
Anil Ananthaswamy to be “Journalist 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 …

Time and again: “Highly Cited Researcher“ at HITS
For seven years running, computer scientist Alexandros Stamatakis from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) has been named one of …

HITS group leader Anna Wienhard appointed director at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences
The Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig welcomes Anna Wienhard as its new director. Her newly established …

Computational expertise for brain-related research
The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) – has joined EBRAINS as an associate member. EBRAINS is a digital research infrastructure created …

Klaus Tschira Guest Professors at HITS
The Klaus Tschira Guest Professorship Program has started this year. It aims to reach internationally renowned scientists for sabbaticals or extended …

When machines learn for science
Computer scientist Jan Stühmer leads the new HITS research group “Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence” (MLI). He was concurrently appointed …

Issue 3 | 2022
In recent years, hardly any buzzword has become as much a part of everyday human life as “artificial intelligence” – from voice …

SIMPLAIX No 5 – a certain scent of magic
On 15 September afternoon, the 5th SIMPLAIX internal meeting took place at the Studio Villa Bosch in Heidelberg. More than 20 members of …

Up or Down? Nowcasting COVID-19 hospitalisation figures
Outreach talk (in German) by HITS scientist Johannes Bracher on how nowcasting can help predict COVID-19 hospitalisation figures more accurately At …

News from inside the stars
Outreach talk by HITS group leader Saskia Hekker about asteroseismology and how stars sound At the “Open Day” 2022, HITS group leader …