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    Addressing the Challenges of DevOps for Cyber-Physical Systems

    Until the 2000s, building any software had been a two-step process: developing the code (software development), followed by deployment and configuration (IT operations). These processes used to be managed by separate teams, with different priorities and KPIs.

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    Open-Source Software: The SnT Way

    When it comes to software engineering, the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) is a leading institution – in fact, it ranks in the top ten globally. As a home for several renowned experts in the field, delivering high-quality software is naturally of great importance, and requires due diligence when…

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    FINATRAX is Once Again Winner of the Infrachain Challenge

    Congratulations to our researchers who were once again part of the winning team of the 2022 Infrachain Challenge! On November 29 and 30, Infrachain hosted its third edition of the annual blockchain hackathon, the Infrachain Challenge, sponsored by Luxembourg’s Ministry of Digitalisation.

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    Prof. Björn Ottersten Appointed to ERC Scientific Council

    The European Commission has announced today that SnT Director, Prof. Björn Ottersten will join the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council. From 1 January 2023, Prof. Ottersten will serve as one of the 22 distinguished researchers representing the European scientific community.

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    Bringing Research and Innovation Together

    Simple ideas can lead to groundbreaking business innovations; but behind the scenes game-changing technology is increasing in complexity, not the reverse. From artificial intelligence to automation, and cybersecurity to counterfeit detection, the cutting-edge is hard to chase.

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    Invisible Crystals Make Their Mark on the World

    Congratulations to our researchers for being featured in the renowned journal Light: Science & Applications, of the Nature publishing group! Their paper proposes a novel solution to use a special type of crystal invented in the team to give physical objects unique and unclonable markers, tackling everything from robot navigation to object authentication.

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    New publication in Journal of Technology Transfer

    The paper Schumpeterian entrepreneurial digital identity and funding from venture capital firms (Christian Fisch together with Jörn Block and Walter Diegel) was published in the Journal of Technology Transfer.

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    Behind the News: A Q&A with Cedric Lothritz on LuxemBERT

    Last week we published the news that the first Luxembourgish AI model, LuxemBERT, was created in a partnership with BGL BNP Paribas. Here we go behind the story and get to know the PhD student who worked on the project, Cedric Lothritz, and what the research entails. 

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    The Beginning of a New Network Paradigm

    The classic economics of supply and demand have stunted the roll-out of internet infrastructure around the world, leaving 2.9 billion people still unconnected today[1]. Addressing this challenge has been the remit of public policy makers, corporations, and researchers for decades.

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    Optimising Luxembourg’s Wastewater Networks to Fight Pollution

    Covering nearly three quarters of our world, we’d imagine that water is one of our most plentiful resources on Earth – but everything we do on a daily basis consumes vast quantities of it. From the 130 litres of water it took to make the beans in your morning cup of coffee, to the 10,000…

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