ChatGPT and its ilk
The rise of large language models and why we should care: talk by Anil Ananthaswamy, science journalist (USA/India), HITS Journalist …
Anil Ananthaswamy named “HITS Journalist in Residence”
The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies gives science journalists the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of computer-based, data-driven science with a …
ERC Advanced Grant for HITS group leader
Friedrich Röpke, head of the Physics of Stellar Objects group at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, has been awarded …
More than just a game: How long can there be life on Earth?
Researchers at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) receive 10,000 Euros in the university competition “Our Universe” for developing a board …
New Scientific Director: Tilmann Gneiting
As of January 2023, Tilmann Gneiting is the new Scientific Director of HITS. As the position of Scientific Director rotates through the …
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 …
European Research: Biodiversity computing in the “hotspot” Crete
Bioinformatician Alexandros Stamatakis (HITS Heidelberg and KIT Karlsruhe) will receive funding of 2.4 million euros from the European Commission for an ERA …
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 …
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 …