
Season’s Greetings!
Another year is drawing to a close and once again, it has been an eventful time at HITS. In April the …

Andreas Reuter appointed 2019 ACM Fellow
Andreas Reuter, former Managing Director of HITS, has been named as “2019 ACM Fellow” by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He …

Distinction for Anna Wienhard
Anna Wienhard, group leader at HITS and professor at the Mathematical Institute of Heidelberg University, has been elected ordinary member of …

No. 37 | 12-2019
Next year, HITS will be ten years – a time to celebrate! To mark the occasion we have planned several special events …

The best of both worlds
KIMMDY is born! A new simulation scheme combining Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations with Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) enables bond scissions in …

HITS researcher Michael Strube is Fellow of the ACL
Michael Strube, leader of the Natural Language Processing group at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), has been appointed Fellow …

Siobhan Roberts and Carl Smith to be “Journalists in Residence” at HITS
The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies gives science journalists the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of computer-based, data-driven science with a …

From Brazil to Germany: Challenges and Advantages
An Interview with HITS researcher Ariane Nunes-Alves about her experiences in Brazil and Germany. You were born and raised in Sã…

Again: “Highly Cited Researcher” at HITS
HITS scientist Alexandros Stamatakis belongs to the most cited researchers worldwide, according to this year’s “Highly Cited Researchers” ranking by …

The way of making memories
Human beings live and learn and this usually happens through experience and environmental interactions. But how does the brain translate information …