2026-06-05
Dr. M. Motiejauskas's Dissertation – A Landmark Event
Congratulations to Modestas Motiejauskas, the newly conferred Doctor of Natural Sciences in the field of Informatics, who successfully defended his dissertation on 25 May entitled "Convolutional Neural Network Architectures and Training Improvements: Visual Emotion Recognition Case". (from right to left) Dr Modestas Motiejauskas and Prof. habil. Dr Gintautas Dzemyda, photo VU...
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2026-06-03
Science Fair at the Institute of Computer Science, Vilnius University Faculty of…
On 21 May, the science fair 'Exchange of Ideas in Computer Science ' at the Vilnius University Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics Institute of Computer Science brought together students, researchers and technology professionals for discussions on cyber security, artificial intelligence, large language models (LLMs) and machine psychology. Students from the Arqus...
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2026-06-01
From a DIY Radio to a Nation of Programmers
Associated Professor Dr. Gintautas Grigas and the unlikely story of how a tiny country under soviet occupation became a computing pioneer. Assoc. prof. dr. Gintautas Grigas This year marks 45 years since the first programming problems appeared in the Lithuanian press and the Young Programmers' School (JPM) was founded, and 40 years...
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2026-05-26
VU MIF Graduation Ceremony (INFORMATION AND PROGRAMME)
We invite graduates to a graduation ceremony on 26 June at 10:00 am at St. St. John's Church! The ceremony will include the awarding of diplomas to graduates of the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, congratulatory speeches and a musical performance. The ceremony welcomes not only graduates, lecturers, and honourable...
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2026-05-11
VU MIF researchers honoured for outstanding scientific achievements
The Vilnius University awards for significant scientific achievements in 2025 have been announced, recognising the authors of the best scientific publications. In the category of best publication in the natural, technology, medical, health, and agricultural sciences, the award has been granted to Dr. Linas Stripinis and Prof. Dr. Remigijus Paulavičius from...
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2026-05-08
7th Conference "Lithuanian Master's Students' Informatics and IT …
Gathering for the seventh time at the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, students demonstrated that their research can hold its own against mature academic work, and that knowledge of informatics is applied far more broadly today than one might expect. On 6 May, Vilnius hosted the 7th Conference "Lithuanian Master's Students' Informatics...
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2026-05-05
A Step into Global Science: Call for Applications for a Summer Internship at CER…
If you aspire to engage with some of the world’s most advanced scientific research, CERN – the European Organization for Nuclear Research – invites undergraduate and graduate students in computer science and engineering to apply for a summer internship. This opportunity will allow you to experience firsthand how groundbreaking scientific...
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2026-04-22
Arqus Alliance Opens Second Call for Joint Master’s in International Cybersecuri…
The Arqus European University Alliance has officially launched the second application call for the 2026–2028 cohort of the Joint Master’s Programme in International Cybersecurity and Cyberintelligence (MICAC), a two-year international degree delivered collaboratively by four leading European universities. The programme is designed for students seeking advanced, practice-oriented training in cybersecurity within...
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2026-04-15
VU MIF Researcher Develops a Mathematical Model to Reduce Gender Inequality in E…
Lithuania has one of the widest gaps in Europe between men and women with higher education. Gender inequality in education – where women often outperform men – is significant, especially when combined with other drivers of inequality such as social class or ethnic background. Associate Professor Dovilė Stumbrienė. Photo by Ugnius...
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2026-04-15
Professor Valentina Dagienė Receives the Vilnius City Scientists’ Prize
Professor Dr. Valentina Dagienė, from the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics at Vilnius University, has been honoured with the Vilnius City Scientists’ Prize. This award is presented by the Municipality of Vilnius to recognize scientists for their long-standing, active, and significant research work, exceptional scientific achievements at both national and...
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2026-04-01
Mindaugas Kepalas – New Doctor of Informatics at Vilnius University
We are pleased to congratulate Mindaugas Kepalas, the new Doctor of Natural Sciences in the field of Informatics, who has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation “Searching for Global Solutions of Constrained Location Problems.” Dr Mindaugas Kepalas and Prof. Dr Julius Žilinskas The dissertation investigates complex constrained location problems and proposes new, efficient...
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2026-04-01
VU MIF Researcher Presents Findings on Future-Proofing Digital Security Against …
On April 10, at the Q-PrEP webinar, Simona Zavackė, a doctoral student at the Institute of Computer Science of Vilnius University Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics (VU MIF II), presented a study on the transition of secure remote access (SSH) services to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) for long-term data protection. S...
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