Chairs/Research Units

This page is an overview of Chairs/Research Units with their research and teaching activities listed by catchwords. For a comprehensive description of a chair's research activities and currently offered teaching courses please enter its Web-Site.

Informatik I - Applied Software Engineering: Prof. B. Brügge
Informatik II - Formal Languages, Compiler Construction, Software Construction: Prof. H. Seidl
Informatik III - Database Systems: Prof. A. Kemper, Prof. T. Grust
Informatik IV - Software and Systems Engineering: Prof. M. Broy, Prof. T. Nipkow, Prof. E. Denert, Prof. K-R. Moll, Prof. L. C. Paulson, Prof. H. Schwärtzel
Informatik V - Scientific Computing in Computer Science: Prof. H-J. Bungartz, Prof. T. Huckle
Informatik VI - Robotics and Embedded Systems: Prof. A. Knoll, Prof. D. Burschka, Prof. J. Schmidhuber, Prof. G. Hirzinger
Informatik VII - Foundations of Software Reliability and Theoretical Computer Science: Prof. J. Esparza, Prof. H. