The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named Anja Feldmann an "ACM Fellow" for her influential contributions to the data-driven analysis of operational networks.
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has bestowed the title of an honorary doctor (doctor honoris causa) on Gerhard Weikum, in recognition of his contributions to the fields of databases, world wide web, and artificial intelligence.
The Max Planck Society awardes the Otto Hahn Medal to young researchers for outstanding scientific achievements, mostly in connection with their doctorate.
Hans-Peter Seidel, Scientific Director at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken and Honorary Professor at Saarland University, has been honored by the world's largest computer science association, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), for his seminal contributions to the research field of computer graphics.
The Association for Computing Machinery has elected three researchers from the two Max Planck Institutes in Saarbrücken to Fellow status. Two of them are Members MPI-INF.
Chosen for his "proven achievements in the areas of distributed information systems, performance optimization of database systems, information extraction and knowledge processing."