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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 30/09/2026
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science kindly invites you to the inaugural lecture of Prof. Dr. Ilija Bogunovic: «Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Pluralistic Post-Training Algorithms for LLM Alignment». 📅 29.10.2026, 16:15 📍 Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Seminar Room 05.002
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 29/09/2026
«WhAI Study» in the Age of AI? Moderated by Bianca Bärlocher and Marc Frick, students and faculty discussed what a meaningful approach to artificial intelligence might look like in their academic studies 👉 dmi.unibas.ch/en/news-even...
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 22/09/2026
Congratulations to Susanna Zimmermann on receiving the Latsis Swiss Science Prize 2026 for her outstanding research in birational geometry! dmi.unibas.ch/en/news-even...
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Susanna Zimmermann awarded the Latsis Swiss Science Prize
The Latsis Swiss Science Prize has been awarded to mathematician Susanna Zimmermann for her pioneering research on the symmetries of geometric spaces, which enabled her to resolve a question in algebr...
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HPC Group @ Uni Basel @dmi-hpc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The #HPC group of @dmi.unibas.ch welcomes all students joining the Foundations of Distributed Systems course (FDS) and the Reproducibility and Performance of Privacy-Enhancing Technologies seminar (RePeT) in the fall semester 2026! We wish you a good semester start! 🚀 @cflorina.bsky.social
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Lecture Foundations of Distributed Systems | Departement Mathematik und Informatik | Universität Basel
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Terence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...
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Declaration — Math and AI
Read the declaration and add your name.
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 14/09/2026
Solving mathematical problems has never been the ultimate goal of mathematics. But what happens when AI turns problem-solving into an end in itself? 👉 mathandai.org #navier-stokes #ai #mathematics #MillenniumPrizeProblem
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Declaration — Math and AI
Read the declaration and add your name.
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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 08/09/2026
Mathematicians at OpenAI announced that a group of 10,000 autonomous AI agents under their direction proved that the Navier-Stokes equations can “blow up,” thus solving one of the six remaining Millennium Prize Problems. The result is not without controversy. www.quantamagazine.org/ai-has-solve...
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AI Has Solved One of Math’s $1 Million Millennium Prize Problems | Quanta Magazine
Mathematicians at OpenAI showed that the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe how fluids flow, can sometimes “blow up.” But the massive result is not without controversy.
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Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) @snsf.ch · 03/09/2026
#Horizons is celebrating its 150th issue with a look back at highlights from 1988 onwards. In addition: Despite being the cornerstone of all knowledge, #BasicResearch often finds itself on shaky ground, both politically and financially. Horizons explores its very foundations: sohub.io/nqn4
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Patrick Schnider @schnpatr.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I recently learned that my research was featured in an article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung on math for cutting pizzas www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/art... It‘s unfortunately paywalled, if you want a copy dm me :)
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Wie man mit Mathematik eine Pizza aufteilt
So teilt man Essen gerecht, auch wenn die Esser unterschiedliche Dinge mögen – oder im Hyperraum unterwegs sind.
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University of Basel @unibas.ch · 24/06/2026
Professor Christophe Piveteau (@christophepiveteau.bsky.social) has been appointed the new assistant professor of theoretical quantum computing. @dmi.unibas.ch 👉 www.unibas.ch/en/News-Even...
Prof. Dr. Christophe Piveteau
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HPC Group @ Uni Basel @dmi-hpc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Great experience at #FantasyBasel 2026. Thanks to everyone who visited us @dmi-hpc.bsky.social and the @dmi.unibas.ch to explore interactive parallel computing experiences with our microCluster: hpc.dmi.unibas.ch/research/mic... Seeing people engage hands-on was a highlight. @cflorina.bsky.social
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 17/06/2026
TRUST, the current CHRONOS project, was awarded to the SPH-EXA team. The project focuses on turbulent mixing in stellar environments to improve the understanding of the striking chemical homogeneity observed in stellar clusters 👉 dmi.unibas.ch/en/news-even...
