Prof. Liqiu Meng serves as Chair of Cartography and Visual Analytics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). He specializes in advanced geospatial research, digital cartography, and human-technology collaboration frameworks. Current Faculty at TUM Chair of Cartography and Visual Analytics Research Focus: His work bridges cartographic theory with cutting-edge technology, covering topics like 3D urban modeling, AI ethics visualization, geovisual analytics, and spatiotemporal data interpretation. Urban Morphology Analysis AI Ethics Cartography Geovisual Analytics 3D City Data Integration Location-Based Service Design Publications: Recent works (2025-2024) demonstrate expertise in explainable AI for urban analysis, multi-agent systems for geospatial interaction, and advanced spatial modeling techniques. Contact: liqiu.meng@tum.de | contact.lfk@ed.tum.de
Anton Ehrmanntraut is a researcher at the University of Würzburg, affiliated with the Chair of Computational Philology and Modern German Literary History. His work bridges computational methods with literary and linguistic analysis. Institution: University of Würzburg Role: Researcher Location: Emil-Hilb-Weg 23, Campus Hubland Nord Contact: anton.ehrmanntraut@uni-wuerzburg.de Research Focus: Computational Linguistics Digital Humanities German Literary History Natural Language Processing Computer Science Publishing Trends: Recent publications demonstrate a dual focus: (1) advancing NLP techniques for German texts (e.g., ModernGBERT, text normalization, literary pipelines) and (2) theoretical computer science contributions to complexity classes like UP, DisjNP, and DisjCoNP.
Xin Peng is a Professor and Deputy Dean at the School of Computer Science, Fudan University, China. He leads the CodeWisdom research team focusing on intelligent software engineering techniques for development, maintenance, and operation of software systems. His educational background includes a PhD in Computer Science (2001-2006) and Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (1997-2001), both from Fudan University. He progressed through the academic ranks from Assistant Professor (2006-2010) to Associate Professor (2010-2015) and finally to Professor (2015-present). Professor Peng's research interests span Software Analytics, Intelligent Software Development, Microservice systems, and AIOps. His work leverages AI technologies including deep learning and knowledge graphs to develop intelligent software engineering techniques. A significant portion of his recent work focuses on applying Large Language Models to various software engineering tasks, including vulnerability detection, API usage analysis, and test automation. His publication record shows a clear trend toward increasingly sophisticated applications of AI in software engineering, with recent work heavily featuring LLMs for tasks ranging from vulnerability patch porting to resource leak detection. The research spans multiple domains including microservice systems, automotive software, and Web of Things security. Best Paper Award of ICSM 2011 ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award of ASE 2018 and 2021 IEEE TCSE Distinguished Paper Award of ICSME 2018, 2019, and 2020 IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering Best Paper award for 2018 Professor Peng serves in numerous leadership roles including Deputy Director of CCF Technical Committee on Software Engineering, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, and Associate Editor for ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology. He has been actively involved in program committees for major software engineering conferences including ICSE, ASE, ESEC/FSE, and ICSME. He leads the CodeWisdom research team at Fudan University, which has developed several benchmark systems including TrainTicket for microservice research. The team's work bridges academic research with industrial applications, particularly in microservice systems analysis and intelligent software development tools.
Min Peng is a Professor at Wuhan University's School of Computer Science. His research focuses on artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, and knowledge graphs. He has collaborated extensively with institutions like Hefei University of Technology and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. His work bridges theoretical advancements in AI with practical applications in finance, social media analysis, and network optimization. Recent contributions include neural-symbolic reasoning frameworks, contrastive learning for knowledge graphs, and financial benchmarking with large language models. Research interests emphasize scalable machine learning models for complex reasoning tasks, explainable AI, and domain-specific applications in finance and social networks. Over 100 publications span venues like WWW, ACL, and NeurIPS, highlighting interdisciplinary impact. Notable projects include SymAgent (neural-symbolic agent frameworks), PIXIU (financial LLM benchmark), and DTC (commonsense machine comprehension). Key technical trends include integrating large language models with structured data, temporal knowledge graph reasoning, and transfer learning across domains. His work often addresses real-world challenges in data efficiency, interpretability, and cross-domain scalability. Current efforts explore financial LLMs, agent-based reasoning systems, and multimodal applications. While no specific grants or awards are listed in the provided data, his prolific publication record indicates sustained research excellence. Collaboration networks include teams in computer science, electrical engineering, and finance disciplines.
