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PRG Meetings
by Riesen, Kaspar (INF) 19 Mar '25

19 Mar '25

Dear all Since our group will continue to grow in the near future (with two more PhDs in summer), I have decided to establish a second, more informal, forum alongside the seminar, so that we can meet as a group once a month. Main part of the meetings is that each of us shares key findings and challenges from the last month (as a starting point for deeper bilateral discussions and to promote collaboration by discussing intersections of our work). Beyond research, we will use this time to take care of planning and logistics and admin. More info can be found here: Group_Meetings_25.docx<https://unibe365.sharepoint.com/:w:/t/unibe-588.az/ESpyXlfY0kNNs_I8Baz0Va4B…> (I hope the link works) I have sent out invitations via the calendar — please reserve the following dates (it's not a problem at all if you can't make it on one or other of the dates): April 9, 13-14 May 7, after seminar June 11, 13-14 July 2, 13-14 August 13, 13-14 September 10, 13-14 October 15, 13-14 (or maybe after seminar) November 12, 13-14 (or maybe after seminar) December 10, 13-14 (or maybe after seminar) Best, Kaspar ------------------------------------------------------- PD Dr. Kaspar Riesen Head of the Pattern Recognition Group Institute of Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Bern, Switzerland kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch -------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Meeting next week Tuesday 2.30pm
by Riesen, Kaspar (INF) 13 Feb '25

13 Feb '25

OK — let us shift it to the morning (9am). > Am 13.02.2025 um 14:59 schrieb Fankhauser, Benjamin Noah (INF) <benjamin.fankhauser(a)unibe.ch>: > > Hi, > > I have two meetings from 13:00 to 14:00 and 15:00 to 16:00. Can we do yours from 14:00 to 15:00? > > best > > Benjamin > > > On 2/13/25 14:41, Riesen, Kaspar (INF) wrote: >> Dear all >> >> We need to schedule a meeting next week — I propose to meet next Tuesday from 2.30-3.30 in our meeting room. >> Are all available (it is important that all of you can attend)? >> >> Regards, Kaspar >> >> >>

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Meeting next week Tuesday 2.30pm
by Riesen, Kaspar (INF) 13 Feb '25

13 Feb '25

Dear all We need to schedule a meeting next week — I propose to meet next Tuesday from 2.30-3.30 in our meeting room. Are all available (it is important that all of you can attend)? Regards, Kaspar

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Re: Spring Seminar
by Riesen, Kaspar (INF) 09 Feb '25

09 Feb '25

Friendly reminder to confirm the date of your presentation. Thanks, Kaspar Am 30.01.2025 um 09:57 schrieb Jafari, Fereshteh (INF) <fereshteh.jafari(a)unibe.ch>: Hello Kaspar, It works for me, Thanks. Have a nice day! Regards, Fereshteh From: Riesen, Kaspar (INF) <kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:57 AM To: prg-staff(a)list.inf.unibe.ch Subject: [PRG-staff] Re: Spring Seminar Good morning. We have to change the slots of Kalvin and Feresteh (see below). Please send me an „ok“ if your time slot fits. Regards, Kaspar Am 29.01.2025 um 16:33 schrieb Riesen, Kaspar (INF) <kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch<mailto:kaspar.riesen@unibe.ch>>: Dear all Please mark in your calendar the following dates for the PRG seminar and prepare an appealing presentation for the BSc/MSc students (~30’): 19.03: Talk 1: Benjamin Talk 2: Francesco 26.03: Talk 1: Fereshteh Talk 2: Corina 02.04: Talk 1: Anthony Talk 2: Kalvin The seminar is located in room 111 in building E8 (the building opposite). From April 30 until May 25, student presentations will take place every week (5 slots). Please reserve these dates as well. Regards, Kaspar ------------------------------------------------------- PD Dr. Kaspar Riesen Head of the Pattern Recognition Group Institute of Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Bern, Switzerland kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch<mailto:kaspar.riesen@unibe.ch> -------------------------------------------------------

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Spring Seminar
by Riesen, Kaspar (INF) 30 Jan '25

