Month: November 2024

Random noise improves performance of AI systems

Noise, i.e., superimposing random fluctuations over signals, generally makes it more difficult to interpret information. Anyone who has tried to follow the news while listening to a radio program with a fuzzy signal knows that from their own experience. However, neural networks actually seem to bene...

Shanghai subject ranking 2024: Faculty of Engineering with Telecommunication Engineering among TOP 50 worldwide

FAU is listed among the 100 most prestigious universities in the world in four subjects. In Germany, FAU even managed to jump into the top 10 in seventeen subjects. A total of more than 5000 universities all over the world were evaluated in the ranking. In Telecommunication Engineering, FAU came ...

Prof. Dr. Matin Mahmoudifard

Humboldt Research Fellow My research areas I am developing novel nanomaterials for the biomedical applications like tissue engineering, biosensing and drug delivery systems. Home University / Research Institute Institute for genetic engineering and biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran Host res...

Removal of old bicycles on campus

Due to limited space, for environmental reasons and to keep escape routes clear, old and discarded bicycles will be removed again at the FAU Campus Erlangen Süd / Faculty of Engineering. This is how it works: Marking: Bicycles that are obviously no longer in use are first marked with barrier...

ARIADNEtechnat: Making women in science visible

‘Make yourself seen’ was the motto of the ARIADNEtechnat kick-off and closing event on 24 October 2024. Prof. Friedlinde Götz-Neunhoeffer, Women's Representative of the Faculty of Sciences, drew a positive balance in her welcoming address: With 25 mentees from the outgoing Doc/Postdoc group and 15 n...

On first name terms with robots

Robots and AI are growing in importance – in industry, services, medicine and in private settings. The Bavarian Research Foundation and a Bavarian consortium from industry will jointly invest almost four million euros in the coming two years in the research consortium FORSocialRobots that is aimed a...

Plaque of Honor of the Separation Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for Professor Matthias Thommes

Honoring outstanding contributions Prof. Matthias Thommes, Head of Institute of Separation Science and Technology at FAU has been distinguished for his outstanding contributions to the fundamentals of adsorption and the characterization of porous materials by the Separation Division of the American...