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FNR Awards 2020: congratulations to Maciej Chrzanowski
En savoir plusMaciej Chrzanowski, who did his doctorate within the Department of Engineering at the University of Luxembourg, received an FNR Award for his outstanding PhD thesis: “Shear Transfer in Heavy Steel-Concrete Composite Columns with Multiple Encased Steel Profiles”
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New Professor in Physics of Active Matter
En savoir plusEtienne Fodor has recently joined the University of Luxembourg as Professor in Physics of Active Matter.
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DESCOM supports the Breast Cancer Awareness Month
En savoir plusThe DESCOM team supports the breast cancer awareness month by participating in the virtual challenge of the “Broschtkriibslaf” organised by Europa Donna Luxembourg. But running to fight against cancer is not enough…
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SanDAL Workshop on Data Science: great interest among researchers
En savoir plusThe interdisciplinary workshop organised on 13-14 October 2020 at the University of Luxembourg gathered more than 60 participants in the frame of the European project “ERA Chair in Mathematical Statistics and Data Science – SanDAL”. The workshop fostered exchanges about recent research activities on data science carried out at the University in life sciences, physics,…
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VR application on deforestation: researchers win best demo award
En savoir plusIn the framework of the project « Forest SaVR – A Virtual-Reality Application to Raise Awareness of Deforestation », Dr. Jean Botev and Adriano Viegas Milani received the best demo/poster award at the 2020 GI VR/AR Workshop in Trier (Germany) on 25 September 2020. Their virtual reality (VR) application was of topical interest and resonated strongly with…
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World Standards Day 2020: Prof. Peter Plapper awarded
En savoir plusOn the occasion of the World Standards Day 2020, Prof. Peter Plapper from the University of Luxembourg received the “National Delegate for Standardization trophy” from the Institut Luxembourgeois de la Normalisation, de l’Accréditation, de la Sécurité et qualité des produits et services (ILNAS).
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AI & Art Pavilion for Esch2022: the project is officially launched
En savoir plusThe AI&Art Pavilion for Esch2022 was officially launched during the kick-off meeting which took place on 25 September 2020 in Belval. After a welcome speech by rector Stéphane Pallage and an overview of the project by coordinator Daniel Karpati, several speakers from academia, industry and art exchanged on the links between Artificial Intelligence and Art.
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Jorge Toro-Pozo receives the best PhD thesis award from ERCIM
En savoir plusPostdoctoral researcher Jorge Toro-Pozo was awarded with the ERCIM STM PhD thesis award for the excellent scientific quality of his thesis « Computational and Symbolic Analysis of Distance-Bounding Protocols ». The ceremony took place during the 16th International Workshop on Security and Trust Management on 17 September 2020 at the University of Surrey, Guildford (United Kingdom). Congratulations…
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International Biology Olympiad: medals for the Luxembourgish team
En savoir plusAs part of the International Biology Olympiad (IBO), the Luxembourgish team, made up of final-years high school students, won three bronze medals. The award ceremony took place on 17 September 2020 at the Lycée des Arts et Métiers in Luxembourg and aimed at rewarding the best national students for their great performance during the national…
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Luxembourgish science comics at the WissKon2020
En savoir plusDuring the yearly conference for communicating scientists in Germany – WissKon – Veronika Mischitz presented why scientists should consider comics when communicating. Her presentation also features the science comics she mentored at the University of Luxembourg.