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HITS organizes scientific events throughout the year. Each month, HITS hosts its colloquium series. If you like to receive an invitation, please use this registration form: https://www.h-its.org/registration/

Our research groups offer scientific workshops. Additionally, HITS offers talks and events for the general public in Heidelberg and surroundings.

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HITS Colloquium Victoria Stodden: Verifying Correctness in AI-enabled Scientific Research – a New Frontier

Studio Villa Bosch Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33, Heidelberg, Germany

By Victoria Stodden, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California, USA In the last 10 years colossal cloud infrastructure investments behind the rise of near-ubiquitous global mobile technologies have trickled down to scientific research through innovative infrastructure including cloud compute and storage, I/O tools, data analysis and modeling frameworks, […]

HITS Colloquium Christina Elmer: Synthetic Truthfulness? Learning Systems as a Challenge for Communication and a Transformative Force for Journalism

Studio Villa Bosch Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33, Heidelberg, Germany

  By Christina Elmer, Institute & School of Journalism, TU Dortmund University   AI systems are both promising and unsettling for quality journalism. On the one hand, they open up completely new possibilities – for investigating large amounts of data, utilizing knowledge resources and creating even more efficient workflows. At the same time, they jeopardize […]

Science, Fiction: Uncovering Research Misconduct Without Eroding Trust

Mathematikon Heidelberg University Im Neuenheimer Feld 205, Heidelberg, Germany

From accusations of plagiarism against Harvard's former president to the case of Stanford's Marc Tessier-Lavigne and over to the horrific case of Paolo Macchiarini's plastic windpipes -- scientific misconduct has exploded into the public eye in recent years. How can scientists and journalists cover such cases without undermining trust in the scientific process and our […]

HITS-SIMPLAIX Joint Colloquium Massimiliano Bonomi: Structural and Dynamic Biology with Integrative Approaches

Studio Villa Bosch Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33, Heidelberg, Germany

By Massimiliano Bonomi, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France Understanding the molecular mechanisms by which biological systems carry out their functions is often essential for the rational targeting of associated diseases. In many cases, determining the three- dimensional (3D) structure of these systems provides valuable insights. However, it is often the interplay between structural and dynamical properties […]

16th SIMPLAIX internal project meeting

Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 35, Heidelberg, Germany

The 16th SIMPLAIX internal project meeting will take place at the HITS main building, Alan Turing room.

HITS Colloquium Raphael Hirschi: Predicting the Impact of Massive Stars in the Universe and how to Store Renewable Energy From the Sun on Earth

Studio Villa Bosch Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33, Heidelberg, Germany

  By Raphael Hirschi, Klaus Tschira Guest Professor Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Keele University, UK   In this colloquium, I will start by briefly reviewing the importance of stars in the Universe. I will then discuss how we can re-create stars on computers using a range of simulations using a […]

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