Luxemburg als Provinz der habsburgischen Niederlande: im Spannungsfeld zwischen Bedrohung von außen und beginnender Staatsbildung im Inneren (16. – 18. Jh.)"

Presentation (2014, February 21)

Redefining combatants in International Humanitarian Law: targeting military-age males or children

Presentation (2014, February 17)

The article begins with a concise presentation of the legal rules on the participation and use of children in armed conflicts under IHL, IHRL and ICL, focusing on certain definitional challenges. In so ... [more ▼]

The article begins with a concise presentation of the legal rules on the participation and use of children in armed conflicts under IHL, IHRL and ICL, focusing on certain definitional challenges. In so doing, the analysis engages with a critical evaluation of the first judgment of the International Criminal Court in Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (henceforth Lubanga), being also the first judgment of an international criminal tribunal convicting a defendant solely on the charge of child recruitment. The article examines whether expanding the scope of children’s active participation in hostilities may result into narrowing their protection under IHL by opening the spectrum of children labeled as combatants and lawful targets. Moreover, as new terms appear in policy documents, the article questions their legal validity and status. Finally, it concludes with a comprehensive approach of the status of the relevant legal provisions in Greece. [less ▲]

Sur les représentations galoisiennes en théorie de Galois inverse

Presentation (2014, February 10)

On présentera un travail en commun avec Sara Arias-de-Reyna, Luis Dieulefait et Sug Woo Shin où nous réalisons, pour tout n pair et tout d, le groupe PGSp_n(F_{p^d}) ou PSp_n(F_{p^d}) comme groupe de ... [more ▼]

On présentera un travail en commun avec Sara Arias-de-Reyna, Luis Dieulefait et Sug Woo Shin où nous réalisons, pour tout n pair et tout d, le groupe PGSp_n(F_{p^d}) ou PSp_n(F_{p^d}) comme groupe de Galois sur les nombres rationnels, pour p dans un ensemble de densité positive. La démonstration est basée sur des systèmes compatibles de représentations galoisiennes ayant des propriétés locales spéciales. Au début de l'exposé on esquissera la stratégie; elle est basée sur un travail en commun avec Dieulefait dans le cas de la dimension 2. On expliquera ensuite l'existence d'un corps global et minimal tel que presque toute représentation résiduelle d'un système compatible peut être définie projectivement sur le corps résiduel. En plus, on énoncera une classification simple des représentations symplectiques contenant une transvection dans leur image. Finalement, on expliquera l'existence du système compatible désiré et comment utiliser des techniques de minoration du niveau pour obtenir notre application au problème de Galois inverse. [less ▲]

ATIS: Automated Testing of Installed Software. Or so far, How to validate MPI stacks of an HPC cluster?

Presentation (2014, February 01)

Automatic Testing of Installed Software is a testing framework to validate the various flavors of software installed on an HPC site. It is composed of a set of unit tests, a runtime and a result-gathering ... [more ▼]

Automatic Testing of Installed Software is a testing framework to validate the various flavors of software installed on an HPC site. It is composed of a set of unit tests, a runtime and a result-gathering dashboard. These tests are user-oriented as they assess the basic features that a general user expect to work on an HPC platform. Currently, it only focuses on generic MPI functionality as it is one complex and critical component of an HPC platform, but it will be extended to compilers, libraries and performance validation and regression in the future. HPC centers tend to provide a wide choice a software. Different users requires different software, but also different versions of the same software. Combined with the different compilers, MPI stacks, library dependencies, there is an explosion of software flavors installed on an HPC site. Tools already exist to help managing this large variety of software. Users can choose their software through the software list using the 'module' system. Administrators can perform automatic compilation and installation of software using EasyBuild. Additionally, software also require some customizations on some HPC sites. Thus, software flavors need to be validated after installation to check they're working as expected by the users. We developed and provide a set of unit tests together with a runtime and result-gathering framework to perform a such Automatic Testing of Installed Software. These tests take the side of the users in order to test any basic feature that a general user expect to work on an HPC platform. So far, the proposed tests only focus on generic MPI functionality as it is one complex and critical component of an HPC platform. The unit tests include, for example, compilation with mpicc and distributed execution with mpiexec. It has been applied successfully on the HPC platforms of the University of Luxembourg to assess builds of OpenMPI, MPICH, MVAPICH2 and IntelMPI generated with EasyBuild. In the future, we consider extending our unit tests to validate more components like compilers, libraries, toolchains and even applications. Another future direction is to consider performance validation and regression. [less ▲]

