NEWS

Email security under scrutiny: Examining SPF weaknesses
Cyber security researchers at BIFOLD found weaknesses in Sender Policy Framework (SPF) records, which protect email users from forged senders. The paper “Lazy Gatekeepers: A Large-Scale Study on SPF Configuration in the Wild” includes an analysis of 12 million domains’ SPF records and was now presented at the 2023 ACM Internet Measurement Conference.

Research from the very top
BIFOLD scientist Prof. Dr. Begüm Demir explains the benefits of using Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) to enhance earth observation satellite data analysis in the Tagesspiegel TU Berlin supplement.
EVENTS
BIFOLD Colloquium - Hybrid query processing in MotherDuck
Prof. Dr. Peter Boncz is a tenured researcher at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and a professor at VU University Amsterdam, with a profound expertise in database systems. In his talk he will unravel the intricacies of "Hybrid Query Processing in MotherDuck," a cutting-edge service seamlessly connecting DuckDB to the cloud.

Our Mission
BIFOLD conducts groundbreaking foundational research in Big Data Management (DM) and Machine Learning (ML), as well as their intersection, to educate the talents of the future and to create high-impact knowledge.
OPPORTUNITIES
BIFOLD welcomes job applications from interested parties year-round.

PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Marina Marie-Claire Höhne (Née Vidovic), Dr. Shinichi Nakajima, Kirill Bykov, Dennis Grinwald
Visualizing the Diversity of Representations Learned by Bayesian Neural Networks
Dr. Lauritz Thamsen, Prof. Dr. Odej Kao, Dennis Grinwald
FedZero: Leveraging Renewable Excess Energy in Federated Learning
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Robert Müller, Lukas Muttenthaler
Getting aligned on representational alignment

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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