Prof. Dr. Sören Laue is a Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Hamburg's Department of Informatics. His research focuses on optimization algorithms, machine learning frameworks, and high-performance computing. He leads the Machine Learning research group and developed the GENO optimization framework and the Matrix Calculus toolset. His work emphasizes GPU acceleration, tensor operations, and scalable solutions for classical machine learning problems. Projects: GENO solver (Python-based optimization), Matrix Calculus (derivative computation), and SQL-based tensor operations. Key Research Themes: Optimization frameworks, GPU computing, neural network scalability, and algorithm design. Selected recent publications highlight contributions to tensor calculus benchmarks, GPU-optimized machine learning pipelines, and novel optimization methods. His work bridges theoretical foundations and practical software tools for the machine learning community.
Haoyi Xiong is an active academic researcher in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science, with extensive publications in top-tier journals and conferences including IEEE TPAMI, NeurIPS, ICML, KDD, and AAAI. His work spans explainable AI, graph neural networks, diffusion models, remote sensing, and large language models. Research Interests: Explainable AI (XAI) and model interpretability Graph Neural Networks and contrastive learning Diffusion models and generative AI Medical and remote sensing image analysis Large language models and autonomous agents Learning to rank and web search His recent publications (2023–2025) show a strong trend toward self-supervised learning , model robustness , and integration of LLMs with structured data and knowledge graphs . He frequently collaborates with researchers from major tech and academic institutions. Scientific Awards: No explicit awards mentioned in the provided text. Advising and Grants: While no direct mention of students or grants, his role as a senior author on numerous papers suggests he advises graduate students and likely leads funded research projects in machine learning and AI. His work on frameworks like COLTR , GS2P , and MUSCLE indicates leadership in developing scalable AI systems. Labs and Teams: Though not explicitly stated, his frequent collaboration with Jiang Bian, Dejing Dou, and Dawei Yin suggests affiliation with a well-established AI research lab or industry-academia partnership focused on data mining, intelligent systems, and large-scale learning.
Prof. Dr. Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo is a Professor at the University of Paderborn , affiliated with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics and the Institute of Computer Science . He leads the Data Science group at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute and is a member of the Sonderforschungsbereich Transregio 318 (Constructing Explainability). His roles include heading the Informatik Rechnerbetrieb (IRB) team. Research Focus : Knowledge graphs, semantic web technologies, explainable AI, and distributed systems. Selected Projects : SAIL (Sustainable Life Cycle of Intelligent Sociotechnical Systems), TRR 318 (Constructing Explainability), Colide (Co-training for Industrial Data), 3DFed (Dynamic Data Distribution), and SFB 901 (On-The-Fly Computing). Contact : Email axel.ngonga@uni-paderborn.de , Office F1.225 (Fürstenallee 11) and TP6.3.106 (Technologiepark 6), Paderborn. Teaching : Courses include Seminar on Recent Advances in Knowledge Graphs, Project Groups on SPARQL Query Processing, Large Language Model Training, Retrieval Augmented Generation, and Foundations of Knowledge Graphs.
Bihuan Chen is an Associate Professor at the College of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Fudan University, specializing in software engineering with focus on software supply chain security and trustworthy AI systems. His research spans multiple programming languages including JavaScript, Python, Java, and C/C++ across application and AI domains. Dr. Chen earned his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Fudan University in 2009 and 2014 respectively, followed by postdoctoral research at Nanyang Technological University (2014-2017). His research interests include software supply chain risk assessment, trustworthy AI systems, and program analysis. His recent publications demonstrate strong focus on malicious package detection in NPM/PyPI ecosystems, vulnerability patch porting using LLMs, and safety verification for autonomous driving systems. The work shows increasing integration of machine learning techniques with traditional program analysis approaches, particularly evident in the 2024-2025 publications that leverage LLMs for vulnerability detection and code refinement. ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award (FSE 2016, ASE 2018, ASE 2022, FSE 2025) IEEE TCSE Distinguished Paper Award (ICSME 2020, SANER 2023) CCF Prototype Competition Awards (2nd and 3rd Prizes) Dr. Chen has advised over 50 students including current PhD candidates and notable alumni now at Huawei, ByteDance, and other leading tech firms. His fuxi platform assesses security, legal, and maintenance risks across the software engineering lifecycle. He serves on program committees for major conferences including ICSE, FSE, ASE, and ISSTA, and as Associate Editor for the Journal of Software: Evolution and Process.
