Golden diploma

The Golden Diploma is awarded to graduates of TU Dresden on the occasion of their 50th graduation anniversary. We look forward to welcoming you to our faculty on this occasion and presenting you with the anniversary certificate. Two dates are planned for 2025: April 10 and September 18, both at 10 a.m.

GOLDEN DIPLOMA FOR THE SG 70/08/05

On November 26, we welcomed SG 70/08/05 to the Faculty of Computer Science. In the pilot exhibition //Dataspaces, the participants were given an insight into current fields of research at the Faculty of Computer Science and a look at the historical D4 by N. J. Lehmann. As the highlight of the meeting, Vice-Dean Raimund Dachselt presented them with their anniversary certificates with warm words.

GOLDEN DIPLOMA FOR THE SG 70/08/06

50 years after their graduation, the seminar group SG 70/08/06 visited our faculty on September 15. They were welcomed by Silvia Kapplusch, before Dr. Siegmar Schöne took them on a guided tour of the collection of historical computing technology, which brought back many memories for the participants. The highlight and conclusion of the seminar group meeting was the awarding of the Golden Diploma.

GOLDEN DIPLOMA FOR 31 COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATES
(SG70-08-02, SG70-08-03, SG70-08-08)

Back at university after 50 years: certainly not the first time for some, but this time with a special highlight. On 29 May 2024, the Vice-Dean, Prof. Raimund Dachselt, honored the graduates of the Information Processing Section with the Golden Diploma of the Technische Universität Dresden for their 50 years of graduation and their loyalty to their alma mater.

This time, the participants came from three seminar groups - they were welcomed and looked after by the alumni representative Silvia Kapplusch. They listened with great interest to the presentations on the development of the Department of Computer Science at TU Dresden and had numerous questions. "I really appreciate this informal exchange with our alumni, which always provides new insights into early computer science studies, student life in the 1970s and the technology of the time," said Silvia Kapplusch. In various demonstrations, the guests were shown current fields of research, particularly in the areas of robotics and artificial intelligence. These included teaching robots, transmission times, FPGAs and the capabilities and possibilities of these artificial helpers.

Prof. Raimund Dachselt put the Faculty of Computer Science into context with the global developments in this field and, after a brief historical review, went into the major projects and goals at TU Dresden. "It is a great pleasure for me to be able to present our alumni with the TU Dresden Golden Diploma on the occasion of their 50th anniversary of graduation," affirms Prof. Raimund Dachselt. "You are the pioneers who laid the foundations for the upswing in computer science."

GOLDEN DIPLOMA FOR SG 70 HS 03

On April 11, 2024, Vice-Dean Prof. Raimund Dachselt presented 10 graduates of SG 70 HS 03 with the Golden Diploma after a presentation by our faculty.

FIRST GOLDEN DIPLOMA FOR TU COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

University education in the relatively young scientific field of computer science began in Germany in 1969 at four universities. Together with Saarbrücken, Munich and Karlsruhe, Dresden was one of the locations where the first university computer science courses were established. The first computer science graduates received their degrees in 1973. Among them were the eleven graduates of the then Section 8, Information Processing, Seminar Group 5, who were presented with a golden diploma on September 12 to mark the 50th anniversary of their graduation from the Faculty of Computer Science at TU Dresden.

Together with their partners, the jubilarians were given an insight into the current study profiles and research projects at the faculty by Dr. Iris Braun. There were particularly many questions about the range of courses on offer at the faculty, which covers a very broad spectrum of computer science with Bachelor's, Master's and Diploma degrees, English-language courses and many specializations.

The group then visited two of the Faculty's laboratories, representing the many research fields of the six Institutes. At the Chair of Human-Computer Interaction, the participants were given an insight into research into map displays for people with blindness and visual impairments. Various requirements for tactile maps were explained and both printed tactile maps and digital audio-tactile solutions were presented. The presentation of the Tactonome for audio-tactile exploration of a map of Europe and the prototypical implementation of a barrier-free information point for orientation in buildings were particularly well received by all those present and led to a discussion about current open questions and possible solutions in the given research context.

For the second laboratory visit to the Chair of Computer Graphics and Visualization, the so-called Powerwall was shown. The large-format projection screen allows stereoscopic (3D) vision using simple glasses with polarization filters. A second demo visualized the flow of water through a weir with a turbine to generate electricity. Several measured values of the flow are displayed simultaneously in order to examine the passability and safety of the weir for fish. The holographic display, which enables three-dimensional vision without glasses and simultaneously for several viewers from different angles, was also very interesting for the alumni.

The final highlight of the visit was the presentation of the golden diplomas by the Dean, Prof. Ivo F. Sbalzarini. "50 years is an eternity, but how quickly these 50 years have passed since the defense of our diploma thesis and the awarding of the title 'Diplomingenieur für Informationsverarbeitung' in 1973. We were very touched to receive the TU Dresden's Golden Diploma for the first time in the history of Information Processing / Computer Science on September 12," explains graduate Günter Niewiadomski. "We, the honorees, would like to express our sincere thanks for the guided tour of the Andreas Pfitzmann Building organized by the Faculty of Computer Science and for the presentations of the scientific tasks and goals of the students and staff shown during the tour."

For the Dean, Prof. Sbalzarini, this first awarding of Golden Diplomas at our faculty was also a memorable moment: "I am very pleased to be able to award the first Computer Science graduates of our university today. They are among the pioneers who have advanced computer science in Germany and made further developments possible and carried them out into the world. I would like to thank you very much for this, and also for coming here in person today."