• Trustworthy Systems Lab Seminar

    20 February 2025

    On 12th February 2025, Ulrike Engeln presented her talk ‘Executable Explanations of Control Software’ at the Trustworthy Systems Lab Seminar series at the University of Bristol. In her presentation, Engeln introduced the CAUSE approach, which enables cyber-physical system controllers to explain their behavior. The talk motivated the abstract explanation pattern introduced by CAUSE, illustrated the concept of explanations for control software (where explanations are executable networks of timed automata), and presented the first research results on online piecewise approximation of control outputs.

  • CAUSE Retreat 2025: A Successful Conclusion

    17 January 2025

    We’re thrilled to announce that our three-day CAUSE Retreat has just wrapped up successfully! Researchers, collaborators, and invited experts gathered to share insights, attend workshops, and set new goals for joint publications. From hands-on demonstrator sessions to engaging group discussions and a memorable social event, everyone left inspired and ready to move forward. We look forward to building on these outcomes and seeing our collective ideas flourish in the coming months.

  • Our first retreat in Bremervörde

    15 January 2025

    We’re having our first retreat of 3 days. The program is packed with updating each other on the current state and next steps of each project. We are also starting to work on our demonstrator and identify topics for joint research work on subtopics. Moreover, we are creating our data management plan.

  • First CAUSE Meeting Successfully Concludes at TUHH

    22 November 2024

    We are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the first CAUSE meeting, held on November 21st, 2024, at the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). The event brought together CAUSE fellows and principal investigators from across Oldenburg, Bremen, and Hamburg.

  • Special Session at the International Workshop on Boolean Problems

    18 September 2024

    The International Workshop on Boolean Problems (IWSBP) held in Bremen from September 19 to September 20 hosts a special session about CAUSE. The three CAUSE supervisors Prof. Martin Fränzle, Prof. Rainer Koschke, Prof. Verena Klös provide an overview of the fundamental approach to self-explanation followed by CAUSE.

  • Executable Explanations of Control Software for Wind Turbines

    3 September 2024

    We are excited to share that Prof. Sibylle Schupp recently participated in the Dagstuhl Seminar “Power, Energy, and Carbon-Aware Computing on Heterogeneous Systems” (PEACHES). During this seminar, she presented her work on “Executable Explanations of Control Software for Wind Turbines,” a topic closely aligned with the themes explored within CAUSE.

  • Welcome

    24 May 2024

    Welcome to the website of the CAUSE Research Training Group.

  • DFG funds CAUSE

    10 May 2024

    Press release by DFG for funding CAUSE