LogiCS_at_TUWien · Logics for Computer Science Program at TU Wien
Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2022-06-01 → 2027-05-31
- EU contribution
- €2,169,600
- Participants
- 1
- Scheme
- MSCA-COFUND
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Results in brief
Logics for Computer Science Program at TU Wien
Logics for Computer Science (LogiCS@TUWien) offers an international and globally leading program that is characterised by a unique combination of those disciplines where logical methods have the largest impact on applied computer science. The LogiCS@TUWien doctoral school trains 20 research fellows in areas that are in high demand by the global society and industry, such as: today's rapidly developing AI, large AI language models, security and cyber systems, program verification, etc. These areas of computer science put major emphasis on the goal of making computer systems smart and reliable. Doctoral fellows receive education and are trained in scientific work within a new advanced educational structured program with mandatory elements of interdisciplinarity, transferable skills, international research stays, double supervision with regular participation and assistance of additional experts from TU Wien as well as other institutions. The ability to address new challenging problems, a holistic view and the large cooperation network built by the fellows during their training will shape the career development of outstanding postdocs, future faculty members and visionary leaders in industry. LogiCS@TUWien aims to institutionalise high-quality doctoral training in logic in computer science at TU Wien as a logic-hotspot in Austria and Europe. Vienna, with its traditions and strong schools in logic, where ICT is one of the largest economic areas of the Vienna region, as well as the attractiveness of the world-famous city known for its spectacular quality of life, attracts strong European and Non-European students. LogiCS@TUWien, therefore, increases Austria’s and Europe’s attractiveness as a leading destination for research and innovation in logic-related areas, contributing to Europe’s competitiveness for addressing key challenges of future computer and software systems.
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Project objective
The Logics for Computer Science Program at TU Wien (LogiCS@TUWien) will be a top international graduate program implementing a unique combination of disciplines where logical methods have a decisive impact on practical computer science and society in the coming decades. Leveraging a multitude of existing grants, initiatives, and collaborations, the LogiCS@TUWien program will match research strength with a doctoral program of strong international visibility that is highly attractive to excellent students. The 13 experienced doctoral supervisors are world leading experts in their respective fields, who attracted significant funding achievements in recent years, including 4 ERC grants, 5 Austrian grants of similar endowment and competitiveness, and a grant for a highly successful doctoral college on Logical Methods in Computer Science (funded from 2014 to 2022), which has attracted 78 brilliant doctoral students. The proposed program improves significantly over this predecessor program, in particular by adding a strong focus on intersectoral exposure and collaboration. The research topics in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Databases, Verification, Algorithms, Security, Distributed and Cyber-physical Systems are driven by demand from industry and real-world problems. This is enabled by the supervisors' strong ties to industry, as evidenced by their spinoffs, and by the regular internships of their doctoral students at research labs of major companies at national and international levels. LogiCS@TUWien will achieve long-term impact by institutionalizing a high-quality PhD program following the seven EU Principles to ensure an innovative doctoral training, and will create a hub in Austria and Europe for logic-related education and training. Interdisciplinarity, a holistic view and the ability to address new challenging problems will shape the career development of outstanding postdocs, future faculty members and visionary leaders in industry.
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Participants
- TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN · WienCoordinatorAustria
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