Save-the-Date: Helmut Veith Awards 2026
Join us on Thursday, April 30, for the award ceremony of this year’s Helmut Veith stipends and the VCLA’s International Student Awards recipients!
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TU Wien, Campus Karlsplatz
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1040 Vienna, Karlsplatz 13
Stiege 1, 1. Stock, Raum AA0148
We warmly invite you to the Helmut Veith Stipend and the VCLA International Student Awards ceremony!
Dedicated to the memory of Helmut Veith, the stipend supports outstanding female master’s students at TU Wien Informatics. Eligible candidates possess a rigorous mathematical-technical background aligned with Veith’s diverse research contributions to Computer Science. The scholarship is generously funded by TU Wien, the Wolfgang Pauli Institute, and the Friends and Family of Helmut Veith.
To further honor the legacy of Helmut Veith, we will also celebrate the winners of this year’s VCLA International Student Awards. These awards recognize outstanding undergraduate and master’s theses in Logic and Computer Science, supporting promising students worldwide at the onset of their scientific careers.
Celebrate our outstanding students with us!
Program
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 10:00–10:10 | Opening and Welcome Address by Vice Rector Academic Affairs Jasmin Gründling-Riener |
| 10:10–10:30 | About the Helmut Veith Stipends with Norbert Mauser (CEO of the Wolfgang Pauli Institut) and Georg Weissenbacher (Professor at TU Wien Informatics) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Introduction of the stipend recipients Ghada Ahmed and Rasmi Bhattarai |
| 10:45–11:10 | About the VCLA International Student Awards with Agata Ciabattoni (Professor at TU Wien Informatics and VCLA Co-Chair), Anela Lolic (PostDoc Researcher at TU Wien Informatics), and Shqiponja Ahmetaj (Assistant Professor at TU Wien Informatics) |
| 11:10-11:30 | Introduction of the awardees Wietze Koops and Hannah Louise Wilk |
| 11:30 | Closing words and reception with drinks and refreshments |
We look forward to seeing you there!
About
The Helmut Veith Stipends and the International Student Awards honor the legacy of Helmut Veith (1971–2016), a distinguished computer scientist whose work spanned logic, computer-aided verification, software engineering, and security. A dedicated mentor and advocate for women in the field, Helmut’s vision continues through this support for the next generation of researchers. The Vienna Center for Logic and Algorithms (VCLA) serves as a central pillar of this mission. The Center was founded by Stefan Szeider and Helmut Veith, who led the organization together until Helmut’s passing in March 2016. In December 2017, Agata Ciabattoni was elected as the new co-chair, dedicated to carrying forward Helmut’s and the VCLA’s commitment to scientific excellence.
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