Computer Science

Cryptographic systems that even quantum computers cannot crack will soon be standard in the USA more

Two simple antennas can protect computer hardware against physical manipulation more

Max Planck Institute for Informatics and Google engage in a strategic research partnership more

Intelligent reflecting surfaces can protect sensible data against attacks by adversarial wireless sensing more

The newly founded company EcoBus GmbH is developing software infrastructure that combines shuttle services and regular bus services to provide a sustainable public transport solution more

Max Planck motion capture technology is used in sports, medicine and entertainment more

A new approach enables search engines to describe objects with negative statements more

According to theoretical calculations of computer scientists, algorithms cannot contain a harmful artificial intelligence more

Language assistants are programmed to react to “Alexa”, “Hey Siri” and “OK Google”, but they also respond to a large number of other words, too more

FPGA chips which are used, for example, in cloud data centers and mobile phone base stations have a vulnerable feature more

In an interview, computer scientist Manuel Cebrian explains why contact tracing of corona infected people needs technical support and why it can work even if not everyone installs a tracing app. more

How fast the development from assisted to fully automated vehicles will progress is uncertain. One crucial factor here is the reliability with which a vehicle can navigate in its surroundings and react to unforeseeable incidents. Our group at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems showed that methods for motion analysis based on deep neural networks – likely components in future autonomous vehicles – can be confused by small patterns designed to “attack” these networks. more

We live in a moment of profound transitions, a moment in which the accelerating dynamics of planetary change are becoming ever more perceptible. more

The 3D movements of a person can be reconstructed based on the recordings of a smartphone or a webcam more

A new augmented reality computer programme can edit colours and materials in video streams in realtime more

New software makes it possible to generate animated three-dimensional figures of animals from short videos more

Rupak Majumdar, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Kaiserslautern, develops mathematical methods for ensuring the reliability of networked systems. more

Emergency braking systems already prevent quite a few traffic accidents, but electronic assistants still have no proper overview of what’s happening on the road. Bernt Schiele, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken, wants to change this. He teaches computers to anticipate the routes of vehicles and pedestrians. more

The combination of simple codes and Captchas, which are even more encrypted using a chaotic process, produces effective password protection more

Computing power is emerging as an indispensable weapon for scientists engaged in the fight against influenza. more

In principle, almost any encryption key can be broken - all you need is the right computing power. The situation is different, however, with quantum cryptography: messages that are encoded with this method cannot be decrypted without the sender and receiver noticing. Gerd Leuchs is researching this encryption technology of the future. more