The Hasso Plattner Institute offers degree programs in “IT Systems Engineering” that are unique Germany-wide. It is a practical form of computer science study that places special emphasis on the conception and development of complex software systems. The education at Hasso Plattner Institute is tuition free.

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Hasso Plattner Institute holds an unique position on the landscape of German universities. Research and teaching are concentrated in the area of IT systems engineering. The highly ranked Bachelor, Master and PhD degree programs have a high practical and innovation orientation. Design Thinking spans a bridge between Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam and Hasso Plattner Institute of Design in Stanford.

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HPI Future SOC Lab Day - Spring 2018

The HPI Future SOC Lab Day is conducted in the main building ("Hauptgebäude") of the Hasso-Plattner-Institut on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.

On the day the projects of the previous Future SOC Lab period get a chance to present the results of their research activities. Additionally, selected requestors of new projects can expand their ideas.

Agenda

Time	Title	Speaker
09:30	Registration
10:00	Welcome	Prof. Dr. Andreas Polze, Hasso Plattner Institute
10:15	Bringing Blockchain to the Enterprise	Artiona Bogo, SAP SE
11:00	Guilt-by-Association: Detecting Malicious Domains and IPs via Graph	Pejman Najafi, Hasso Plattner Institute
11:30	Algorithmically Detecting & Tracking Socio-Political Problems in South Africa Using Social Media data	Selvas Mwanza, University of Cape Town
12:00	Lunch, Poster Session, Server Room Tour and Steering Committee Meeting
14:00	Optimizing Patient Similarity Analysis	Dr. Lena Wiese, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
14:30	Continuous Performance Testing for Microservices	Vincenzo Ferme, University of Stuttgart
15:00	Coffee Break
15:30	Dictionary Server for Remote Vehicle Communication	Vladivy Poaka, Clausthal University of Technology
16:00	Exploring Game-Theoretic Formation of Realistic Networks	Dr. Pascal Lenzner, Hasso Plattner Insitute
16:30	Closing Remarks and Good-Bye	Prof. Dr. Andreas Polze, Hasso Plattner Institute
16:45	End of Future SOC Lab Day