30 Jan '25

Dear all Please mark in your calendar the following dates for the PRG seminar and prepare an appealing presentation for the BSc/MSc students (~30’): 19.03: Talk 1: Benjamin Talk 2: Francesco 26.03: Talk 1: Kalvin Talk 2: Corina 02.04: Talk 1: Anthony Talk 2: Fereshteh The seminar is located in room 111 in building E8 (the building opposite). From April 30 until May 25, student presentations will take place every week (5 slots). Please reserve these dates as well. Regards, Kaspar ------------------------------------------------------- PD Dr. Kaspar Riesen Head of the Pattern Recognition Group Institute of Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Bern, Switzerland kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch -------------------------------------------------------

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MAG
by Riesen, Kaspar (INF) 09 Dec '24

09 Dec '24

Hello everyone, I would like to sit down with each of you for an hour next Thursday, December 12, to discuss the progress of this year and define what might be important next year. I have the following time slots available: 8-9 a.m. 9-10 a.m. 10-11 a.m. 11-12 p.m. 2-3 p.m. 3-4 p.m. Please sign up for one of the time slots by replying to this email (reply to all so that everyone can see which slots are not available). If any of you are unable to make it on Thursday, we will arrange another appointment bilaterally. Best, Kaspar

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Seminar
by Riesen, Kaspar (INF) 27 Nov '24

27 Nov '24

Reminder: Today is Seminar

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My holidays
by Bettina Choffat 25 Nov '24

25 Nov '24

Dear all I would like to inform / remind you that I am only working this week and next. From December 8th I will be on vacation until almost the end of the year. If you still have a concern that needs to be dealt with in 2024, please let me know as soon as possible. Best wishes Bettina -- Institut für Informatik Neubrückstrasse 10 CH-3012 Bern +41 31 684 84 26

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Fwd: [sira-news] Beware of a Social Engineering Scam, targeted for Research Groups
by Riesen, Kaspar (INF) 11 Nov '24

11 Nov '24

Please be cautious :-) Anfang der weitergeleiteten Nachricht: Von: christian.tschudin(a)unibas.ch Betreff: [sira-news] Beware of a Social Engineering Scam, targeted for Research Groups Datum: 11. November 2024 um 08:32:37 MEZ An: sira-news(a)list.inf.unibe.ch Dear all, last week our Department was subject to a sophisticated social engineering attack that successfully managed to hoax three employees. It resulted in the damage of several thousands CHF. Please warn your collaborators. It starts by a semi-aggresively looking email with the subject "Urgent Action Required" sent on behalf of a PI, addressed to the first name of a collaborator: Dear X I'm contacting you to handle a short assignment right now. I would welcome your support and urgency. I hope you can help and look forward to your response. Best Regards Dr. Y Head & Professor, Z Group, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science P.S: Send me your WhatsApp phone number The scam exploits the power relationship between PhDs/PostDocs and their supervisor. The scammer carefully extracted all names and photos from our Web site, probably weeks ago, in order to create the following attack vector: The collaborator, after sending back the phone number via email, will receive a contact request in WhatsApp where the photo of the PI is shown. In a clever dialogue, the collaborator is steered towards buying physical Apple Gift Cards whose validity is verified online, all while using WhatsApp. It goes without saying that the cards are redeemed immediately. Requests for talking on the phone are dismissed ("I'm busy and in a meeting right now"). Unfortunately, most email clients as well as WhatsApp, hide the true sender addresses and you only see the sender's Display Name. The email sender was <mimiadacharles(a)mail.com<mailto:mimiadacharles@mail.com>> and the phone number used behind WhatsApp is a German one. Three grad students and Postdocs fell for the attack and, although hesitant, did not cross-verify because it would seem impolite to ask the supervisor "are your really X?", it would also introduce delay into the urgent request handling. Thanks, Christian Tschudin

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Bachelor/Master Projects
by Riesen, Kaspar (INF) 08 Nov '24

08 Nov '24

Hi! I'm currently being flooded with requests for bachelor theses. Please update the information on our website with your published works. Remove topics that have already been selected and add new topics instead. For example, you can offer unselected seminar topics as bachelor theses (other ideas are highly welcome). Please send the necessary information directly to Anthony by the end of next week so that he can update the list. Thanks! Kaspar ------------------------------------------------------- PD Dr. Kaspar Riesen Head of the Pattern Recognition Group Institute of Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Bern, Switzerland kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch -------------------------------------------------------

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