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Interdisciplinary collaboration builds TRUST
Computational resources are the backbone of world-class research and innovation, and Switzerland is home to one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world: Alps. Currently ranked 8th on the TOP5...
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 09/06/2026
Florina Ciorba, Professor of High Performance Computing at the University of Basel, has been named one of the first honorees of the new SCW75 program by Scientific Computing World 👉 dmi.unibas.ch/en/news-even...
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SCW75 launches to recognise the architects of scientific computing’s new era
The inaugural SCW75 honours the infrastructure leaders, informatics specialists and simulation experts shaping the future of scientific computing.
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 27/05/2026
AI moved from research settings into classrooms almost overnight. Systems that write essays, explain mathematics, generate code or summarize texts are now available to anyone with an internet connection. This makes one thing clear: Education cannot remain the same. shorturl.at/rxKvR
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How is AI changing education, Professor Bogunovic?
AI systems are finding their way into the worlds of education and work. What does this mean for schools and universities? Perspectives from computer science.
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 28/04/2026
Prof. Susanna Zimmermann has been invited to speak at the International Congress of Mathematicians — a major honour. First woman from the University of Basel. A specialist in algebraic geometry. dmi.unibas.ch/en/news-even... #ICM2026 #Mathematics #UniBasel
S. Zimmermann in Basel
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 02/04/2026
We cordially invite you to the inaugural lecture of Prof. Dr. Susanna Zimmermann on the topic of "Birational Symmetries." Refreshments will be served following the lecture.
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 26/03/2026
Students from Kirschgarten Gymnasium Basel visited us to explore what it’s like to study Computer Science in Basel. They met professors, students, and PhD researchers, learned about our program and tried out student-made computer games. Looking forward to the next visit! #CS #FutureStudents
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 04/03/2026
The Swiss team of talented students is raising funds to participate in the 1st European Mathematical Olympiad in Lithuania. Your support will help make this opportunity possible and empower the next generation of mathematical talent. Please consider contributing. wemakeit.com/projects/eur...
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European Math Olympiad – Crowdfunding on wemakeit
The Swiss Math Olympiad brings together the best young talent in the country. With your help, we will participate in the first European Math Olympiad. Our goal: Enabling friendships and winning Gold!
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 04/02/2026
Auch wenn eure Mathe-Noten in der Schule nicht mega waren: trotzdem zuschauen! Denn die beiden Mathematik-Studenten, die Lena besucht, sagen, dass man ihr Fach auch studieren kann, wenn man kein Mathe-Genie ist 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0qI... #mathematik #studium #unibasel #math #unscripted
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Unscripted: zu Besuch im Mathematik-Studium
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HPC Group @ Uni Basel @dmi-hpc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Congratulations to Scott Barcomb for successfully completing his Master project titled "Analyzing Parallelism and Performance in PyTorch". His work sheds light on how #PyTorch hides where #parallelism happens. @dmi.unibas.ch
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 05/01/2026
PhD position in the field of Confidential High Performance Computing for AI in Cancer Care 100%👉 jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell... @dmi-hpc.bsky.social @cflorina.bsky.social #openposition #phdposition #research #cancercare
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Universität Basel: PhD position in the field of Confidential High Performance Computing for AI in Cancer Care 100%
The High Performance Computing (HPC) research group (led by Prof. Florina M. Ciorba) in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Basel (Switzerland) invites applications...
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Patrick Schnider @schnpatr.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
A special treat for my Software Engineering Students at @dmi.unibas.ch: today Michela Schorta and Dominik Berger (organizers of @baselone.bsky.social) gava a guest lecture about agile software development.
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 09/12/2025
Professor Ivan Dokmanić has been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for his research project PHASESHIFT – Phase-Space Foundations for Scientific Machine Learning. The aim is to establish a new foundation for Scientific Machine Learning: dmi.unibas.ch/en/news-even...
