TU Wien Informatics

If you've missed the guest lecture by Byron Cook — vice president and distinguished scientist at Amazon Web Services (AWS), program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and a professor at the University College London (UCL) — you can now watch the lecture on our YouTube channel: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dBKxA6BC

We’re excited to announce that Anton Varonka and Kazuki Watanabe (National Institute of Informatics) won the Best Student Paper award for their Paper “On Piecewise Affine Reachability with Bellman Operators” at MFCS 2025 🏆! Piecewise affine maps, despite their simple construction, can exhibit highly complex and unpredictable behavior, making it generally impossible to determine whether one point can reach another through repeated application of these maps—a challenge known as the reachability problem, which is undecidable even in two dimensions. In this paper, the authors focus on a significant subclass known as Bellman operators, which originate from Markov decision processes, widely used in decision-making and reinforcement learning. They demonstrate that the reachability problem for Bellman operators is decidable under natural conditions, and in two dimensions, it is always decidable, offering new insights that bridge theoretical complexity with practical applications in AI and dynamic systems. The International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS) conference series is a leading forum for original research across all areas of theoretical computer science. With a history dating back to 1972, MFCS is one of the longest-running and most respected conferences in the field. Congratulations to Anton and Kazuki on this outstanding achievement 🎉! Curious about the authors and the paper? Find out more about them and their research here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ddNQcSSZ #Award #AcademicExcellence #AI 📸 ©️ Nadja Meister

We’re delighted to announce that Eduard Gröller was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Community (VGTC) at this year’s IEEE VIS Conference🏆! The VGTC Lifetime Achievement Award honors researchers whose work has profoundly shaped the field over the course of their careers. It recognizes long-term impact—whether through groundbreaking research, fostering new ideas or collaborations, contributing to the community and education, providing mentorship, or advancing real-world applications. Receiving this award celebrates the lasting influence and depth of Eduard Gröller's contributions, acknowledging his achievements and the enduring impact of his work throughout his career. Eduard Gröller is a Professor and Head of the Research Unit Computer Graphics and leads the Visualization Group at TU Wien Informatics. He earned his PhD from TU Wien in 1993. His research focuses on computer graphics, visualization, and visual computing. Congratulations to Eduard Gröller on this extraordinary achievement! Curious about Eduard Gröller and his research? Find out more: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dwCqD-Ym #Award #AcademicExcellence #VisualComputing 📸 ©️Amélie Chapalain / TU Wien Informatics

Attention all visionaries and problem-solvers! Are you ready to unlock your full potential? If you are looking for new opportunities, this #OpenPosition at Technische Universität Wien could be the next step in your career: 🚀 #SeniorScientist in #SoftwareEngineering Curious to learn more? Check out the details and apply now: https://lnkd.in/dyiEMm2g #TUWien #Hiring #Jobs #Research

We warmly invite you to join us on December 4 for this year's Informatics Awards 🎓! 📅 When? **December 4, 17:00-19:00** 📌 Where? **Technische Universität Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Vienna, TUtheSky** With this ceremony, we celebrate the achievements of our outstanding students across all research areas. We honor the most exceptional master’s student with the Best Master's Thesis Award—along with the first and second runner-ups—and present the Best Dissertation Award for the year’s most remarkable doctoral thesis. We will also recognize the graduates of our Bachelor's with Honors program and the recipients of the Siemens Awards for Excellence. We look forward to celebrating our exceptional students with you 🎉! #Awards #AcademicExcellene #Students #Faculty #Celebration 📸 ©️ Billy Huynh / unsplash.com

Join us on December 3 for this year's Vienna Gödel Lecture with Hartmut Neven, visionary leader of Google Quantum AI! Hartmut Neven will share insights into the latest breakthroughs in quantum computing and machine learning (ML), as well as their far-reaching implications for science, technology, and our understanding of the mind. A visionary in quantum computing and ML, Hartmut Neven leads Google Quantum AI, a lab with the most advanced scientific achievements in quantum computing to date. A dedicated explorer of the frontiers of computing and neuroscience, Hartmut is currently collaborating with external researchers to experimentally test the idea that quantum processes create conscious experience. 📅 When? **December 3, 18:00-19:30** 📌 Where? **Technische Universität Wien, Treistlstraße 3, 1040 Vienna, Informatikhörsaal** Join us for this exceptional event and discover how quantum thinking is redefining the limits of computation and discovery! #QuantumComputing #AI #Google #KurtGödel #ViennaGödelLecture 📸 ©️ GENADIY MURADOV

