NEWS
Paper Highlight: Cedalion Tutorial
Researchers from BIFOLD / TU Berlin and Boston University have published a comprehensive tutorial on Cedalion, an open-source project that brings together analysis tools for multimodal neuroimaging, with a special focus on fNIRS and DOT data. The paper appeared on 13 August 2026 in the journal Neurophotonics. A hands-on community workshop follows on 24–25 August in Berlin and online.
AI Goes Phishing
BIFOLD study, co-authored by members of the Machine Learning and Security Group, shows AI-generated phishing emails are three times as effective as generic ones and cost next to nothing. The field experiment with 7,700 participants provides the first large-scale evidence of how cheaply and effectively language models can personalize phishing. The paper will be presented at the USENIX Security Symposium 2026.
EVENTS
Cedalion Workshop
This scientific workshop introduces researchers to Cedalion, a Python-based toolbox for advanced fNIRS and DOT analysis in naturalistic settings. Built on HOMER3 and AtlasViewer, it integrates machine learning and multimodal data processing for cutting-edge neuroimaging research.
BIFOLD - ELLIS VLDB & ECCV Fest 2026
Ahead of VLDB 2026 and ECCV 2026, BIFOLD and the ELLIS Unit Berlin are hosting a local Pre-Fest showcasing contributions from their members and the wider Berlin–Potsdam research community.
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OPPORTUNITIES
BIFOLD welcomes job applications from interested parties year-round.
PUBLICATIONS
Binger Chen, Tacettin Emre Bök, Behnood Rasti, Volker Markl, Begüm Demir
Foundation Model Selection for Remote Sensing via a Constraint-Aware Agent
Lennart Behme, Emil Badura, Leonard Geißler, Matthias Böhm, Ziawasch Abedjan, Volker Markl
FedAugment: Table Augmentation Search over Decentralized Data Repositories
Maximilian Andreas Hoefler, Karsten Mueller, Wojciech Samek
A Privacy Study of Sparse Collaborative Inference
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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