Simone Ponzetto new Klaus Tschira Guest Professor
HITS extends a very warm welcome to Simone Paolo Ponzetto, who has joined the institute as our 7th Klaus Tschira Guest …
Issue 3 | 2026
At the HITS Open Day, more than 400 visitors had the opportunity to gain insights into the research conducted at the institute. …
Vagrant Gautam: The Ethics of ChatGPT and Co.
In the last few years, large language models like ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek, have taken the world by storm. Their incredible …
Vincent Heuveline: When Humans and Machines Make Music Together
Today, artificial intelligence can compose melodies, imitate voices, and even create entire songs. But is that really creativity? In the talk …
Leif Seute: AI as a Tool in Protein Design
Proteins are the molecular building blocks of life — they enable chemical reactions, facilitate communication between cells and transport substances throughout the …
HITS: Call for “Journalist in Residence” in 2027
Call for 2027: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 15 October 2026
Issue 2 | 2026
Tilmann Gneiting, head of the Computational Statistics group at HITS, has been awarded the 2026 Wald Memorial Award and Lecture by the …
HITS Open House 2026
Climate, Molecules, Galaxies: One Institute. Many Dimensions. Every two years, the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) at Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 35 in Heidelberg …
The molecular research “booster” evolves: SIMPLAIX collaboration starts the next phase
Computer simulations and Artificial Intelligence are the main pillars of the “SIMPLAIX” collaboration, initiated by the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (…
Tilmann Gneiting: 2026 Wald Memorial Award and Lecture
HITS Group Leader Tilmann Gneiting to receive the 2026 Wald Memorial Award and deliver the Wald Lectures at the IMS Annual Meeting …
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