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Oldenburg. The German Research Foundation (DFG) today approved the University of Oldenburg's
Research Training Group entitled "System Correctness
under Adverse Circumstances - SCARE". The Research Training Group will officially start
on 1 October 2012 with 15 doctoral students; the funding period is
four and a half years. The aim is to investigate computer systems that interact with the
environment.
"Oldenburg Computing Science is working on topics that are important for the entire
society. The DFG's decision makes the high
research quality and performance of Oldenburg's Computing Science visible
and recognises its outstanding commitment to the next generation of
scientists," said University President Prof. Dr Babette Simon.
How can a transport vehicle drive autonomously without colliding with other
vehicles? What ensures access to
valuable computer information in emergency situations? What guarantees the security of a system,
even when new participants are added? Such questions were what prompted
to apply for the Research Training Group, says Prof. Dr Ernst-Rüdiger Olderog, an Oldenburg
Computing Science researcher and spokesperson for the Research Training Group. "We want to use
the research questions to develop a theory of the correctness of systems
that can withstand adverse circumstances, such as limited
knowledge or changing system structures," says Olderog.
DFG Research Training Groups are institutions at universities that promote
young researchers. The DFG's aim is to qualify doctoral
candidates, support their academic independence and prepare
them for the complex "science" labour market.
"System Correctness under Adverse Circumstances - SCARE" is the fifth
Research Training Group at the University of Oldenburg to be funded by the DFG.

Contact:
Prof. Dr Ernst-Rüdiger Olderog, Department of Computing Science,
Email: