At SECAI, we are open about our research and always like to welcome new researchers to our teams in Dresden and Leipzig. This page lists suggestions for research topics that are currently available, organized by Research Focus Area, together with mentors and host institutions. Have a look around to see which topics excite you most and best match your skills!
Funded positions in the SECAI Graduate School are announced on our jobs page and typically start in autumn. However, even if there are no open positions announced in SECAI at this time, you can always contact the mentor of the topic you are interested in. There are many opportunities in our groups, and SECAI also supports affiliated researchers who are funded from different sources.
Composite AI
An Artificial Intelligence to Discover the Determinants of Microbiome-Transporter Interrelations
Mentored by Jens Meiler and Peter StadlerLocation: University of Leipzig, Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioinformatics
FunLog: A Functional Approach to Modular Logic Programming
Mentored by Markus Krötzsch, Sebastian RudolphLocation: TU Dresden, Chair of Knowledge-Based Systems
Large Language Models (LLMs) and the Formalization of Mathematics
Mentored by Bjoern Andres, Markus KrötzschLocation: TU Dresden, Chair of Machine Learning for Computer Vision
Multi-agent Belief Management
Mentored by Sebastian Rudolph, Markus KrötzschLocation: TU Dresden, Chair of Computational Logic
Reason to Trust: Certifying Conclusions in Data Analysis
Mentored by Markus Krötzsch, Carsten LutzLocation: TU Dresden, Chair of Knowledge-Based Systems
StochasticAI – Integrating Stochastic Modeling with AI
Mentored by Sayan Mukerhjee and Ivo SbalzariniLocation: TU Dresden or Leipzig University
Tact-Morph: Tactile Sensor & Robotics Processing on the SpiNNaker2 Neuromorphic Compute Platform
Mentored by Christian Mayr and Roberto CalandraLocation: TU Dresden, Chair of Highly-Parallel VLSI Systems and Neuromicroelectronics (HPSN) Dresden and Learning, Adaptive Systems and Robotics (LASR) Lab
AI Compute Paradigms
Drug Discovery via Accelerated Quantum Mechanics Simulations on Spinnaker Cloud Computing
Mentored by Jens Meiler, Christian MayrLocation: University Leipzig, Medical School, Institute for Drug Discovery
FunLog: A Functional Approach to Modular Logic Programming
Mentored by Markus Krötzsch, Sebastian RudolphLocation: TU Dresden, Chair of Knowledge-Based Systems
Neuromorphic Circuits Based on 2D Devices
Mentored by Thomas Mikolajick, Martin BogdanLocation: TU Dresden, Chair of Nanoelectronics
StochasticAI – Integrating Stochastic Modeling with AI
Mentored by Sayan Mukerhjee and Ivo SbalzariniLocation: TU Dresden or Leipzig University
Tact-Morph: Tactile Sensor & Robotics Processing on the SpiNNaker2 Neuromorphic Compute Platform
Mentored by Christian Mayr and Roberto CalandraLocation: TU Dresden, Chair of Highly-Parallel VLSI Systems and Neuromicroelectronics (HPSN) Dresden and Learning, Adaptive Systems and Robotics (LASR) Lab
Intelligent Medical Devices
AI Methods for Health
An Artificial Intelligence to Discover the Determinants of Microbiome-Transporter Interrelations
Mentored by Jens Meiler and Peter StadlerLocation: University of Leipzig, Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioinformatics
Drug Discovery via Accelerated Quantum Mechanics Simulations on Spinnaker Cloud Computing
Mentored by Jens Meiler, Christian MayrLocation: University Leipzig, Medical School, Institute for Drug Discovery
From Protein Structure Prediction to Explainable AI in Oncology
Mentored by Jakob Nikolas Kather & Jens MeilerLocation: Else Kroener Fresenius Center for Digital Health or Leipzig University, Institute of Drug Discovery
Natural Neural Networks Inspire Artificial Neural Networks in Therapeutic Design
Mentored by Martin Bogdan and Jens MeilerLocation: Leipzig University, Department of Neuromorphic Information Processing or Leipzig University, Institute of Drug Discovery
RobSurgVis: Vision-Language Model meets Next-Generation Robotic Surgery
Mentored by Stefanie Speidel, Frank FitzekLocation: UKD Dresden, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and TU Dresden, ComNets Chair
Societal Framework for AI
Multi-agent Belief Management
Mentored by Sebastian Rudolph, Markus KrötzschLocation: TU Dresden, Chair of Computational Logic