Sustainable Migration Policies

Presentation (2014, February)

El grupo cuspidal

Presentation (2014, January 30)

Ansätze zur Integration von Naturwissenschaften in den Sprachunterrichtund von Sprachunterricht in den Naturwissenschaften

Presentation (2014, January 22)

Dieser Workshop verfolgt zwei Ziele. Zuerst beschäftigen wir uns mit der Intergration von Sprachunterricht in die Naturwissenschaften. Anhand von konkreten Beispielen werden Sie sehen und selbst erfahren ... [more ▼]

Dieser Workshop verfolgt zwei Ziele. Zuerst beschäftigen wir uns mit der Intergration von Sprachunterricht in die Naturwissenschaften. Anhand von konkreten Beispielen werden Sie sehen und selbst erfahren, wie Bilder, die App iTEO, Animationen, szenische Darstellung und andere mündliche und schriftliche Methoden benutzt werden können, um das Überlegen, Antizipieren, Probieren, Testen, Erklären und Erzählen der Kinder im Sachunterricht zu unterstützen. Danach werden wir anhand eines konkreten Beispieles und auf Grund Ihrer Erfahrungen diskutieren, inwiefern man Französisch (und andere Sprachen) in den Sachkundeunterricht einflieβen lassen kann. [less ▲]

Poster: Global energy minimization for multi-crack growth in linear elastic fracture using the extended finite element method

Presentation (2014, January 17)

'Between Angelic Submission and Monstrous Assertion': Women, Writing and Illness in Gilman’s 'The Yellow Wallpaper'

Presentation (2014, January 16)

This presentation looks at the intersections between gender, space and (cultural) representations of female bodies in the late 19th century.

Skalierung und Verankerung der Épreuves Standardisées (ÉpStan)

Presentation (2014, January)

Befunde zu den Herausforderungen des luxemburgischen Schulsystems aus Sicht verschiedener large-scale Studien

Presentation (2014, January)

Fear of crime and victimization: A paradox?

Presentation (2014, January)

Zehntropie

Presentation (2014, January)

Cross-curriculares Problemlösen als 21st Century Skill in PISA. Nachhaltige Trendwende oder kurzfristige Modeerscheinung?

Presentation (2014, January)

Commodity taxation and regulatory competition

Presentation (2014, January)

This paper studies competition in regulation and commodity taxation between trading countries. We present a general equilibrium model in which destination based consumption taxes finance public goods ... [more ▼]

This paper studies competition in regulation and commodity taxation between trading countries. We present a general equilibrium model in which destination based consumption taxes finance public goods, while regulation of entry determines the number of firms in the markets. We find (i) no strategic interaction in commodity taxes; (ii) regulation leads to lower commodity tax rates if demand for public goods is more sensitive to income than demand for private goods and (iii) regulation policy is a strategically complement instrument if consumers do not over value product diversity. In the empirical part of the paper, we test our predictions using panel data for 21 OECD countries over the period 1990-2008. [less ▲]

Die Online-Testplattform OASYS

Presentation (2014, January)

Istzustand und Ausbau der Épreuves Standardisées (ÉpStan)

Presentation (2014, January)

Numbers, Standardizing Conduct, Making Differences: The Impracticality of PISA in School Change

Presentation (2014)

Model order reduction for speeding up computational homogenisation methods of type FE2

Presentation (2014)

Funcionamiento de las instituciones de la Unión Europea: El Parlamento Europeo

Presentation (2014)

Marriage formation with assortative meeting as a two-sided optimal stopping problem

Presentation (2014)

Assessment and research in schools.

