Bavarian Czech Summer school

The historic Music Hall of Speinshart Monastery provided the backdrop yesterday for the official launch of the Bavarian-Czech Summer School, a three-year program bringing together students from both countries to explore future technologies. Over the course of one week, participants will collaborate with experts from universities and colleges on cutting-edge research topics. The inaugural year focuses […]

BusinessConnect @ Speinshart

At the first BusinessConnect event held at the Speinshart Scientific Center, we welcomed over 30 guests from academia and industry! Following a warm welcome by P. Hermann Josef, Administrator of the Speinshart Monastery, and opening remarks by Tobias Reiss, Vice President of the Bavarian State Parliament, two groundbreaking regional projects were presented that support Bavaria’s […]

Intelligent software engineering

In recent years, empirical software engineering and information visualization have rapidly evolved as data-driven disciplines, where modern AI approaches offer both new methodologies and deeper insights. A workshop at SSC brings together two Bavarian research groups from the University of Bayreuth (Software Engineering) and the University of Bamberg (Information Visualization) with the primary goal of […]

FRASCAL

We are very happy to welcome a research group of FRASCAL at Speinshart! About the project This project aims to develop a mathematically rigorous optimization framework for controlling crack properties—particularly crack paths—in composite materials. Building on prior models that linked material failure mechanisms (such as fibre breakage or matrix–fibre debonding) to microscale properties via cohesive […]

For the Greater Good?

We had the pleasure of hosting a research group from the project “For the Greater Good? Deepfakes in Criminal Justice” in Speinshart! The 13 participants – including researchers from the fields of AI, law, and computer science – met with representatives from public prosecution offices to discuss the potential and limitations of using deepfakes in law […]

Scientific panel “AI and Us”

Last week, the newly established Speinshart Scientific Center for AI and SuperTech hosted its first public event: “AI and Us”, a scientific panel designed to foster dialogue between researchers and the broader public — and it was a resounding success. Behind the scenes, however, substantial progress had already been made. The organization, originally burdened with a lengthy […]