. Dr. Karstensen\u2019s doctoral thesis focused on simulation-based control [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about SPARC Member Lennart Karstensen Receives Anton Fink Wissenschaftspreis f\u00fcr K\u00fcnstliche Intelligenz 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/05\/05\/lars-ullrich-awarded-prostep-ivip-scientific-award-for-doctoral-thesis\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/05\/05\/lars-ullrich-awarded-prostep-ivip-scientific-award-for-doctoral-thesis\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-3092\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/ullrichphdawardd26-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Lars Ullrich Awarded prostep ivip Scientific Award for Doctoral Thesis\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/ullrichphdawardd26-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/ullrichphdawardd26-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/ullrichphdawardd26-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/ullrichphdawardd26-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/ullrichphdawardd26-60x34.png 60w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/ullrichphdawardd26.png 1920w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-05 10:06:17\"><span class=\"date-day\">05<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">MAY 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">News<\/span><h4 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-3092\">Lars Ullrich Awarded prostep ivip Scientific Award for Doctoral Thesis<\/h4><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">On the occasion of the prostep ivip Symposium at Kap Europa, Frankfurt am Main (April 14\u201315, 2026), Lars Ullrich, senior researcher at the Chair of Automatic Control, was awarded the\u00a0prostep ivip Scientific Award\u00a0for his doctoral thesis \u201cTowards Intelligent, Safe, and Scalable Autonomy: A Study Driven by Trajectory Planning for Automated Vehicles.\u201d\u00a0The award was presented within [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">On the occasion of the prostep ivip Symposium at Kap Europa, Frankfurt am Main (April 14\u201315, 2026), Lars Ullrich, senior researcher at the Chair of Automatic Control, was awarded the\u00a0prostep ivip Scientific Award\u00a0for his doctoral thesis \u201cTowards Intelligent, Safe, and Scalable Autonomy: A Study Driven by Trajectory Planning for Automated Vehicles.\u201d\u00a0The award was presented within [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Lars Ullrich Awarded prostep ivip Scientific Award for Doctoral Thesis<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/04\/29\/best-presentation-award-for-paul-wolff\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/04\/29\/best-presentation-award-for-paul-wolff\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-3086\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/molcomaward26-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Best Presentation Award for Paul Wolff\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/molcomaward26-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/molcomaward26-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/molcomaward26-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/molcomaward26-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/molcomaward26-60x34.png 60w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/molcomaward26.png 1920w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-29 09:54:05\"><span class=\"date-day\">29<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">APR 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">News<\/span><h4 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-3086\">Best Presentation Award for Paul Wolff<\/h4><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">For the presentation of the paper titled \u201cThe Potential of Spatially Detecting SPIONs Using Multiple Sensor Coils\u201d by P. Wolff, L.C.P. Wille, S. Lyer, and J. Kirchner at the 10th Workshop on Molecular Communication, Paul Wolff was awarded the prize for the best presentation of the entire workshop. You will find further information on the [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">For the presentation of the paper titled \u201cThe Potential of Spatially Detecting SPIONs Using Multiple Sensor Coils\u201d by P. Wolff, L.C.P. Wille, S. Lyer, and J. Kirchner at the 10th Workshop on Molecular Communication, Paul Wolff was awarded the prize for the best presentation of the entire workshop. You will find further information on the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Best Presentation Award for Paul Wolff<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/04\/28\/faps-bringt-tensefm-in-das-bayerische-ki-basismodell-ein\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/04\/28\/faps-bringt-tensefm-in-das-bayerische-ki-basismodell-ein\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-3154\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/TenseFM-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"FAPS Integrates TenseFM into the Bavarian AI Base Model\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/TenseFM-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/TenseFM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/TenseFM-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/TenseFM-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/TenseFM.png 1920w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-28 11:14:16\"><span class=\"date-day\">28<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">APR 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">News<\/span><h4 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-3154\">FAPS Integrates TenseFM into the Bavarian AI Base Model<\/h4><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">With the official approval of the Bavarian AI base model and the Blue Swan platform, the FAPS Chair is part of a Bavaria-wide research consortium dedicated to developing an AI base model that is unique in Europe. Together with researchers from across Bavaria, FAPS is working to lay new foundations for powerful, trustworthy, and open [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">With the official approval of the Bavarian AI base model and the Blue Swan platform, the FAPS Chair is part of a Bavaria-wide research consortium dedicated to developing an AI base model that is unique in Europe. Together with researchers from across Bavaria, FAPS is working to lay new foundations for powerful, trustworthy, and open [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about FAPS Integrates TenseFM into the Bavarian AI Base Model<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/04\/24\/staatsminister-joachim-herrmann-zu-besuch-am-lehrstuhl-faps-erlangen\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/04\/24\/staatsminister-joachim-herrmann-zu-besuch-am-lehrstuhl-faps-erlangen\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-3159\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/2026_FAPS_Hermann-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Minister