Kentaro Inui is a distinguished researcher at Tohoku University , specializing in Natural Language Processing , Computational Linguistics , and Machine Learning . His work focuses on advancing language model behavior through rigorous empirical analysis, including mechanisms for detokenization , entity identification , and numerical reasoning . Inui has pioneered methods to rectify spurious beliefs in LLMs via unlearning techniques and explored the dynamics of reasoning strategies in neural models. His research addresses chat translation quality through metrics like MQM-Chat and investigates repetition neurons responsible for text generation patterns. Inui also contributes to argumentation analysis with annotation frameworks like LPAttack and develops resources such as COPA-SSE for commonsense reasoning. His work on universal graph-based relation extraction and cross-stitching architectures has established new benchmarks in NLP task performance. Inui's publications span top-tier conferences including ACL , EMNLP , and LREC , often involving collaborations with researchers like Benjamin Heinzerling and Jun Suzuki. His methodological innovations in semi-structured explanation generation , position embedding (e.g., SHAPE), and zero pronoun resolution demonstrate his focus on both theoretical and practical NLP challenges. While no direct awards or student mentorship data appear in the provided corpus, his extensive publication record (over 20 papers between 2021-2025) underscores significant contributions to NLP education tools , knowledge base integration , and dialogue system consistency . Current projects like ReCall mechanisms and numerical property encoding directions highlight his ongoing impact on model interpretability and reasoning accuracy.
Riddhipratim Basu is an Associate Professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR) in Bengaluru, India, since September 2017. Previously, he was a Szegö Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University (2015–2017) and a Ph.D. graduate in Statistics from UC Berkeley (2015), supervised by Allan Sly. Research focuses on Probability Theory, with emphasis on First/Last Passage Percolation, Interacting Particle Systems, Large Deviations, and Random Matrix Theory. Key collaborators include Allan Sly, Shirshendu Ganguly, Mahan Mj, and Manan Bhatia. Publications span journals like Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics , Annals of Probability , and Comm. Math. Phys. His work explores geodesic structures in percolation models, scaling exponents in KPZ universality, and geometric properties of stochastic processes. Recent studies include Liouville Quantum Gravity and Airy process fluctuations.
Andreas Holzinger is a Professor at Graz University of Technology, with additional affiliations at Medical University Graz and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna in Austria. He is recognized as an IFIP Fellow (2021) for his significant contributions to information processing and computer science. His work spans multiple institutions across Europe, with notable collaborations extending to the University of Alberta in Canada. Professor Holzinger's research focuses on Human-Centered AI, Explainable AI (XAI), and their practical applications across diverse domains. His work bridges theoretical AI advancements with real-world implementations in healthcare, forestry, and human-robot interaction. He has pioneered approaches in counterfactual explanations, graph neural networks, and human-in-the-loop systems that emphasize transparency and trustworthiness in AI decision-making processes. His recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward integrating large language models with traditional AI systems while maintaining explainability. Holzinger's work consistently emphasizes the human element in AI systems, ensuring that technological advancements serve human needs rather than obscuring decision processes. His research in medical AI, smart forestry, and agricultural applications shows a commitment to solving practical problems with human-centered technological solutions. Scientific Awards: IFIP Fellow (2021) Professor Holzinger has been instrumental in establishing design guidelines for explainable AI systems, particularly through his work on post-hoc versus ante-hoc explanations. His research on Kandinsky Patterns has provided valuable experimental frameworks for pattern analysis and machine intelligence. He has secured significant research funding for projects bridging AI with practical applications in healthcare and environmental monitoring. His leadership extends to the organization of major conferences and workshops, including the CD-MAKE conference series, where he has fostered interdisciplinary collaboration between AI researchers and domain experts. His work on the CLARUS platform demonstrates practical implementations of interactive explainable AI for medical applications.
