Stories from Heidelberg · Germany

The KiDS-Legacy study presents a joint analysis of second- and third-order cosmic shear. The research involves a collaboration of 14 authors in addition to L. Linke and L. Porth. A new study titled 'Anatomy of Post-Training' explores using interpretability to characterize data and shape the learning signal for language models. The research was conducted by a team of eleven authors. A new study published by researchers at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies analyzes the interpretability of Large Language Models (LLMs) after their training phase. Understanding how LLMs function post-training is for debugging and improving their performance. Understanding this interpretability is for ensuring AI safety and reliability. Researchers are investigating how these models function and make decisions. It details new methods for understanding LLM behavior.

Researchers Peer Rheinboldt, Frédéric Berdoz, and Roger Wattenhofer have announced the TreeFlash framework. This framework offers parallel AR-approximation for faster speculative decoding. It aims to improve throughput by generating the full draft in a single forward pass.

Researchers have developed a new method to evaluate adversarial robustness in large language models. The 'Attacks Are All You Need' method aims to be black-box, adaptive, efficient, and transferable.

The German basketball team Science City Jena achieved its 12th season victory yesterday, defeating Heidelberg in a closely contested game. The team's top scorer was noted for a contribution to the success.

LHCb team member Fabian Glaser from Heidelberg University reported that baryons decay differently than antibaryons. This finding relates to CP violation and the fundamental question of why matter exists in the universe.

Anastasius Gavras has been designated to succeed David Kennedy as Director of Eurescom GmbH. Kennedy is scheduled to retire in June 2026. The announcement followed the company's 21st Shareholders’ Meeting in Heidelberg.

Emergency services, including fire, police, and rescue teams, are responding to a roof fire in the Heidelberg-Neuenheim district. Large forces are currently deployed at the scene.

Shares of cement manufacturer Heidelberg Materials declined within 24 hours following discussions regarding the potential abolition of CO2 pricing. Linda Kalker, head of the Brussels-based think tank Strategic Perspectives, noted that both the company's stock and CO2 prices reacted promptly to the news. The company has previously invested in low-carbon manufacturing and recycling processes. Chancellor Friedrich Merz reportedly expressed support for those calling for the abolition of the system.