News Archives - TUM Campus Straubing

Why AI models often fail in practice

Artificial intelligence (AI) based on machine learning offers opportunities for the life sciences. However, problems often arise in practice. One cause is data leakage, the illicit spillover of information from the training to the test data. Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf (HSWT), and other research institutions are now advocating for more interdisciplinary collaboration in a new guideline. In this interview, Dominik Grimm, Professor of Bioinformatics, and Markus List, Professor of Data Science in Systems Biology, explain why it is crucial to address this issue now.

Prof. Hübner among the top 50 in business administration

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is the most research-intensive university in Germany in the field of business administration. The latest edition of the ‘WirtschaftsWoche’ ranking not only confirms the top position, but also highlights the achievements of individual researchers: seven TUM scientists are among the top 50, including Prof. Alexander Hübner from the TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability (TUMCS). Prof. Hübner heads the Chair of Supply and Value Chain Management there.

Nobel Sustainability Award Laudatio by Prof. Sieber

On November 20, 2024, Mathis Wackernagel received the 2024 Sustainability Award for Leadership in Implementation by the Nobel Sustainability Trust for his contribution to the sustainability transformation. It has been a powerful recognition. Prof. Volker Sieber, Rector of TUMCS, delivered the Laudatio below on behalf of the selection committee. He is a Professor for Chemistry of Biogenic Resources and Rector of the Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). He also served on the Nobel Sustainability Trust’s selection committee.

VDI Prize for Tim-Wei Schüler

Outstanding engineering achievements impress not only with their high degree of innovation, but also with their direct benefits for the economy and society. To honour such extraordinary achievements, the VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (Association of German Engineers), Munich, Upper and Lower Bavaria district, has been awarding the renowned VDI Prize since 1984.

From lecture to climate conference: Students experience decision-making processes first hand

The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) recently took place in Baku, Azerbaijan. Delegates from almost every country in the world came together to discuss measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The conference is considered an important milestone in international efforts to achieve the goal of the Paris Climate Agreement – to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, preferably 1.5 degrees.

TUM leads in biotechnology

In three subjects, the TUM is among the top 10 universities in the ‘Shanghai Rankings’. In remote sensing, agricultural sciences and biotechnology, the ranking places its research achievements among the best in the world. Biotechnology is one of the main research fields at the TUM Campus Straubing and demonstrates the great importance of this forward-looking area at the Straubing location.