Presentation (2014)

La confiance, un présupposé aux relations école-famille au préscolaire

Presentation (2014)

Le nouveau bachelor en droit de l'université du Luxembourg

Presentation (2014)

Das Betreuungsgespräch - Workshop/Vortrag

Presentation (2014)

Derived Geometry and Applications

Presentation (2014)

Is what they get, what they want? Freshmen and university’s support services

Presentation (2014)

Dynamics of income volatility 1971-2007 in the US: Increasing income instability among the poor

Presentation (2014)

Kompetent? Überarbeitungsvorschläge der Kompetenz-Batterie

Presentation (2014)

Brownian stress decay in colloidal suspensions

Presentation (2014)

Great Expectations: The Persistent Effect of Institutions on Culture

Presentation (2014)

This research exploits the event of immigration to establish that institutions have a persistent effect on culture. It is argued that immigrants coming from corrupt countries, tend to overtrust the ... [more ▼]

This research exploits the event of immigration to establish that institutions have a persistent effect on culture. It is argued that immigrants coming from corrupt countries, tend to overtrust the institutions at the host country. This inflated trust of immigrants is documented as the Great Expectations effect. This result is interesting and intriguing for several reasons. First, it highlights the persistent effect of institutions (at the origin country) on the cultural attitudes of immigrants. Interestingly, this effect is rather persistent and can be detected even to the second generation immigrants. Second, the analysis explores whether mean attitudes at the origin country have an effect on immigrants' attitude. The findings suggest that mean attitudes do not confer a statistically significant effect, whereas a horserace between origin institutions and origin culture suggests that it is the effect of institutions that prevails. Last, the analysis establishes that the inflated trust of immigrants affects their political attitudes. Immigrants coming from corrupt countries tend to be less interested in politics, to overtrust the host governments and to be less active in the political arena. In a globalized world where international immigration is rather extensive, pinning down the cultural differences across immigrants and thus the differences in their political attitudes is of an essence. [less ▲]

Sugar and spice—but not always nice: Students' perceptions of positive and negative teacher behavior.

Presentation (2014)

Social and Educational Sciences and the Problem of Change

Presentation (2014)

Discussion: Disclosure Practices and Option Implied Probability of Default by Ilknur Zer

Presentation (2014)

Bilder des Nomadischen: Bild- und Textbewegungen bei Franz Kafka. Zu einer Medienkulturgeschichte des Peripheren

Presentation (2014)

Konjunkturen der Krisenrhetorik

Presentation (2014)

Die Schule der Nation. Identität und Schulgeschichte in Luxemburg zwischen 1944 und 1979

Presentation (2014)

Child Forced Labour. An Analysis of Ego Documents Throughout Time.

Presentation (2014)

Meine Grosseltern und ich: Wie sehen Kinder aus Brasilien ihre Grosseltern?

Presentation (2014)

Schulische Inklusion / l'inclusion scolaire

Presentation (2014)

Réflexions sur les itinéraires, rencontres, lieux de pouvoir dans l'espace lotharingien (IXe-Xe siècle)

Presentation (2013, December 13)

This paper was given in the context of a research seminar devoted to medieval Lotharingia. In it, I have undertaken a reflexion on political space perceived and created by Carolingian and Ottonians kings ... [more ▼]

This paper was given in the context of a research seminar devoted to medieval Lotharingia. In it, I have undertaken a reflexion on political space perceived and created by Carolingian and Ottonians kings and emperors through their itineraries, travels mande in this space. The study is based on a chronological review of the itineraries (under publication as a contribution in another volume) and a reassessment of the itineraries on the light of recent research on space, itineraries, and palaces, and more generally on the practice of power in the Carolingian and Ottonian periods. [less ▲]

Introductory remarks to the Workshop on Long Terms Cocial Contracts

Presentation (2013, December 04)

Challenges and potentials of computer-based testing of cross-curricular skills in large-scale assessments - what to expect in the next 10 years

Presentation (2013, December)

Latest development in steel and glass engineering

Presentation (2013, November 27)

Mobilität, sprachliche Praktiken und dreisprachige Masterprogramme an der Universität Luxemburg

Presentation (2013, November 23)

Le droit privé européen à l'épreuve de la gouvernance économique : l'exemple du droit commun européen de la vente

Presentation (2013, November 22)

Perceptions of multilingualism by students in trilingual Master study programs at the University of Luxembourg – Presentation of preliminary results

Presentation (2013, November 11)

Euro at Risk: The Impact of Member Countries' Credit Risk on the Stability of the Common Currency

Presentation (2013, November)

Commodity taxation and regulatory competition

Presentation (2013, November)

Josef K. und die Suche nach dem Grund des Rechts. Ein dogmatisch-anthropologischer Blick auf den Roman 'Der Proceß' von Kafka

Presentation (2013, November)