of State Joachim Herrmann Visits the FAPS Chair in Erlangen\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/2026_FAPS_Hermann-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/2026_FAPS_Hermann-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/2026_FAPS_Hermann-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/2026_FAPS_Hermann-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/2026_FAPS_Hermann.png 1920w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-24 11:22:28\"><span class=\"date-day\">24<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">APR 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">News<\/span><h4 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-3159\">Minister of State Joachim Herrmann Visits the FAPS Chair in Erlangen<\/h4><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">On April 24, 2026, Minister of State Joachim Herrmann, Member of the Bavarian State Parliament and Bavarian Minister of the Interior, Sports, and Integration, visited the FAPS research laboratory in Erlangen. At the invitation of ESI- member Prof. J\u00f6rg Franke and Prof. Florian Risch, he learned about current progress in inductive power transfer as well [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">On April 24, 2026, Minister of State Joachim Herrmann, Member of the Bavarian State Parliament and Bavarian Minister of the Interior, Sports, and Integration, visited the FAPS research laboratory in Erlangen. At the invitation of ESI- member Prof. J\u00f6rg Franke and Prof. Florian Risch, he learned about current progress in inductive power transfer as well [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Minister of State Joachim Herrmann Visits the FAPS Chair in Erlangen<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/04\/02\/forsocialrobots-im-bionicum-nuernberg\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/04\/02\/forsocialrobots-im-bionicum-nuernberg\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-3165\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/2026_FORSocialRobots_Bionikum-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"FORSocialRobots at Bionicum N\u00fcrnberg\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/2026_FORSocialRobots_Bionikum-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/2026_FORSocialRobots_Bionikum-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/2026_FORSocialRobots_Bionikum-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/2026_FORSocialRobots_Bionikum-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/2026_FORSocialRobots_Bionikum.png 1920w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-02 11:35:14\"><span class=\"date-day\">02<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">APR 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">News<\/span><h4 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-3165\">FORSocialRobots at Bionicum N\u00fcrnberg<\/h4><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">From March 30 to April 2, 2026, the FAPS Chair, led by ESI member Prof. Dr.-Ing. J\u00f6rg Franke, was once again a guest at the Bionicum in Nuremberg\u2019s Tiergarten, where he provided fascinating insights into his research on social robots. As part of several studies, the team examined perceptions of humanoid robots\u2014including acceptance, uncanniness, and [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">From March 30 to April 2, 2026, the FAPS Chair, led by ESI member Prof. Dr.-Ing. J\u00f6rg Franke, was once again a guest at the Bionicum in Nuremberg\u2019s Tiergarten, where he provided fascinating insights into his research on social robots. As part of several studies, the team examined perceptions of humanoid robots\u2014including acceptance, uncanniness, and [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about FORSocialRobots at Bionicum N\u00fcrnberg<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/04\/01\/bionik-bmftr-start-interaktiv-project\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/en\/2026\/04\/01\/bionik-bmftr-start-interaktiv-project\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-3099\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/bionik-768x511.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"BIONIK | BMFTR START-Interaktiv Project\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/bionik-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/bionik-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/bionik-1024x681.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/bionik-60x40.png 60w, https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/bionik.png 1091w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-01 10:15:01\"><span class=\"date-day\">01<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">APR 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">News<\/span><h4 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-3099\">BIONIK | BMFTR START-Interaktiv Project<\/h4><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">As of April 1, 2026, the\u00a0BIONIK\u00a0project officially launches as part of the BMFTR-funded START-Interaktiv program. With a total funding volume of 0.96 million Euros over three years, BIONIK brings together interdisciplinary expertise in a joint effort of the NSquarad Lab with the\u00a0Institute of Factory Automation and Production Systems (FAPS)\u00a0at\u00a0Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg. You will find further information [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">As of April 1, 2026, the\u00a0BIONIK\u00a0project officially launches as part of the BMFTR-funded START-Interaktiv program. With a total funding volume of 0.96 million Euros over three years, BIONIK brings together interdisciplinary expertise in a joint effort of the NSquarad Lab with the\u00a0Institute of Factory Automation and Production Systems (FAPS)\u00a0at\u00a0Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg. You will find further information [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about BIONIK | BMFTR START-Interaktiv Project<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":911,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_rrze_cache":"enabled","_rrze_multilang_single_locale":"en_US","_rrze_multilang_single_source":"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/?page_id=3194","_faue_teaser_image_id":0,"footnotes":""},"page_category":[],"page_tag":[],"class_list":["post-3196","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","en-US"],"faue_teaser_image_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/911"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3196"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3198,"href":"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3196\/revisions\/3198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"page_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page_category?post=3196"},{"taxonomy":"page_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esi.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page_tag?post=3196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}