NEWS

ACM CCS 2025: Distinguished Paper Award
Congratulations to BIFOLD researchers Erik Imgrund, Thorsten Eisenhofer and Konrad Rieck from the ML Sec group, whose paper “Exposing Security Risks in AI Weather Forecasting” received a Distinguished Paper Award at the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2025.

Pioneer Award for Klaus-Robert Müller
BIFOLD co-director Prof. Dr. Klaus-Robert Müller, has been honored by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) with the Neural Network Pioneer Award 2026. The award recognizes his “contributions to the theory and practice of kernel-based learning.”
EVENTS
kennedy+swan - "The Red Queen Effect"
New technologies make it possible to collect, visualize, and analyze data from inside the human body. kennedy+swan explore how machines are being trained to recognize and classify human tissue and to diagnose potential diseases using an artificial medical gaze.
Bliss Speaker Series #23 - DeepMind - Federico Barbero
Join the BLISS Speaker Series for an exciting talk by Federico Barbero, PhD student at Oxford and researcher at DeepMind London, as he explores "Why do LLMs struggle with Long Context?". The 45-minute session will be followed by networking, free drinks, and pizza with fellow AI enthusiasts!
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OPPORTUNITIES
BIFOLD welcomes job applications from interested parties year-round.

PUBLICATIONS
Carlos Sulbaran Fandino, Anne Josiane Kouam, Konrad Rieck
Tiny Sensors, Big Threats: Assessing Motion Sensor-based Fingerprinting in Mobile Systems
Anne Josiane Kouam, Aline Carneiro Viana, Mariano G. Beiró, Leo Ferres, Luca Pappalardo
Beyond Aggregates: A Fine-Grained Analysis of Individual Mobility and Traffic Dependencies
Olga Ovcharenko, Sebastian Schelter
Towards Cross-Modal Error Detection with Tables and Images

GRADUATE SCHOOL
Based on a highly competitive application process, the BIFOLD Graduate School offers an innovative fast-track PhD Program for students holding a bachelor’s degree, as well as a PhD Program for students with a master’s degree.