Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Sven Behnke, the domestic service robots impress at the open German championships in Nuremberg.

Digital technologies and security legislation shape the daily lives of millions of people. Careless or abusive use can restrict fundamental rights, fail to adequately curb online hate and abuse, or create new technological risks. To develop solutions to these ethical and technical conflicts, Prof. Dr. Matthew Smith, a computer scientist at the University of Bonn and the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics (FKIE), has been awarded a prestigious Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). The European Union will provide approximately €2.5 million over the next five years to support his project.