CSBME Newsletter

Startup 101 bootcamp
January 15^th - 19^th, 2022

The "Startup 101 bootcamp" will be an intensive five day education for researchers who would like to test the business potential of their projects and learn about the startup fundamentals. Applications are open until the 24^th of December for all employees from the University of Zagreb, University of Ljubljana, Graz University of Technology, and Know-Center.

 

Digitale TU Graz: Let’s talk about!
On January 18^th, 2022 14:00-16:00 the focus is on "Handlungsfeld Verwaltung and Third Mission". „New platforms“ will be presented and you can join the discussion with your ideas and feedbacks as user.
On February 1^st, 2022 14:30-16:30 you will learn more about "Handlungsfeld Digitale Lehre and Forschungsdatenmanagement". Main topic: "Analytic Tools in Teaching and Research".
Register here.

Calling all Master’s students of Computer Science:
Boost your CV with this once-in-a-lifetime experience and graduate from two universities within one study programme!
 

Together with our partner University of Ljubljana, TU Graz offers the possibility to spend at least one semester of your Master’s abroad in order to deepen your expertise and gain international experience. Your Master’s thesis will be supervised by both universities. After your return and graduation, you will receive not one but two certificates: one from TU Graz and one from your host university.

Daniel Skocaj, Associate Professor at the University of Ljubljana, about the Double Degree:
“University of Ljubljana offers many courses from different areas of Computer and Information science that can well complement the study programme of a visiting student. The Double Degree Programme is also a great opportunity to get acquainted with the international research and business environment as well as to establish connections and collaboration with students and researchers during the stay in the pleasant city of Ljubljana.
After finishing the programme, the student is awarded with two master degrees, demonstrating his or her ambition and competence, and serving as a solid foundation of his career path.”

Want to know more?
Information about the application and programme procedure can be found on TU4U.

 

Online expert spotlight: Augmented and Virtual Reality
Johanna Pirker from our Institute of Interactive Systems and Data Science discussed with Markus Karlseder from MINDCONSOLE GmbH about how much Augmented and Virtual Reality are influencing the process of digitization. Spoiler: We have not yet fully exploited the potential for innovation. The next technological leaps will open up even more exciting fields of digitization and application. The online talk took place last september, but in now on Youtube (german).

Jobs
 

University assistant with doctorate at the Institute of Biomedical Imaging (7170/21/006)
Application deadline: January 26^th, 2022
 

University assistant at the Institute for Applied Information Processing and Communications (7050/21/013)
Application deadline: February 06^th, 2022


external:
HCI-/ Usability-/ UX-Engineer: Future Mobility at TH Ingolstadt
University assistant: Driving simulator and VR programming at TH Ingoldstadt
 

Grants, Open Calls
 

Amgen Scholars Programme 2022
ETH Zurich offers 15 - 25 scholarships for a summer research stay within the Amgen Scholars Programme. The programme applies to students studying for a Bachelor’s degree at a European university.The ten-week programme covers nine weeks of intensive research in a state-of-the art laboratory in Zurich or Basel. Working as part of a research team, you will have the opportunity to interact with leading scientists and doctoral students. A closing highlight of the programme is the joint symposium for all European Amgen Scholars in Cambridge, UK.
Please find further details on the ETH Zurich Website.
Apply until February 1^st, 2022.
 

Student Summer Research Fellowship 2022
The program offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to gain their first research experience in an area of their choice. The fellowship provided by the Computer Science Department of ETH Zurich takes place during two summer months (July 01 - August 31) and is open to all students worldwide. Application starts by beginning of November.
Further information on the 2022 programme, application and the admission criteria can be found here.
 

EU: ERC - Stzarting Grant Call - Support for Applicants by FFG
For the open Starting Grant Call (deadline 13.01.2022), the Austrian National Contact Point for ERC offers a review of draft proposals, focusing on structure and lessons learnt from evaluation comments, to complement scientific feedback applicants receive from peers. If you are interested, please send your draft to erc@ffg.at.
Contact person at the TU Graz: Gerald Pichler
 

EU: First Calls under Digital Europe Programme launched
The Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL), with a total budget of €7.59 billion, will help European society and businesses make the most of the digital transformation. It will be implemented mainly through coordinated and strategic co-investment with Member States in the areas of high-performance computing and data processing, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, and advanced digital skills in the private and public sectors.
Contact person at the TU Graz: Gerald Pichler
Deadline: 22.02.2022
 

EU: Horizon Europe Cluster 4 "Digital, Industry & Space": New Calls for Proposals open
Innovative materials, climate-friendly production processes and technologies, Copernicus, "Digital Age" or quantum technology are just some of the almost 80 topics for which projects can currently be submitted in Cluster 4. Attention: Please note the different submission deadlines for the individual topics.
Contact person at the TU Graz: Gerald Pichler

^{Info: Candidates can take the final examination (presentation and oral exam) online via video conference call (e.g. Webex) if all parties involved agree. The requirement of publicity can be ensured as follows: Candidates may distribute the meeting link; requests to participate in the video exam can also be sent by e-mail to the chairperson of the exam commission.}

Christoph Stöckl:
Image Classification with Spiking Convolutional Neural Networks
January 14^th, 13:00 | SR IGI, webex