The "Department of Computer Sciences" was founded in 1966 under the name "Institute of Mathematical Machines and Data-Processing" as part of the newly founded Faculty of Engineering Sciences, making it one of the oldest of its kind. Since 1972 the department has been growing continually so that it now comprises twelve sub-departments and a research group in cooperation with the Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Social Sciences. Six of the sub-departments are housed in the "Wolfgang-Händler-Building", named after Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. h.c.mult. Wolfgang Händler, holder of the first chair of Computer Science in Erlangen and founder of the department. Teaching The first courses in computer science, allowing the students to eventually graduate with a German diploma, were held in the winter term 1996/70. In 1997, due to an initiative of the Department of Computer Science, courses in "Computational Engineering" were added, with lectures held in English and graduation with a Master degree. In the year 2000 it was turned into a bilingual Bachelor-Master-Program. Since 2003 the department has also been sharing responsibilities with the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Information Technology for the new course of study in "Information and Communication Technology". A special course of studies for future computer science teachers for all kind of schools also started in the winter term 2003/04.
Information about the lectures offered at the moment can be found in the UnivIS information system.
Focus of researchMain areas of research are:
Analysis and Synthesis of Graphics Data
Knowledge and Data Management
Communication and Distributed Systems
Embedded Systems
Medical Technology
Modeling and Simulation
Traffic System Control and Traffic Planning
The Department of Computer Science is a partner in the following research co-operations:
KONWIHR Competence Network for Technical, Scientific High Performance Computing in Bavaria
FORSIP Bavarian Research Corporation for Situated, Individualized and Personalized Human-Computer Interaction
At the moment institutes of the Department of Computer Science participate in the following collaborative research centers and networks of excellence:
SFB 376 Massively Parallel Computing: Algorithms, Design Methods, Applications
SFB 396 Robust, Shortened Process Sequences for Sheet Light Weight Parts
SFB 539 Glaucomas Including Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome (PEX)
SFB 603 Model-Based Analysis and Visualization of Complex Scenes and Sensor Data
SFB 614 Self-Optimizing Concepts and Structures in Mechanical Engineering
SPP 1148 Reconfigurable Computing
Furthermore, sub-departments are involved in two graduate research centers:
Publication seriesWork reports of the Department of Computer Science, ISSN 0344-3515
| Executive board of management Prof. Dr. Lutz Schröder
Managing Director Dr. Christian Brosch
Assistant to the management Dipl.-Inf. Isabella Frieser
Board of management Prof. Dr. Marc-Pascal Berges Dr. Christian Brosch Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Fey Prof. Dr.-Ing. Felix Freiling Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard German Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Günther PD Dr.-Ing. Frank Hannig Prof. Dr. Oliver Keszöcze Dr.-Ing. Vanessa Klein Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Kleinöder Prof. Dr. Michael Kohlhase Prof. Dr. Viktor Leis Prof. Dr. Richard Lenz Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Andreas Maier Prof. Dr. Christoph Pflaum Prof. Dr. Michael Philippsen Prof. Dr. Dirk Riehle, MBA PD Dr.-Ing. Christian Riess Prof. Dr. Ulrich Rüde Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Francesca Saglietti Prof. Dr. Dominique Schröder Prof. Dr. Lutz Schröder Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Wolfgang Schröder-Preikschat Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marc Stamminger Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Teich Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Rolf Wanka Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wellein Prof. Dr. Tim Weyrich
service center computer science Dr. Christian Götz
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