The current issue of campus | inform features LibraryAI, a joint project with the State and University Library Göttingen (SUB) and the GWDG. We are developing an AI-powered virtual librarian to support research across disciplines through conversational access to scholarly resources. Read more about the project and its goals (in German).
Our team, together with collaborators from Mercedes-Benz, eschbach, the North Rhine-Westphalia State Criminal Police Office, and JUST ADD AI, presents the following five papers at the EMNLP conference 2025—one of the flagship conferences in NLP (CORE rank A*)—taking place in Suzhou, China, from November 4-9. (1) SPaRC: A Spatial Pathfinding Reasoning Challenge by Lars Benedikt Kaesberg, Jan Philip Wahle, Terry [...]
We're excited to announce that the book Automated Detection of Media Bias: From the Conceptualization of Media Bias to its Computational Classification, by our team member Dr. Timo Spinde, is now available for free from Springer. The book summarizes the results of Timo's doctoral research on how technology can be used to detect bias in the media, exploring aspects ranging from [...]
Visit us at the Nacht des Wissens! For more information, please visit: https://www.goettinger-nacht-des-wissens.de/nach-orten/innenstadt/ See also this video (minute 1:12): https://youtu.be/RnyqkddjSUw?si=nzm54D4riOAtMls2&t=71
How can we use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to fundamentally simplify researchers' access to scientific information? Our research group, the Lower Saxony State and University Library Göttingen (SUB), and the Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen (GWDG) aim to develop a virtual assistant based on large language models that will make library research easier. The collaborative project LibraryAI is supported by [...]
We are excited to announce that our group member, Dr. Terry Ruas, has successfully passed his habilitation exam by demonstrating excellence in research and teaching. This great achievement has rightfully earned him the venia legendi (permission to lecture) in computer science and the Privatdozent (PD) title. Having obtained the highest university degree achievable in Germany allows him to independently teach [...]
We are thrilled to announce that the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action has approved funding for a 30-month collaborative research project with our longstanding industry partner, eschbach, under the Central Innovation Program for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (ZIM). The newly funded project aims to develop advanced AI-driven multilingual search and recommendation algorithms tailored to handle the process [...]
Join us for an engaging and insightful panel discussion on the modern evolution and future perspectives of libraries. Date and Time: July 17, 2024, starting at 17:00 Location: Paulinerkirche, Göttingen Welcoming Address: Prof. Dr. Metin Tolan, President of the University of Göttingen Panelists: Dr. Anne Lipp, University Library Leipzig Rüdiger Eichel, Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture Prof. Dr. [...]
The GippLab team is delighted to share the news that Philipp Scharpf has successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation titled Mathematical Entity Linking: Methods and Applications. Philipp's research has opened new perspectives for the field of Mathematical Information Retrieval, rightfully earning him the title of Dr. rerum naturalium. Join us in celebrating Dr. Scharpf's significant achievement and in wishing him continued [...]
We are thrilled to announce that Timo Spinde has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled Automated Detection of Media Bias in News Articles: From the Conceptualization of Media Bias to its Computational Classification. In the presence of his family, friends, and colleagues, Timo delivered an outstanding presentation of his work, earning him the title of Dr. rer. nat. The entire [...]
