Austrian Computer Science Day 2025
SAVE THE DATE: 06.06.2025
The ACSD is an annual event that brings together computer scientists from all over Austria. The day serves as networking opportunity, a day to exchange research ideas and introduces new and established talents.
ACSD 2025 will take place all day on Friday 6 June in the Aula and we are particularly pleased to announce Bruno Buchberger, an ‘Innsbrucker’ with an international reputation, as keynote speaker.
In addition to the keynote speech, Austrian research colleagues will present their current research results and young talents will draw our attention. Specifically, we will have 12 focus talks by experienced colleagues and young academics, respectively. For PhD students there will be a “Minute Madness” and a poster presentation to present their research ideas.
Register here for the ACSD 2025
(Registration deadline: 28.05.25)
Program
We are delighted to have the following esteemed speakers confirmed:
- Keynote by Bruno Buchberger: "Looking Back and Ahead to “Thinking Machines"
Will computer science Ph.D. students and professors soon be replaced by “thinking machines”? - I did my Ph.D. in Innsbruck in 1966 (with the invention of the algorithmic theory of “Gröbner Bases”), and I was a professor most time of my life (at the johannes Kepler University in Linz). In 2004, I managed to generate the algorithmic idea of Gröbner bases by an algorithm invention algorithm. Recent LLM technology promises much more (?). Fortunately, a Ph.D. student in 1931 (Kurt Gödel), 10 years before the first thinking machines were physically built, showed by “pure thinking” that future mathematicians and computer scientists would never be jobless! – From the various adventures and stages in my life as a Ph.D. student, professor, and technology manager, I will derive some conclusions for the future careers of computer science Ph.D. students and junior and senior professors. Speaking at the place where I experienced the excitement of studying mathematics at the dawn of the computer age and working as one of the first programmers on the university’s first computer (a ZUSE Z23), I probably will not be able to avoid getting emotional.
At the age of 23, in his Ph.D. thesis at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, he invented the theory of “Groebner Bases“, a general algorithmic method for handling multivariate polynomial systems. The theory has numerous applications in robotics, cryptography, hardware design, automated reasoning, etc., and is now a standard tool in all major mathematical software systems like Mathematica, Maple, GeoGebra, etc.. “Gröbner Bases” is now also an extra entry in the AMS Mathematical Subject Classifcation Index (13P10).
His current research focuses on the next level of AI, which combines symbolic computation, notably the automated reasoning methods in his Theorema system, with machine learning.
Buchberger founded the Journal of Symbolic Computation, the Research Institute for Symbolic Computation (RISC), the Softwarepark Hagenberg, and the University of Applied Sciences in Hagenberg.
His awards include six honorary doctorates in Europe, the UK, and Canada); membership in the Academy of Europe; the ACM Kanellakis Award for Theory and Practice (2008), the Herbrand Award for Automated Reasoning (2018, CADE), and Austrian of the Year in Research (2010).
Research Talks:
- Chitchanok Chuengsatiansup (AAU): "Testing Side-channel Security of Cryptographic Implementations against Future Microarchitectures"
- Richard Küng (JKU Linz): "Title tba"
- Jörg Lücke (University of Oldenburg/University of Innsbruck): "Title tba"
- Radu Prodan (University of Klagenfurt/University of Innsbruck): "Title tba"
- Ana Sokolova (Paris Lodron University Salzburg): "Title tba"
- Florian Zuleger (TU Vienna): "Title tba"
New Professors:
- Daniel Arp (TU Vienna): "Title tba"
- Jürgen Cito (TU Vienna): "Title tba"
Venue
The Austrian Computer Science Day will take place in the Aula of the University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 1st floor.
Getting there
Organization
Organizing Committee
- Georg Moser (georg.moser@uibk.ac.at)
- Eva Zangerle (eva.zangerle@uibk.ac.at)
ACSD Steering Committee
- Roderick Bloem
- Christoph Kirsch
- Krysztof Pietrzak
- Claudia Plant
- Thomas Pock
- Bernhard Rinner
- Georg Weissenbacher
Call for Posters
Call for Posters: Austrian Computer Science Day (ACSD)
We warmly invite PhD students from all Austrian universities and research institutions to present their exciting research at the upcoming Austrian Computer Science Day (ACSD), a vibrant networking event for our nation's computer science community. ACSD is a unique opportunity for PhD students to showcase their work, engage with peers and senior experts. Join us to exchange ideas, explore collaborations, and get inspired by cutting-edge research across all areas of computer science.
We encourage poster submissions on any computer science topic. This call for posters is especially aimed at PhD students, providing them with a valuable opportunity to introduce themselves to the Austrian scientific community, showcase their research topics, and engage in constructive discussions and networking.
Important Details
Registration: Attendance is free, but registration is mandatory for all presenters and participants.
Submission: Simply send the title of your poster by email to Eva Zangerle. No further submission is required.
Submission Deadline: May 15, 2025
Questions?
For any questions or further information, please feel free to reach out to Eva Zangerle.
We can't wait to see your posters and welcome you to an engaging Austrian Computer Science Day! No further submission is required.
Sponsorships
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