The Max Planck Institute for Software Systems

studies the principles of efficient, dependable, secure, and usable computing systems, as well as their interaction with the physical and social context in which they operate.

We conduct foundational research in relevant areas of computer science and beyond, covering theory, empirical analysis, and data-driven investigation. We seek impact through publications, artifacts, and people.

Interview with Krishna Gummadi on the agency of artificial intelligence, AI agents, and potential societal impacts

Joël Ouaknine appointed EATCS Fellow

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MPI researchers receive Distinguished Paper Award at PLDI 2026

June 16, 2026
MPI-SWS researchers have received a PLDI 2026 Distinguished Paper Award for their paper "VerusBelt: A Semantic Foundation for Verus’s Proof-Oriented Extensions to the Rust Type System."

MPI-SWS researchers receive a Best Paper Award at SIGCSE TS 2026

June 10, 2026
MPI-SWS researchers have received the 2026 SIGCSE TS best paper award for their paper "Closing the Loop: An Instructor-in-the-Loop AI Assistance System for Supporting Student Help-Seeking in Programming Education."

"Teaming for Excellence" Horizon Proposal funded with INESC-ID and DFKI Kaiserslautern

April 24, 2026
MPI-SWS researchers (together with DFKI in Kaiserslautern and researchers at INESC-ID) have been funded under the competitive Horizon Europe "Teaming for Excellence" programme.

Max Planck researchers publish 20 papers at LICS/ICALP 2026

April 24, 2026
Max Planck researchers have co-authored 20 papers at LICS 2026 and ICALP 2026, two of the top conferences in theoretical computer science.

MPI-SWS researchers receive 2026 EATCS Best Paper award

April 7, 2026
MPI-SWS researchers have received the 2026 EATCS best paper award for their paper "The value problem for weighted timed games with two clocks is undecidable."

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