VSR News 2025

At this year's SaxFDM Tagung, our team members Jan Haas and Christoph Göpfert held a workshop titled "Natürlichsprachliche Abfrage forschungsdatenorientierter institutioneller Wissensgraphen mittels großer Sprachmodelle" in context of the HYP*MOL project. In the workshop, they showcased how large language models can translate natural-language queries into SPARQL requests, enabling an intuitive exploration of complex knowledge graphs. With this approach, the entry barrier to querying knowledge graphs is significantly lowered for researchers across all disciplines.

Additionally, they presented in two posters showcasing the Knowledge Base of Come2Data as well as a strategy for holistically integrated information management (GIIM), which is currently being implemented at TU Chemnitz to integrate distributed research information from heterogeneous data sources.

We are very happy to welcome Bai Li to the VSR group as a researcher contributing to the Across project.

We look forward to the valuable contributions he will make and will fully support his research as he embarks on this new chapter.

Our team member Verena Traubinger presented our work on user preferences regarding different variations of chatbot interface patterns at the 9th International Symposium on Chatbots and Human-centred AI. She is also part of the program committee for this year's symposium.

CONVERSATIONS is a yearly symposium where researchers from the fields of chatbots and human-centred AI come together and discuss their insights regarding the creation, evaluation, and use of conversational interfaces.

Our team members Lucas Schröder and Christoph Göpfert represented the data competence center Come2Data at this year's Tag des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs at TU Chemnitz. Their participation helped raise awareness of data literacy in general and promoted Come2Data's training and support services in the areas of data integration, data management, data analysis and data publication.

The second (and last) exam review for exams written in the summer semester 2025 will take place in presence on 30 October 2025 from 13:30 to 16:30. Please note that sample solutions will not be provided during the review.

You may choose any time within this time window to attend, but each student may participate only once per exam. On average, reviewing a single exam takes approximately 10 minutes. Therefore, if you arrive less than 10 minutes before the end of the session, you may not be able to review your exam. If you wish to review multiple exams, please plan accordingly and allow sufficient time.

The exam review will take place in the FRIZ computer pool A11.201 (old: 1/B201). Please bring your student ID and wait at the door, as students will be admitted one at a time. Additional information about the review process can be found in our edu FAQ.

If you still have questions after consulting the FAQ, please contact us via email at vsr-edu@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de.

We are pleased to welcome back all our students to the winter semester 2025/2026!

Detailed information about our lectures, exercises, and seminars will be provided via OPAL. Please make sure to register for the respective OPAL courses to stay informed and receive all updates.

Last week, our team member Sebastian Heil attended the ENFIELD Workshop on Human-centric AI and the ENFIELD General Assembly in Bucharest. In his talk, he presented joint research with Prof. Steven Furnell and Dr. Xavier Carpent from the University of Nottingham on the human perception of trust in AI. The presentation shared early findings from a large-scale longitudinal study of AI discourse in UK media and outlined the next steps: a vignette study exploring trust in AI applications across four ENFIELD domains—Healthcare, Energy, Space, and Manufacturing. The workshop, excellently organized by Prof. Adina Magda Florea, Dr. Alexandru Sorici, and the team at University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, provided a valuable forum for exchanging ideas on Human-centric and Trustworthy AI.

The exam review for exams written in the summer semester 2025 will take place in presence on 30 September 2025 from 09:00 to 12:00. Please note that sample solutions will not be provided during the review.

You may choose any time within this time window to attend, but each student may participate only once per exam. On average, reviewing a single exam takes approximately 10 minutes. Therefore, if you arrive less than 10 minutes before the end of the session, you may not be able to review your exam. If you wish to review multiple exams, please plan accordingly and allow sufficient time.

The exam review will take place in the FRIZ computer pool A11.201 (old: 1/B201). Please bring your student ID and wait at the door, as students will be admitted one at a time. Additional information about the review process can be found in our edu FAQ.

If you still have questions after consulting the FAQ, please contact us via email at vsr-edu@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de.

This year's MuC Conference was a very special event for the VSR team and the other professorships involved from our university, as it was held right here at TU Chemnitz.

When we say "special," we mean both a wonderful and an incredibly demanding experience. While regular attendees enjoyed a 3.5-day conference, our dedicated volunteers worked for five full days, including setup and teardown. For some team members, preparations began months in advance.

As the General Chair, Prof. Martin Gaedke, and as the Local Chair, Dr. Sebastian Heil, led one of Europe's largest HCI conferences. Together with two other professorships from TU Chemnitz, the VSR team succeeded in providing around 500 attendees with a well-planned, highly engaging, and thoroughly successful MuC conference in Chemnitz. We also owe a huge thank you to the many student volunteers who actively helped, including a number of bachelor’s, master's and PhD students from our Web Engineering program.

The feedback we received, both in person and on LinkedIn, was overwhelmingly positive. Not only was the excellent organization praised, but the central theme of "Digital Diversity" and the inspiring workshops and sessions also received high acclaim. And, as one person noted, "Chemnitz is a beautiful place, by the way."

Our team member Maheshika Hansamalee Walpola participated in the 2nd Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (CoRDI 2025) at RWTH Aachen University in Aachen. Organized by the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI), CoRDI is Germany’s flagship forum for research data infrastructures. Under the theme “RDM in Action”, the event brought together many participants from NFDI consortia, research initiatives, and international partners to exchange ideas on research data management and FAIR data practices.