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ATHENE researchers support Hessian LKA with new biometric methods
The digital revolution is constantly presenting law enforcement agencies with new challenges - especially in the sensitive area of combating child pornography. A research team led by ATHENE scientist Prof. Christian Rathgeb from Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences has now achieved a major breakthrough: innovative artificial intelligence methods have significantly improved the reliability of biometric facial recognition in children. This development represents an important milestone for the forensic work of the Hessisches Landeskriminalamt (HLKA). The preparatory work for the project was carried out in the ATHENE research area Next Generation Biometrics Systems (NGBS).
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ATHENE scientists develop new taxonomy for progessive visualizations
Progressive visualizations are an innovative technique that allows initial results from complex data analyses to be displayed immediately, even while the complete calculation is still running. These preliminary visualizations are then gradually refined and made more accurate, but users can already use partial results, which then improve over time. Although the development of such systems is more complex, they offer the advantage that computing power can be used specifically for relevant data areas.
ATHENE researchers Prof. Jörn Kohlhammer and Alex Ulmer have now systematically investigated for the first time how these visualizations can be divided into different categories and what characteristics they have.
FIfF-Weizenbaum Study Prize 2024 for ATHENE team
The "PEASEC" research group at TU Darmstadt, led by ATHENE researcher Prof. Christian Reuter, has been awarded the Weizenbaum Study Prize 2024 twice: Both Dr Thea Riebe and Dr Thomas Reinhold were awarded 1st prize for their dissertations completed in 2022 and 2023 respectively, both of which were supervised by Prof. Christian Reuter.
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New ePA security concept put to the test
January 15, 2025, marks the launch of the new electronic patient record (ePA). The data stored in it must be particularly well secured, as some of it is highly sensitive health data. For this reason, gematik has developed a new security concept designed to ensure adequate protection. An ATHENE research team at Fraunhofer SIT has now reviewed the security concept and found it to be adequate.
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Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser visits ATHENE
Together with the Hessian Science Minister Timon Gremmels, the Hessian Digital Minister Prof. Dr Kristina Sinemus and BSI President Claudia Plattner, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser visited our centre. The guests gained insights into how the innovative research at ATHENE is helping to improve cyber security in Germany and make the country a leader in this field.
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Finalists ATHENE UP24@it-sa: Interview with Mitigant
The startup Mitigant is one of the five finalists in the race for this year's ATHENE Startup Award UP24@it-sa. As part of our coverage, we met with the company, which ensures the compliance and resilience of cloud infrastructures, for an interview.
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