Join us from December 1-3 for Technische Universität Wien's AI Festival—a three-day celebration of ideas, discovery, and dialogue on the present and future of Artificial Intelligence 🤖! Through talks, panels, and exhibitions, the event offers a unique space for sharing insights, sparking collaboration, and engaging with the questions that will shape our collective future. While the first two days of the festival focus on research and industry, the third day is open to everyone interested in learning more about AI, featuring panel discussions and interactive stations. We're excited to welcome speakers like Pascal Van Hentenryck, Adam Gosztolai, Michael Bronstein, Svitlana Vakulenko, Thomas Eiter, Claudia Plant, Marta Sabou, Kees van Berkel, Markus Schedl, Alexander Pretschner, Gerhard Widmer, Emanuel Sallinger, Stefan Neumann, Stefan Szeider, Stefan Woltran, Julia Neidhardt, and many more. The first two days require registration, while the third day does not and will take place in German. Find out all about the program and our speakers, and register for Day 1 (Research) or Day 2 (Industry): 👉 https://lnkd.in/dJRCiyTd The AI Festival is co-organized by Technische Universität Wien, the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (CAIML), the Cluster of Excellence Bilateral AI (BilAI), which is funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, and the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF), as well as TU Austria. #AI #Festival #PublicOutreach 📸 ©️ local_doctor / stock.adobe.com

**We are hiring!** At the Institute of Computer Engineering of the Faculty of Informatics at Technische Universität Wien, the position of a University Professor (all genders) for the specialist field of “Parallel Computing” with permanent (full-time) contractual employment is expected to be filled as of October 1st, 2026. The open position forms the core of an independent research group for “Parallel Computing” within the Institute of Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Informatics, with the opportunity to also contribute to our well-established collaboration with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. The Faculty of Informatics, one of the eight faculties at the TU Wien, is among the top-ranked faculties of Informatics in Europe, with more than 80 professors at all career levels and a strong focus on research excellence. The main areas of research include Computer Engineering, Logic and Computation, Visual Computing & Human-Centered Technology, as well as Information Systems Engineering. We look forward to your applications! Apply now at TU Wien's Job Portal: 👉 https://lnkd.in/da4BtjuX This professorship position is regulated by § 98 of the 2002 Universities Act (UG), and has been allocated in TU Wien’s development plan to the focal area Information & Communication Technology. #OpenPosition #TUWien #Professor #ParallelComputing 📸 ©️ Jr Korpa / unsplash.com

Attention all visionaries and problem-solvers! Are you ready to unlock your full potential? If you are looking for new opportunities, these #OpenPositions at Technische Universität Wien could be the next step in your career: 🚀 #StudentStaff in #CyberPhysicalSystems 🚀 #SeniorScientist in #DataScience Curious to learn more? Check out the details and apply now: https://lnkd.in/dwQMgadH #TUWien #Hiring #Jobs #Research

Join us on November 18 for the Symposium on Geometry and Computational Design 2025 at Technische Universität Wien! Experience inspiring lectures from leading researchers as they share the latest advances in geometry, computer graphics, computational design, and civil and architectural engineering. Discover cutting-edge research through poster sessions and an exhibition showcasing ongoing research from the Center for Geometry and Computational Design and the Austrian Science Fund FWF Special Research Programme “Advanced Computational Design.” Our heartfelt thanks to our partners, the Universität Innsbruck, Technische Universität Graz, the Austrian Science Fund FWF, and the AdvanceAEC Network, for making this event possible. Interested in the Symposium? Program details: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dSDSSwmq Register now — attendance at the symposium is free of charge: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dQV3RYDZ #Symposium #Geometry #ComputationalDesign 📸 ©️ fei / stock.adobe.com