About Us
Welcome to the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Bonn, where cutting-edge research meets excellent education!
We are proud to offer comprehensive bachelor's degree programs in Computer Science that provide a comprehensive and modern foundation. We also offer internationally recognized English-language master's programs and actively contribute to the Life Science Informatics and Media Informatics programs at the Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it).
Our internationally visible research addresses fundamental challenges in Cyber Security, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Robotics. Our students and researchers benefit from state-of-the-art facilities such as High-Performance Computing (HPC) clusters, robotics labs and a visual computing incubator. We work actively with the Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it), the Bonn Research Institute for Discrete Mathematics and several Fraunhofer Institutes and participate in interdisciplinary institutions such as the Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence or the Cluster of excellence PhenoRob, to name just a few.
As a department of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Excellence in Bonn, the Institute of Computer Science can look back on a long history. It began in 1969 with the founding of the Institute for Applied Mathematics and Computer Science — one of the pioneering institutes for Computer Science in Germany. Ever since, we maintain a successful track record in education and teaching. In total, more than 1,500 students study Computer Science in our courses — around 800 are enrolled in the bachelor's degree course in alone. Our diverse students, coming from all over the world, benefit from a wealth of special offers and activities, including an active and committed Student Body, various funding and scholarship programs, cross-career days, hackathons, summer schools and the GIDIS-Project for the promotion of equal opportunities as well as lived integration and diversity. Since its foundation in 2001, the Bonn Informatics Society has honored outstanding bachelor's and master's theses every year, and students from our faculty are regularly among the winners.
Our students also enjoy the benefits of well-established regional and international networks. In 2002, for example, the Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it) was founded as a joint institution of the University of Bonn, the RWTH Aachen and the Fraunhofer Institutes in Birlinghoven. This cooperation consolidates Bonn's position as a stronghold of Computer Science and offers students the opportunity to participate in basic and applied research during their studies.
Management and Board of the Institute of Computer Science
The Board of the Institute of Computer Science is made up of the Institute's management, university lecturers, academic staff, technical and administrative staff and students.
Managing Director
Prof. Dr. Elena Demidova
Deputies and Representatives
Professors Sven Behnke, Maren Bennewitz, Jürgen Gall, Thomas Kesselheim, Reinhard Klein, Peter Martini, Michael Meier, Petra Mutzel, Matthew Smith, Stefan Wrobel
University Lecturers
Professors Christian Bauckhage, Sven Behnke, Maren Bennewitz, Florian Bernard, Elena Demidova, Anne Driemel, Jürgen Gall, Hildegard Kühne, Matthias Hullin, Thomas Kesselheim, Reinhard Klein, Peter Martini, Michael Meier, Petra Mutzel, Heiko Röglin, Thomas Schultz, Matthew Smith, Estela Suarez and Stefan Wrobel
Research Associates
Dr. Günter Kniesel-Wünsche, Florian Seiffarth, Ben Swierzy
Employees from Technology and Administration
Martina Doelp, Ralf Sarlette, Thomas Thiel
Studierende
Benedikt Bastin, Katharina Gillig, Michael Kaibel and Matthias Neidhardt
Office
Judith König
Phone: 0228 73-4418
Mail: gf@informatik.uni-bonn.de
Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 8
53115 Bonn
Germany
Members of the Computer Science Specialist Group
The Computer Science specialist group is made up of the chairperson of the specialist group, university lecturers, academic staff, technical and administrative staff and students.
Chairwoman of the Department of Computer Science: Prof. Dr. Elena Demidova
Deputy: Prof. Dr. Michael Meier
University Lecturers
Professors Dominik Bach, Christian Bauckhage, Sven Behnke, Maren Bennewitz, Florian Bernard, Elena Demidova, Anne Driemel, Lucie Flek, Jürgen Gall, Stephan Held, Martin Hofmann-Apitius, Stefan Hougardy, Matthias Hullin, Thomas Kesselheim, Reinhard Klein, Bernhard Korte, Hildegard Kühne, Peter Martini, Michael Meier, Petra Mutzel, Heiko Röglin, Heiko Schoof, Thomas Schultz, Matthew Smith, Estela Suarez, Jens Vygen and Stefan Wrobel
Research Associates
Dr. Felix Boes, Nils Dengler, PD Dr. Elmar Langetepe, Dr. Michael Nüsken, Dr. Matthias Wübbeling
Deputy: Dieter Engbring
Employees from Technology and Administration
Martina Doelp, Judith König Ralf Sarlette and Thomas Thiel
Students
Benedikt Bastin, Katharina Gillig, Anna Höpfner, Michael Kaibel, Matthias Neidhardt and Felix Pehla
Office
Judith König
Phone: 0228 73-4418
Mail: gf@informatik.uni-bonn.de
Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 8
53115 Bonn
Germany
Members of the Evaluation Project Group
The evaluation project group is made up of university lecturers, academic staff and students.
University Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Matthew Smith
Research Associates
Herman Haverkort und Michael Nüsken
Students
Felix Pehla, Jonas Cremer, Nicholas Kreimeyer and Jennifer Kroppen