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Title: "Scale-invariant online learning" Begin: Thursday, 5th of November 2020 (4:15 PM)                                                            via Zoom Meeting                                                                                                       Abstract: The talk concerns online learning with linear models, where the algorithm predicts on sequentially revealed instances (feature vectors), and is compared against the best…

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Title: "Electronic Trace Data and Legal Outcomes: The Effect of Electronic Medical Records on Malpractice Claim Resolution Time" Begin: Tuesday, 3rd of November 2020 (3:00 PM) via Zoom Meeting                                                           Abstract: Information systems generate copious trace data about what individuals do and when they do it. Trace data may affect the resolution of lawsuits by, for example, changing the time needed…

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Title: "Benefits and Perspectives of Automated Algorithm Selection for the Traveling Salesperson Problem " Begin: Thursday, 22nd of October 2020 (4:15 PM) via Zoom Meeting                                                 Abstract: The Euclidean Traveling Salesperson Problem (TSP) is a classical optimization problem which is of high relevance for science and industry. Although it has been well-studied for decades, there is no algorithm in the…

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Begin: Friday, 18. of September 2020 (3:00 PM) via BigBlueButton On September 18, 2020, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Henning Wachsmuth from the Paderborn University will give a SFB-lecture about "Machines that Argue: Advances in Natural Language Argument Generation" in the context of the SFB 901. Abstract: Computational methods for processing natural language arguments are receiving more and more attention in research, due to their expected impact on future…

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On August 20th, 2020, Prof. Dr. Iris Junglas (University of Liechtenstein) will give a talk about "Capturing the ‚Social‘ in Social Networks—A Conceptualization and Empirical Application of a Comprehensive Measurement" in the context of the SFB 901. Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91481727980?pwd=Tmk4UEZ3SGdEV2dURHh1Y0dzZjIzdz09 Meeting ID: 914 8172 7980 Password: 836012 Abstract: Social networks are omnipresent in both our private and…

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Begin: Mon, 2. of March 2020 (9:00 AM) End: Fri, 6. of March 2020 (3:30 PM) Location: Paderborn University The 7th annual conference of the association "Digital Humanities in German-speaking countries e.V." will take place from March 2 to 6, 2020 at the Paderborn University under the topic "Leeway - Digital Humanities between modeling and interpretation". Do we make use of existing leeway? Do they give us the freedom to make a decision beyond…

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On February 19th, 2020, Prof. Dr. Dirk Meyer (LMU Munich) will give a talk about " Software Verification - An Overview of the State of the Art " in the context of the SFB 901. Abstract: This presentation provides an overview of the techniques that are used in state-of-the-art tools for software verification. The advance of technology in automatic verification is visible via annual comparative evaluations in the area (competitions). We will have…

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On January 8, 2020, the 4th SFB 901 seminar in the winter semester will take place. 4:00 - 4:25 subproject B1 Speaker: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Henning Wachsmuth Title: Style Transfer in Natural Language Processing Abstract: In phase 3 of the CRC, subproject B1 deals with the chatbot-based specification and explanation of services in natural language. The style of the explanations is meant to match the style of the user's specifications. In this talk,…

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On December 19th, 2019, Prof. Dr. Philippe Palanque (University Toulouse 3 “Paul Sabatier”, France) will give a talk about "Automation as a Design Option for Interactive Systems and its Implications on Usability, UX, Dependability and Safety" in the context of the SFB 901. Abstract: Innovation and creativity are the research drivers of the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) community which is currently investing a vast amount of resources in the…

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On December 13, 2019, Marten Maack (Kiel University, CAU) will give a talk about "Inapproximability Results for Scheduling with Interval and Resource Restrictions" in the context of the SFB 901.    Abstract: In the restricted assignment problem, the input consists of a set of machines and a set of jobs each with a processing time and a subset of eligible machines. The goal is to find an assignment of the jobs to the machines minimizing the…

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