Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University

𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐒 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 2026 🌿 This year’s department retreat brought together our scientific and administrative staff for discussions, collaboration, and new ideas across the department. Over the two days, we focused on topics such as: 🔹 new research connections and ideas during research speed dating 🔹 how internationalisation shapes workplace culture and collaboration 🔹 aligning teaching across our bachelor programmes to strengthen the student journey 🔹 student engagement, wellbeing, and learning initiatives 🔹 and how research can become products, startups, and real-world impact One thing was clear throughout the retreat: our department is driven by people who care deeply about research, teaching, innovation! A big thank you to our organisers Peter Scholl, Peyman Afshani, Jean Pichon-Pharabod, Michael Wessely, Lene Hjøllund and Mette Sørensen - and everyone who hosted sessions, contributed ideas, and helped make the retreat both productive and enjoyable. We also want to send a special thanks to our external guests Jakob Pagter from Blockdaemon and Karsten Bubber Outzen from Kitchen, Aarhus Universitet for sharing insights on bringing research ideas to market. Now we head back home with new ideas, connections, and initiatives to work on 🚀 #ComputerScience 

𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 🎓 On Friday, May 29th, Amalie Brogaard Pauli will defend her PhD thesis Persuasive Language and Style in Text: Reliability, Validity, and Efficiency, supervised by Professor Ira Assent. During this PhD project, Amalie studied how to measure and evaluate style-related aspects of text, particularly in text generated by artificial intelligence. With the rapid development and increasing use of large language models, such as chatbots, it has become important to assess not only the information these systems generate, but also how it is expressed, for example, whether the text contains persuasive language. Her findings contribute to a better understanding of how to evaluate nuanced and subjective aspects of AI-generated text. This is important for developing trustworthy AI systems. Good luck, Amalie! We wish you all the best for your defence – and for the future 🌟 hashtag#computerscience hashtag#PhDDefence

𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐤𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐝, 𝐀𝐈, 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢 På Folkemødet 2026 deltager flere forskere fra instituttet i en række debatter om nogle af de største digitale spørgsmål i vores samfund lige nu. 🔹 Ivan Damgård om cybersikkerhed og beskyttelse af vores digitale kommunikation 🔹 Kasper Green Larsen om AI’s betydning for hverdagen, og om AI-svindel, misinformation og demokrati 🔹 Kaj Grønbæk om dual-use teknologi og hvorfor du nogen gange skal tælle til ti før du klikker Vi ser frem til spændende snakke med blandt andre Rebecca Adler-Nissen, Michael Bang Petersen, Anja Bechmann, Stinus Lindgreen, Marcus Fich, Jens Myrup Pedersen og mange flere stærke profiler fra forskning, erhvervsliv og samfundsdebat. Swipe gennem karrusellen for at se, hvor og hvornår du kan møde os 👉🏻 #Datalogi #ComputerScience #Folkemødet #Folkemødet2026 #AI #Cybersikkerhed #Digitalisering #Forskning

𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 ⏱️ Congratulations to Claudio Orlandi, Ivan Damgård and Diego F. Aranha on receiving the two prestigious IACR Test of Time Awards presented at Eurocrypt 2026 🎉  The award recognizes research papers published 15 years ago that continue to have a lasting impact on the field of cryptography. Receiving both Eurocrypt Test of Time Awards in the same year is extremely rare and highlights the quality and breadth of cryptography research at Aarhus Universitet! Claudio Orlandi and Ivan Damgård receive the award for the paper Semi-Homomorphic Encryption and Multiparty Computation, co-authored with Rikke Bendlin Gammelmark and Sarah Zakarias, which helped advance secure multiparty computation - technology that makes it possible to compute on sensitive data without revealing the data itself. Diego F. Aranha receives the second award for the paper Faster Explicit Formulas for Computing Pairings over Ordinary Curves, co-authored with Koray K., Patrick Longa, Cathy Gebotys and Julio Lopez, which introduced techniques that made important cryptographic computations significantly faster and more efficient. Read more on our website https://lnkd.in/ecWpXfC9 A huge congratulations on this international recognition of research with long-lasting impact 👏 Faculty of Natural Sciences - Aarhus University #ComputerScience #Cryptography #Cybersecurity #Eurocrypt #TestOfTime #Research 

Mange forbinder hackere med noget kriminelt. Men nogle, som Marcus Sellebjerg, bruger deres kompetencer til at hjælpe virksomheder med at opdage sikkerhedshuller, før de bliver udnyttet af andre 🔐 Marcus er uddannet i datalogi med specialisering i kryptografi, og arbejder i dag som etisk hacker hos DNV Cyber. Cybersikkerhed bliver kun vigtigere i takt med udviklingen inden for AI, og behovet for dygtige specialister vokser hurtigt. Herunder kan du læse hvad Marcus siger, og du kan høre mere på folkemødet hvor han sammen med Ivan Damgård deltager i debatten ”𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘬𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯 – 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘬𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘳” arrangeret af Aarhus University. Debatten finder sted torsdag d. 11. juni kl. 12.45 - 13.45 på Forskningsskibet Aurora.

