Girls' Day 2024

25 April 2024, by Anton Semjonov

Photo: Anton Semjonov | base.camp

For this year's Girls' Day, on April 25, 2024, we once again welcomed 48 girls to our computer science department to participate in exciting projects, lectures, and demos to learn about the profession and study of computer science.

This year, the Department of Computer Science once again participated in the nationwide Girls' Day. We had 48 female students from Hamburg and the surrounding area visiting our computer science institute so they could get an idea of the profession and studies in computer science. In addition to the overarching project of the day, there were insights into various research areas and discussions with students. The daily routine of the students was also showcased with a lunch in the cafeteria.

After a short welcome by Prof. Dr. Janick Edinger in the Konrad Zuse lecture hall, Prof. Dr. Hannes Federrath gave a trial lecture on the topic of "Data protection and security in social networks." Afterwards, the students divided into four exciting project groups.

At DOS we had our students program LEGO Mindstorms robotos in groups. They had to solve small tasks like shoving balls off a playing field and completing a parkour, using light sensors to detect obstacles. At the end stood a competition where we compared how fast and how well the groups were able to complete their tasks.

In a playful introduction to cryptography with the SVS department, secret messages were decrypted using scissors and pen. In the HCI group, the students, equipped with VR glasses, created their own virtual worlds. And in ART, they immersed themselves in the world of algorithms and logic.

During the lunch break, each project group saw a research demo from another department. The computer museum was involved again, as well as the SP sound laboratory, a lecture on computer vision, and a discussion round about ethics in IT.

To conclude, three female employees, including our research associate Helen Schloh, and students shared their often non-linear career paths into computer science and answered interested questions about studying in general during a panel discussion in the Konrad Zuse lecture hall.

We would like to thank everyone who contributed to this day through projects, research lectures, classes, and discussion sessions!

Anne Awizen, Janick Edinger, Anton Semjonov
– base.camp Team –