Hanwei ZHANG

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I am the leader of the Dependable AI Systems (DAIS) Group at the Chair of Dependable Systems and Software, Saarland University.

My research focuses on building the scientific foundations of dependable and trustworthy foundation models. We investigate how AI systems can become interpretable, grounded, verifiable, and evidence-driven through semantic representations and reasoning mechanisms.

The long-term vision of our group is to transform foundation models from black-box predictors into systems whose behavior can be understood, validated, and trusted in high-stakes environments.

Our work spans:

Dependable AI
Foundation Models
Explainable AI
Semantic Representations
Grounding and Evidence Generation
AI Verification
AI with Software Engineering

We welcome collaborations with researchers, industrial partners, and motivated students interested in shaping the future of trustworthy AI.