The Max Planck Institute for Software Systems

studies the principles of efficient, dependable, secure, and usable computing systems, as well as their interaction with the physical and social context in which they operate.

We conduct foundational research in relevant areas of computer science and beyond, covering theory, empirical analysis, and data-driven investigation. We seek impact through publications, artifacts, and people.

Kaushik Mallik awarded ETAPS Doctoral Dissertation Award

This is the second time that the ETAPS Dissertation Award was given to an MPI-SWS student

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MPI-SWS participates in 2024 Girls' Day

August 8, 2024
On September 13, 2024, we will welcome high-school girls to our institute, and show them what computer science research is all about.

MPI-SWS researchers receives LICS 2024 Distinguished Paper Award

July 8, 2024
MPI-SWS researchers have received a Distinguished Paper Award at LICS 2024 for their paper "On the Decidability of Monadic Second-Order Logic with Arithmetic Predicates."

MPI-SWS researchers receive 2024 SIGBED HSCC Best Paper award

June 11, 2024
MPI-SWS researchers have received the 2024 SIGBED HSCC best paper award for their paper "Linear Dynamical Systems with Continuous Weight Functions."

Max Planck researchers publish 6 papers at POPL 2024!

January 11, 2024
Max Planck researchers have authored six papers to appear in POPL 2024.

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