NEWS
USENIX 2025 Conference Contributions
BIFOLD researchers from the MLSec group will present two papers at the 34th USENIX Security Symposium (Aug 13–15, 2025, Seattle). One paper shows that virtual backgrounds in video calls can unintentionally reveal parts of a user’s real surroundings, exposing them to privacy risks.
Researcher Spotlight Dr. Temesgen Mehari
Dr. Temesgen Mehari defended his PhD in early 2025 with a thesis titled "Advancing Cardiac Health: Trustworthy and Practical Approaches to Deep 12-lead ECG Analysis." His research bridges the fields of AI and medicine, focusing on the development of explainable and robust deep learning models for ECG diagnostics.
EVENTS
Women's AI Breakfast: Go-to-Market Edition
Join the next Merantix Women’s AI Breakfast to discuss the key factors for successfully launching and scaling AI-powered products.
Deep Tech Night
This event provides five innovative deep-tech startups with the opportunity to present their groundbreaking business ideas to an interested audience and a select group of experienced investors.
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OPPORTUNITIES
BIFOLD welcomes job applications from interested parties year-round.
PUBLICATIONS
Luca Zecchini, Vasilis Efthymiou, Felix Naumann, Giovanni Simonini
Deduplicated Sampling On-Demand
Saeed Fathollahzadeh, Essam Mansour, Matthias Boehm
CatDB: Data-catalog-guided, LLM-based Generation of Data-centric ML Pipelines
Wafaa Wardah, Robert Spang, Vincent Barriac, Jan Reimes, Anna Llagostera, Jens Berger, Sebastian Möller
SQ-AST: A Transformer-Based Model for Speech Quality Prediction
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.
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