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Seth Flaxman will join RPTU as Professor of Computer Science in October 2026, marking an important step in the continued development of AICS.Joining from the University of Oxford, Flaxman works at the intersection of machine learning, statistics and society, with research spanning computational epidemiology, global health and social computing. His work closely aligns with AICS’s ambition to combine foundational AI research with understanding and shaping its societal impact.The appointment will further strengthen collaboration between RPTU and MPI-SWS and is the first of four planned professorships that will contribute to the expansion of the AICS research initiative. RPTU and MPI-SWS are also recruiting two further W3 professorships in Responsible AI and Social Computing as part of this expansion.