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Sustainability becomes measurable

24. July 2025

Two people holding a board saying "OSEE"

TU Wien (Vienna) develops new industry indicator: A data model helps to incorporate CO₂ emissions, resource consumption and social factors directly…

The Tap Trap: Android security vulnerability discovered

17. July 2025

Two hands holding a smartphone — © TU Wien

A previously undiscovered attack allows fraudulent apps to take control of mobile phones – but the vulnerability can be closed.

TU Wien and Harvard create new kind of laser

15. July 2025

Graphical representation of luminous laser rings — © Joshua Mornhinweg (jmornhinweg.com)

A team at Harvard and TU Wien have invented a new tunable laser that uses a series of rings to smoothly emit many light wavelengths from a single…

TU Wien Makes Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence Quantifiable

30. June 2025

Mathematical Guarantees for Neural Networks: Interdisciplinary Team Presents New Method at Leading AI Conference ICML

Pioneering Women in CS: Achievements, Challenges and Future Visions

13. June 2025

group picture: Jens Schneider, Claudia Plant, Marta Sabou, Monika Henzinger, Laura Kovács, Gabriele Kotsis and Gerti Kappel (from the left) — © Amélie Chapalain / TU Wien Informatics

On June 10, leading female computer scientists shared their achievements, challenges, and visions for the future of Women in Computer Science.

Artificial intelligence for the most precise measurements possible

03. June 2025

The process is shown schematically: A sphere floats above a glass plate. A complex pattern is generated underneath it. — © oliver-diekmann.graphics

How precise can a measurement result be when all you have is a blurred image of an object? At TU Wien, the limits of what is possible were explored…

"The Waltz of Pioneers": How TU Wien danced to the rhythm of innovation by hosting the first pan-European spin-off pitch competition

20. May 2025

People cheering on stage — © Franziska Safranek

A flagship moment for the EULiST Alliance during the ViennaUP festival

Even Quantum Physics Obeys the Law of Entropy

29. January 2025

Is there a contradiction between quantum theory and thermodynamics? On the surface, yes - but at TU Wien, researchers have now shown how the two fit…

Nerve Stimulation: the Brain is Not Always Listening

27. January 2025

Sketch of a head with electrodes attached to the ear and a small device worn on the neck.

Nerve stimulation can help with various diseases. However, this only works well if the body's own rhythms are taken into account, says a study by TU…

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SimpleSAML	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
SimpleSAMLAuthToken	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
fe_typo_user	Is needed so that in case of a Typo3 frontend login the session ID is recognized to grant access to protected areas.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
staticfilecache	Is needed to optimize the delivery time of the website.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
JESSIONSID	Is needed so that in case of a LectureTube the session ID is recognized to grant access to protected areas.	session	HTTP	LectureTube TU Wien
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Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
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Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
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fbm	Is needed to store account data (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
xs	Is needed to store a unique session ID (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
wd	Is needed to log the screen resolution.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
fr	Is needed to serve ads and measure and improve their relevance.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
act	Is needed to store logged in users (marketing/tracking).	90 days	HTTP	Meta
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datr	Is needed to identify the browser for security and website integrity purposes, including account recovery and identification of potentially compromised accounts.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dpr	Is used for analysis purposes. Technical parameters are logged (e.g. aspect ratio and dimensions of the screen) so that Facebook apps can be displayed correctly.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
sb	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dbln	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
spin	Is needed for promotional purposes and social campaign reporting.	session	HTTP	Meta
presence	Contains the "chat" status of logged in users.	1 month	HTTP	Meta
cppo	Is needed for statistical purposes.	90 days	HTTP	Meta
locale	Is needed to save the language settings.	session	HTTP	Meta
pl	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
lu	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
c_user	Required for Facebook Pixel.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
bcookie	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_oatml	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn for advertising and analytics purposes.	1 month	HTTP	LinkedIn
BizographicsOptOut	Is needed to save privacy settings.	10 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_sugr	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
UserMatchHistory	Is needed to provide advertising or retargeting (marketing/tracking).	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
linkedin_oauth_	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality.	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
lidc	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	1 day	HTTP	LinkedIn
bscookie	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
X-LI-IDC	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality (marketing/tracking).	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
AnalyticsSyncHistory	Stores the time when the user was synchronized with the "lms_analytics" cookie.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_ads	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_analytics	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members for analytics purposes.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_fat_id	Required for indirect member identification used for conversion tracking, retargeting and analytics.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
U	Is needed to identify the browser.	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
_guid	Is needed to identify a LinkedIn member for advertising via Google Ads.	90 days	HTTP	LinkedIn