Rupert Frank is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Munich (LMU Munich) . He has held academic positions at Caltech (2013–2021) and Princeton University (2009–2013). His research spans Mathematical Physics , Spectral Theory , and Functional Inequalities , with a focus on quantum many-body systems, stability of matter, and nonlocal operators. Research Themes : Analysis of eigenvalues for Schrödinger and Pauli operators with complex potentials Semi-classical spectral asymptotics and effective theories for quantum systems Matrix inequalities and quantum information theory Calculus of variations in models like the liquid drop problem Geometric inequalities and their applications to quantum mechanics Magnetic field effects on spectral properties Recent Publications : 2025: Sharp stability for Sobolev/log-Sobolev inequalities with dimensional dependence 2025: Endpoint Schatten class properties of commutators 2024: Degenerate stability of Caffarelli-Kohn-Nirenberg inequality 2024: Hardy inequalities for large fermionic systems 2023: Review on Scott conjecture for Coulomb systems Scientific Awards : Young Scientist Prize in Mathematical Physics (2009) Grants and Collaborations : Principal Investigator in CRC TRR 352 (2023–) PI in Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (2019–) Multiple NSF grants (2009–2020) DFG and DAAD grants Editorial and Conference Leadership : Editorial boards: Communications in Mathematical Physics , Journal in Mathematical Physics , Journal of Spectral Theory , SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis , Springer Lecture Notes Organized conferences/workshops on quantum many-body systems, spectral methods, and functional inequalities (2018–2025)
Michael Sedlmair is a Professor at the University of Stuttgart's VISUS (Visualization Research Center). His research focuses on visualization, augmented reality, and immersive analytics. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (2010). Affiliations: Department of Computer Science, University of Stuttgart Research interests span: Augmented Reality applications in collaboration and industry Immersive analytics and spatial data visualization Human-computer interaction in AR/VR contexts His work emphasizes practical applications such as human-robot collaboration, medical simulations, and molecular visualization. Over 200+ publications since 2008 highlight contributions to visualization theory and tool development.
Ambuj K. Singh is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara . With over 278 publications since 1987, his work spans graph neural networks, social network dynamics, and interdisciplinary applications in neuroimaging and cheminformatics. Key collaborations with researchers like Sourav Medya, Arlei Silva, and Francesco Bullo Contributions to network design, opinion dynamics, and interpretable AI His research integrates machine learning with graph theory , addressing problems in community detection , influence limitation , and explanation generation . Recent work focuses on counterfactual explainers and molecular graph analysis . He has contributed to venues like KDD, NeurIPS, WWW, and ICLR, often exploring temporal networks and polarized embeddings .
Prof. Akash Kumar is a Professor at the Chair of Embedded Systems at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. He previously held professorships at TU Dresden (2015–2024) and the National University of Singapore (NUS; 2011–2015). His research focuses on design automation of embedded systems, reliability optimization, and approximate computing, with a strong emphasis on FPGA and emerging technologies. He leads projects such as Lean-MICS (DFG-funded) and SecuREFET-II, addressing cross-layer reliability and secure circuits. Education: PhD in Multimedia Multiprocessor Systems from Eindhoven University of Technology (TUe) and NUS (2005–2009), Master of Technological Design (Embedded Systems) from NUS (2003–2004), and B.Eng (Computer Engineering) from NUS (1999–2002, First Class Honours). Research interests span embedded systems, reconfigurable architectures, and hardware-software co-design. His work includes optimizing energy efficiency, fault tolerance, and cross-layer approximation techniques. Recent publications highlight advancements in FPGA-based accelerators, machine learning optimizations, and mixed-criticality systems. Active in grants and leadership, Kumar is Principal Investigator on multiple DFG and industry-funded projects, emphasizing collaborative research in distributed computing and approximate architectures. His contributions bridge theory and practice, with applications in edge AI, IoT, and cybersecurity.