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ERC Consolidator Grant for Professor Ivan Dokmanić: New Foundations for Scientific Machine Learning
Professor Ivan Dokmanić from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Basel has been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for his research project PHASESHIFT – P...
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University of Basel @unibas.ch · 03/12/2025
Neural implants can improve people's lives. But what happens when manufacturers stop supporting their own technology? George Kouvas, a researcher at the Institute for Biomedical Ethics @unibas.ch, is investigating the previously underestimated phenomenon of 'neuroabandonment'.
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Help in a technological no-man’s land.
Neural implants improve the lives of many — until the manufacturers stop providing support for their own technology. A researcher in medical ethics from the University of Basel is investigating the pr...
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Patrick Schnider @schnpatr.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
During the semester, the students of my software engineering course at @dmi.unibas.ch created extensions to the open source citation manager JabRef. Today we had the final presentations. I was impressed by their creativity, I saw some really cool features like gamifications and citation graphs.
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 20/11/2025
For our German speaking audience: Welche Gefahren gehen von KI-Spielzeugen aus und wie können Eltern darauf reagieren? Diese und weitere Fragen beantwortet Prof. Isabel Wagner dem SRF in «News Plus»: www.srf.ch/audio/news-p... #KI #Spielzeug #Datenschutz
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KI-Spielzeug im Kinderzimmer: Wie gefährlich ist das?
Erstickungsgefahr gehört zu den grössten Gefahren, die von Spielzeug ausgehen. Doch US-Verbraucherschützer haben nun eine neue Quelle ausgemacht: KI-Spielzeug. Was es so gefährlich macht und wie es Ki...
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 19/11/2025
We invite applications for the position of a Professor in Deep Learning. Applicants are requested to submit their documents to the Faculty of Science at the University of Basel as specified in the job advertisement by 18.12.2025: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 30/10/2025
From Lecture Hall to Research Lab✨Meet Lukas Schmidt, who turned his Bachelor in Computational Sciences into a full-on research role with the SPH-EXA project at @unibas.ch 👉 dmi.unibas.ch/en/news-even... #science #physics #supercomputer #researchjobs
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From Lecture Hall to Research Lab
Lukas Schmidt recently began his Master’s studies in Physics. Before that, he completed a Bachelor’s degree in Computational Sciences, where he soon found his way into research.
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University of Basel @unibas.ch · 29/10/2025
State-of-the-art AI programs can support the development of drugs by predicting how proteins interact with small molecules. However, @unibas.ch researchers have shown that these programs often fail when it comes to new proteins that would be of particular interest for innovative drugs.
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AI models for drug design fail in physics
State-of-the-art AI programs can support the development of drugs by predicting how proteins interact with small molecules. However, researchers at the University of Basel have shown that these progra...
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 15/09/2025
We are taking an innovative step! Our latest member is not a human being, but a #robot named DiMI. The robot opens up new possibilities in research & teaching while also challenging us to rethink the boundaries between humans and machines 👉 dmi.unibas.ch/en/news-even...
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Florina Ciorba @cflorina.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Excited to share our new IEEE Access paper: A Comparative Study of #OpenMP #Scheduling #Algorithm #Selection Strategies We show how combining expert-based & reinforcement learning improves #HPC scheduling, cutting overheads in apps (SPHYNX, STREAM Tri), even beating “Oracle”. tinyurl.com/ExpRLOMP
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A Comparative Study of OpenMP Scheduling Algorithm Selection Strategies
Scientific and data science applications are becoming more complex, with increasingly demanding computational and memory requirements during execution. Modern high performance computing (HPC) systems ...
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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
A new theoretical framework uses spring-block models from physics to describe how deep neural networks learn features, offering insights into data separation and generalization during training. doi.org/g9s5vm
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Using geometry and physics to explain feature learning in deep neural networks
Deep neural networks (DNNs), the machine learning algorithms underpinning the functioning of large language models (LLMs) and other artificial intelligence (AI) models, learn to make accurate predictions by analyzing large amounts of data.
