November 5, 2025

teampool scholarships awarded to computer science students at the University of Salzburg

On Thursday, October 23, 2025, teampool personal service gmbh awarded scholarships and prizes to two computer science students at the University of Salzburg. Two students received a new scholarship, and two scientific papers were awarded prizes of €1,000 each.

New scholarships for talented computer science students

Students Yvonne Holzer and Filip Kipman can look forward to computer science scholarships worth €1,000 per month. In addition, the bachelor’s thesis of Manuel Lankes and the master’s thesis of Anna Bolotina were each awarded €1,000. These theses are characterized by a high level of technical expertise and innovative approaches.

October 20, 2025

Filip Kipman: Computer science student receives teampool scholarship

Filip Kipman, born in 2005, is one of the most outstanding young talents in the STEM field. After graduating with honors from BG/BRG Hallein, he impressed with numerous successes in chess, mathematics, and chemistry—including winning the PULS4 chemistry show “Chemical Intelligence” at the Gamechangers Festival in Vienna (2024) and two state championship titles at the Chemistry Olympiad.

As a long-standing member of the youth performance squad and multiple state chess champion in Salzburg, he demonstrated his commitment and ability at an exceptionally early age. In addition to his computer science studies, Kipman runs his own small business and programs websites for customers and his high school class, among other things.

October 20, 2025

Manuel Lankes receives teampool award for his bachelor's thesis

Manuel Lankes, born in 2003, graduated from Rottmayr Gymnasium Laufen in Germany. He is currently working as a project assistant at the University of Salzburg while pursuing a master’s degree in computer science.

In his research, he is continuing to develop the topic from his bachelor’s thesis on accelerating Jaro-Winkler similarity joins and plans to publish the results at a conference in the near future. He has now received the prestigious teampool award for his bachelor’s thesis.

October 16, 2025

Anna Bolotina receives teampool award for her master's thesis

Anna Bolotina received her bachelor’s degree from Southern Federal University in Russia in 2018 and her master’s degree from the University of Salzburg in 2024. She is currently a doctoral student in formal methods at the University of Salzburg under the supervision of Prof. Christoph Kirsch. From 2019 to 2022, she was a research assistant at the Czech Technical University in Prague and from 2022 to 2024 at the University of Salzburg. Her research focuses on programming languages and functional programming. She has now received the prestigious teampool award for her master’s thesis.

Her thesis, “Symbolic Benchmarking of RISC-V Code,” deals with symbolic benchmarking. What exactly does that mean, and why is it relevant?

October 16, 2025

Cybersecurity research from Salzburg in the focus of the daily newspaper Der Standard

Prof. Dr. Dimitris Simos, holder of the bridge professorship for cybersecurity at the University of Salzburg and the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, was profiled in a detailed interview in the current print edition of Der Standard (October 15, 2025). In the article, Prof. Simos discusses his research on securing critical digital infrastructures, the role of combinatorial testing methods, and the societal challenges in the context of blackout risks and networked systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the connection between abstract mathematics and concrete security-relevant applications. Prof. Simos’ professorship is part of the State of Salzburg’s Exdigit initiative and aims to more closely integrate research, teaching, and innovation in the field of cybersecurity.

October 16, 2025

Yvonne Holzer: Computer science student receives teampool scholarship

The University of Salzburg congratulates Yvonne Holzer, born in 2006, on receiving the teampool scholarship! Holzer was already interested in machine learning systems and robotics during her school days at HTBLuVa in Salzburg.

“My enthusiasm for technology and computer science was instilled in me from birth,” says Holzer. “Thanks to my mom, dad, and uncle - they all work in technical fields - I developed a talent for mathematics, technical understanding, and quick comprehension at an early age. These foundations continue to shape me today.”