Computer Science

New AI-based training program raises awareness of fraud among Chinese adults more

The Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy is part of a new open-source initiative called Pavona more

Scientists discover the secret behind the elephant’s sense of touch more

New approaches to targeted drug delivery with biological microrobots more

Grant helps to take AI-based harvesting robot Polybot from research-phase to startup-phase more

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) technology enables high spatial resolution wireless jamming more

Geordie Williamson receives the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award 2024, and Max Planck-Humboldt Medals go to Laura Waller and Torsten Hoefler more

New study on user perception of data collection purposes highlights a lack of clarity in privacy notices more

A sophisticated device uses radio waves to determine whether states are really complying with nuclear weapons treaties more

Stuart Parkin honoured as Clarivate Citation Laureate more

Opportunities and risks of ChatGPT-5.5, GPT-5.6, and Claude Mythos for IT security, and how companies, agencies, and individuals can protect themselves more

Carmela Troncoso on surveillance technology used in the US and Germany more

In 2025, four new female directors were appointed to Max Planck Institutes more

Carmela Troncoso explains problems with voluntary Chat Control and mandatory age verification proposed by the European Council more

Researchers analyze disinformation in social media and develop ways to promote facts and fair dialogue online more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2023 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

Understand the critical role of fuzzing in uncovering memory corruption vulnerabilities like Heartbleed, securing digital communications worldwide more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2022 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year 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

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