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 12/08/2025
Die @unibas.ch öffnete erneut ihre Türen fürs UniKidsCamp und wir waren dabei🌞In der letzten Sommerferienwoche bekamen Kids der 4.–7. Klasse Einblicke in die Forschung & Programmierung. Highlight: eigene Roboter in Scratch gestalten & animieren: primalogo.dmi.unibas.ch/2025/08/11/d...
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Das UniKidsCamp ist auch 2025 bei uns zu Gast | primaLOGO
primaLOGO - Departement Mathematik und Informatik
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University of Basel @unibas.ch · 24/07/2025
In his doctoral dissertation in psychology, Linus Hany focuses on statistics. As a volunteer, he is committed to helping people who are at risk of being forgotten by the system. In both areas, it’s important to avoid rushing to judgement.
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In Focus: Linus Hany structures data and advocates for honesty in handling it
In his research, Linus Hany focuses on statistics, and as a volunteer, he is committed to helping people who are at risk of being forgotten by the system. It’s important to avoid snap judgments in bot...
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Florina Ciorba @cflorina.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Big congratulations Dr. Thomas Jakobsche on defending your dissertation: “Improving Transparency & Performance of HPC Systems through MODA"! 👏🎓 A great achievement in #HPC #systemsmonitoring, #observability #dataanalytics. @martinschulz.bsky.social @dmi-hpc.bsky.social @dmi.unibas.ch @unibas.ch
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University of Basel @unibas.ch · 17/07/2025
Rahel Arnold blends code and choreography: by day, she develops augmented reality tech at @unibas.ch; by night, she trains on roller skates. Her motto? Fall down, get up — in research and in sport. 🧠🛼 Part of our #InFocus series on early-career researchers. #XR #PhDLife vist.ly/3y7n9
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In Focus: Rahel Arnold enhances mixed realities
As a doctoral student in computer science, Rahel Arnold is working on better integrating multimedia content and augmented reality. Meanwhile, ...
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 14/07/2025
Grant success at @unibas.ch: Prof. Malte Helmert (AI research) shares how he secures major funding - from ERC to SNF and Innosuisse. He discusses his motivation, how he selects grants, key steps in proposal writing, and if AI might one day write proposals for us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaGL...
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Grant Application Experiences – Success Story with Prof. Malte Helmert
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 10/07/2025
Researchers led by Prof. Ivan Dokmanić at @unibas.ch have developed a simple model that captures key features of deep neural networks and helps optimize their parameters. The results were published in the scientific journal “Physical Review Letters”: www.unibas.ch/en/News-Even...
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What a folding ruler can tell us about neural networks
Researchers at the University of Basel have developed mechanical models that can predict how effectively the different layers of a deep neural network transform data. Their results improve our underst...
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 10/07/2025
#Input, #discussion & #freshperspectives at Monte Verità: 30 PhD students & professors from our PhD program Data Science came together for a retreat with guest talks, a Verzasca Valley hike & time for exchange, reflection, and new ideas.
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 03/07/2025
New professorship for AI & foundation models: Dr. Ilija Bogunovic will join the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Basel on 1 September 2025. His research focuses on generative AI, LLMs, foundation models & reinforcement learning. 👉 www.unibas.ch/en/News-Even...
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 01/07/2025
Barbie & Co. könnten demnächst mit ChatGPT sprechen – doch Datenschutz, Spionagepotenzial & die Folgen für die kindliche Fantasie stehen auf dem Prüfstand 👉 www.blick.ch/digital/open...
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KI im Kinderzimmer: Spricht Barbie bald mit ChatGPT?
Soll Barbie mit ChatGPT sprechen? OpenAI und Mattel planen KI-Spielzeug – doch Experten sind alarmiert. Ein ähnliches Spielzeug wurde bereits als «Spionagewerkzeug» eingestuft.
