August 2025 - SEG-staff

Fwd: Any interested students in volunteering for ICT4S'26?
by Timo Kehrer 28 Aug '25

28 Aug '25

Dear all, If you're interested (s. below), please let me know. Best, Timo -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: Any interested students in volunteering for ICT4S'26? Datum: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:36:39 +0000 Von: Nitish Patkar <nitish.patkar(a)fhnw.ch> An: Kehrer, Timo Benjamin (INF) <timo.kehrer(a)unibe.ch> Dear Timo We are checking around to see if there are any students who are interested in volunteering for the ICT4S’26 to be held at BFH in Bern. Attached is preliminary description of tasks and responsibilities for the reference. Could you ask in your group? Best Nitish ------------------------------------------------------------ FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland School of Computer Science Institute for Interactive Technologies IIT Research associate Bahnhofstrasse 6 CH-5210 Windisch, Switzerland ------------------------------------------------------------ Email : _nitish.patkar(a)fhnw.ch_ Web [1]:_https://nitishpatkar.com/ <https://nitishpatkar.com/>_ Web [2]: _https://www.fhnw.ch/en/iit <https://www.fhnw.ch/en/about-fhnw/schools/school-of-engineering/institutes/…>_ Web [3]: _http://scg.unibe.ch/staff/NitishPatkar_ ------------------------------------------------------------

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Seminar Topics for the Fall Semester
by Timo Kehrer 23 Aug '25

23 Aug '25

Dear all, Please make sure to have your seminar projects/topics ready by Sept. 5 (if you want to offer any). I will then do a sanity check on all proposals, and we will publish the approved ones in the week Sept. 8-12 on the website. A template for descriptions is on GitLab, where you should also add your new topics (or re-open existing ones): https://gitlab.inf.unibe.ch/SEG/team/courses/seminar-software-engineering/s… As a reminder: Seminars are meant to be preparations of a student thesis, and ideally closely aligned with your research. https://seg.inf.unibe.ch/teaching/courses/seminar-software-engineering/ Thank you! Best, Timo

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EnhanceR Symposium 2025
by Timo Kehrer 22 Aug '25

22 Aug '25

Dear all, just as a reminder: If anybody is interested in that one, feel free to register and attend https://symposium.enhancer.ch/ Participation is free of charge, and we could pay for travel expenses to Fribourg. Best, Timo

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Fwd: Anfrage zu internen Themenvorschlägen für Bachelorarbeiten in Informatik
by Timo Kehrer 15 Aug '25

15 Aug '25

Hi all, did Livia Brunner the seminar with us? Somehow this name sounds familiar to me. However, I cannot find her name in the seminar GitLab, but maybe it's not a 100% complete.. Best, Timo -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: Anfrage zu internen Themenvorschlägen für Bachelorarbeiten in Informatik Datum: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:49:32 +0200 Von: Brunner, Livia (STUDENTS) <livia.brunner(a)students.unibe.ch> An: Kehrer, Timo Benjamin (INF) <timo.kehrer(a)unibe.ch> Sehr geehrter Herr Prof. Dr. Timo Kehrer, ich studiere derzeit Informatik im Bachelor an der Universität Bern und plane, im Frühlingssemester 2026 meine Bachelorarbeit zu beginnen. Da ich mich aktuell mit möglichen Themen auseinandersetze, wollte ich mich erkundigen, ob es innerhalb Ihrer Arbeitsgruppe bzw. Ihres Fachgebiets eine interne Liste oder Ideen für Bachelorarbeitsthemen gibt, auf die ich zurückgreifen könnte. Vielen Dank für Ihre Zeit und Unterstützung. Ich freue mich auf Ihre Rückmeldung. Mit freundlichen Grüssen Livia Brunner

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Action Required: Review of Older VMs on Calculon/Hydra by 11.07.2025
by Ohrndorf, Manuel (INF) 11 Aug '25

11 Aug '25

Dear all, Could everyone who has a VM for themselves or their students on our servers (Calculon or Hydra) please review and directly edit the following spreadsheet by 11.07.2025? The sheet lists older VMs that are currently unassigned in the SEGLab VM manager. old_unassigned_vms.xlsx<https://1drv.ms/x/c/f29fdeb58a11645a/EffGQ4AStM1EsMsznxug3OoB43tM5pbMLxWaYE…> For each VM, please indicate one of the following options: * A. Assign (and migrate): If the VM is still in use, enter "yes" and provide the email address of the current user(s) (supervisor and student(s)) of the VM. In general, you can also consider requesting a new VM using our Ubuntu Server and Desktop template<https://calculon.inf.unibe.ch:11000/en/virtual-machines>. * B. Archive (default 1.6.2026): The VM will be removed from the manager, but the disk image will be archived until the specified retention date and can then be deleted. Please provide: * Archive retention time (e.g., 1.6.2028) * Email of the responsible person (e.g., supervisor) * C. Delete: Enter "yes" if the VM can be deleted immediately. If no action is taken by 11.07.2025, I will proceed to archive the unassigned VMs by default (as in option B). Thank you for your support in keeping our infrastructure organized! Best, Manuel

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Re: Research Study Invitation: Ethical AI in Self-Driving Cars
by Panichella, Sebastiano (INF) 11 Aug '25

11 Aug '25

Dear Researchers at SEG, We are contacting you to study the public perception of ethically appropriate behavior of self-driving cars (SDCs). The aim is to explore how individuals judge the behavior of SDCs in various scenarios, and how these judgments reflect personal moral values. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete, and all responses are anonymous. https://forms.gle/iNWvsKUiMGWq953A7 We would be grateful if you could submit your response by September 10th. Thank you for your time and contribution to our research! If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. Best regards, Yelyzaveta Kurkchi and Catia Trubiani, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy Christian Birchler and Sebastiano Panichella, University of Bern, Switzerland ________________________________ From: Yelyzaveta Kurkchi <yelyzaveta.kurkchi(a)gssi.it> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2025 12:28 PM To: Computer Science Postdoc <cs-postdoc(a)gssi.it> Cc: Catia Trubiani <catia.trubiani(a)gssi.it>; Birchler, Christian Martin (INF) <christian.birchler(a)unibe.ch>; Panichella, Sebastiano (INF) <sebastiano.panichella(a)unibe.ch> Subject: Research Study Invitation: Ethical AI in Self-Driving Cars Dear Computer Science Postdoctoral Researchers at GSSI, We are contacting you to study the public perception of ethically appropriate behavior of self-driving cars (SDCs). The aim is to explore how individuals judge the behavior of SDCs in various scenarios, and how these judgments reflect personal moral values. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete, and all responses are anonymous. https://forms.gle/iNWvsKUiMGWq953A7 We would be grateful if you could submit your response by September 10th. Thank you for your time and contribution to our research! If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. Best regards, Yelyzaveta Kurkchi and Catia Trubiani, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy Christian Birchler and Sebastiano Panichella, University of Bern, Switzerland

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