𝐇𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐢 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐬-𝐢𝐭, 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐦, 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭? 👩🏻⚕️👨🏻⚕️ Den 15. juni inviterer Aarhus University, DIREC - Digital Research Centre Denmark, Dansk IT og Akademiet for de Tekniske Videnskaber til seminar om brugerinddragelse i sundheds-it. Her sætter forskere, regioner og centrale aktører fokus på erfaringer, udfordringer og muligheder i arbejdet med at udvikle digitale løsninger 𝒎𝒆𝒅 brugerne, ikke kun til dem. Ole Lehrmann Madsen og Morten Kyng vil dele perspektiver på forskning, erfaringer og næste skridt for brugerinddragelse i danske it-projekter. Seminaret byder også på cases fra bl.a. VIS, Sundhed.dk og Den Fællesoffentlige Behandlingsplatform samt workshops om alt fra brugerrepræsentation og udbudsprocesser til AI og prototyper. 📍 Katrinebjerg, Aarhus Universitet 📅 15. juni 2026 kl. 13.00–16.30 🎟️ Deltagelse er gratis, men tilmelding er nødvendig senest 6. juni. Læs mere om arrangementet og tilmeld dig her ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eNRfE48R

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐒 - 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 🚀  Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming research across the natural sciences - and now Aarhus University is bringing researchers together through a new interdisciplinary network: NAIS.    On 26 May 2026, NAIS hosts its Kickoff Event at INCUBA A/S, gathering researchers, staff, and students interested in AI and interdisciplinary collaboration for a full day of keynote talks, discussions, workshops, poster sessions, and networking.    The programme features keynote speakers including Kasper Green Larsen and Annie Hartley (EPFL), alongside focus-group sessions exploring how AI can accelerate research and scientific discovery across disciplines.    NAIS aims to connect researchers developing and applying AI methods across the natural sciences, strengthen collaboration and knowledge sharing, and help coordinate expertise and AI resources across Aarhus University. More about NAIS ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eCe_Ep6t   📅 26 May 2026, 9:00-16:00  📍 INCUBA Store Aud., building 5510-103, Aabogade 15, 8200 Aarhus N  🎟️ Participation is free, but registration is required via https://lnkd.in/erduBVph     We look forward to bringing together researchers and collaboration partners from across disciplines to shape the future of AI for science.    #ComputerScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #InterdisciplinaryResearch #AarhusUniversity

𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐆𝐅 ⚽ 🏆 This past week Aarhus has lived up to it's nickname as The City of Smiles. AGF Fodbold has won the Super Liga and are national champions! 🥳 CS-student Rasmus Vestergaard Knudsen has an interesting and unusual job as a developer for the football club. During his studies Rasmus has taken full advantage of the possibilities a degree at Aarhus Universitet has to offer. From exchange programs and study cafes to pub quizzes! Read more about Rasmus' life as a computer science student and his work at AGF 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWkGY45v

🎮✨ 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐀𝐔 ✨🕶️ Last Friday, we opened the doors for the very first Demo Day for the courses Mixed Reality User Experiences (MRUX), taught by Jens Emil Grønbæk and Visual Computing for Immersive and Computational Displays (VCICD), taught by Stefanie Zollmann and Tobias Langlotz. Visitors could explore 15+ projects showcasing creative uses of mixed reality and visual computing. The students from MRUX worked with the main title The Future of Work and explored both innovative and dystopian ways MR can change our workplaces. The students from VCICD were tasked with creating The Ultimate Display, by combining two or more different displays to expand what a traditional display is capable of. Throughout the day, students gathered real user data to refine their concepts and prepare their final reports. Thank you to all staff, students, and friends of the department who stopped by and engaged with the many innovative ideas🙌   #computerscience #aarhusuni #MixedReality #VisualComputing

𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 ☀️📚🎓 Applications are open for our first Summer School on 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴, 𝘓𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺.   From August 10-14, PhD students and advanced BSc/MSc students will have the opportunity to join leading researchers in Aarhus for a week of intensive courses on programming languages, formal methods, type theory, static analysis, and software security.   Participants will explore topics such as theorem proving, concurrent separation logic, language-based security, and static program analysis. You will learn from experts such as Bas Spitters, Lars Birkedal, Amin Timany, Daniel Gratzer, Aslan Askarov and Anders Møller. 📍 Department of Computer Science (INCUBA Katrinebjerg), Aarhus, Denmark 📅 August 10-14, 2026 📝 Application deadline: June 7, 2026 💰 Funding opportunities to support travel and registration   Read more and apply her ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eS46bz6M   We look forward to welcoming participants from around the world to Aarhus 🌍