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Departement Klinische Forschung, Universität Basel @dkf.unibas.ch · 25/06/2025
🧠 Stroke research meets AI – and bridges clinic & science. Prof. Mira Katan’s team combines #biomarkers, #AI & multi-OMICS to advance precision medicine in #stroke #prevention. Featuring the MOSES trial & real-world data approaches. 👉 Video & article in German: www.dkforum.ch/post/portrae...
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Porträt Prof. Dr. med. Mira Katan, MSc
«Auf diese Weise schlagen wir bewusst die Brücke von der Grundlagenforschung zur klinischen Umsetzung.»
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 24/06/2025
"The differences are less clear in mathematics: While boys performed better in math on average in 40 of the 81 countries, in the other 41 countries there were either no significant differences, or the girls had the advantage." Read more 👉 www.unibas.ch/en/News-Even...
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Girls are better at languages, boys are better at math — true or false?
The cliché holds that girls have an affinity for languages, boys for technology. Parents and teachers can help to prevent this becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Florina Ciorba @cflorina.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Great turnout at our MS4F #ML Support for the Lifetime of Software minisymposium at #PASC25, co-organized with H. Menon & K. Parasyris! Thanks O. Simsek, E. Vatai, T. Islam & P. Delgado for excellent talks, and the audience for great Qs. Looking forward to ML4SW @ #PASC26! #HPC #AI #ScientificSw
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Florina Ciorba @cflorina.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Excited for our MS5A Breaking #HPC Silos for #Sustainable Development at #PASC25 today Jun 18, 9–11 am, Room 5.0A52. Co-organized w/ M-C. Sawley, M. Girone, M.-G. Giuffreda & me. Speakers: Asal Mehrabi, Hindumathi Palanisamy, Ewa Deelman & Ana Klimovic. #IDEAS4HPC #Sustainability #PASC25
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Florina Ciorba @cflorina.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
#PASC25 kicks off today in Brugg-Windisch! Excited to speak at the MS1G minisymposium (Room 5.2D11) at 11:50 on “Performance & Portability for Sustainable Simulations” with #SPHEXA. Let's discuss #HPC, #portability #sustainability in #ScientificComputing. #UniBasel
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HPC Group @ Uni Basel @dmi-hpc.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
🎤 Excited to present our paper "Scalable Genomic Context Analysis with GCsnap2 on HPC Clusters" today at PASC25. 📍Room 6.0D13, FHNW Campus Brugg-Windisch 📅 17:00, June 16, 2025 📄 Check out the preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2505.02195 @joanampereira.bsky.social @cflorina.bsky.social @dmi.unibas.ch
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An Autonomy Loop for Dynamic HPC Job Time Limit Adjustment
High Performance Computing (HPC) systems rely on fixed user-provided estimates of job time limits. These estimates are often inaccurate, resulting in inefficient resource use and the loss of unsaved w...
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Kanton Basel-Stadt @baselstadt.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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Neue Kampagne: Umgang mit digitalen Medien im Kleinkindalter
Das Gesundheitsdepartement Basel-Stadt lanciert gemeinsam mit Partnerorganisationen eine neue Kampagne: In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Netzwerk Frühbereich Basel-Stadt und dem Erziehungsdepartement Basel-Stadt möchte das Gesundheitsdepartement einen gesunden und verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit digitalen Medien fördern. Der Fokus liegt auf Familien mit Kindern im Kleinkindalter.
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DMI | University of Basel @dmi.unibas.ch · 29/05/2025
FANTASY Basel 2025 here we go! 📍Find us in the Sci-Fi & Space Area in Hall 1.2, booth nr. 307 #computerscience #ai #cybersecurity #highperformancecomputing
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HPC Group @ Uni Basel @dmi-hpc.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
DMI-HPC is ready for FANTASY Basel and showcase parallelism with μ-Cluster! 📍Find us at Booth number 307 in Hall 1.2, Messe Basel 📅 May 29-31, 2025 🤝 Meet students from @dmi.unibas.ch, experience live demos, and dive into the world of #ComputerScience
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