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On 19 May 2026, Simon Hubmer, Postdoctoral Researcher in the subproject Tomography in Astronomy, successfully defended his habilitation thesis titled “Inverse Problems and Regularization in Tomographic Imaging Applications” at his habilitation colloquium at Johannes Kepler University Linz. The SFB team sends congratulations and wishes all the best for his future!

On 24 April 2026, the twelfth edition of the Lange Nacht der Forschung took place across Austria, attracting around 200 000 visitors from the general public. This year, our Scientific Coordinator, Sonia Foschiatti, together with SFB members Denise Schmutz and Christina Strohmenger, and Noemi Naujoks and Axel Kittenberger from the Computational Science Center, hosted the station “Wie können verkohlte Schriftrollen zerstörungsfrei gelesen werden?” (How can carbonized scrolls be read without destroying them?) in the main building of the University of Vienna. Station link: https://langenachtderforschung.at/station/5679

Guiding visitors through the laboratory experiment, we introduced the magic of virtual unwrapping of carbonized scrolls. We simulated the principles of X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) using visible light, giving both children and adults the chance to see the setup and enjoy funny quizzes and games. Thank you to everyone who made this possible!

At the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) held in Washington, D.C., Denise Schmutz gave a presentation titled “Asymmetry Conditions for Unique Angular Velocity Reconstruction in Diffraction Tomography” in the AMS Special Session on Tomography Theory and Applications in Honor of Todd Quinto’s 75th Birthday. The talk, based on joint work with Peter Elbau, explored conditions ensuring uniqueness in the reconstruction of rotational motion within the framework of diffraction tomography.

The session celebrated Professor Quinto’s extensive contributions to integral geometry and inverse problems, bringing together colleagues, collaborators, and former students to honor his impact on the field. We are honored to have been part of this special session and grateful for the opportunity to engage with colleagues celebrating Professor Quinto’s lifetime contributions to tomography and inverse problems.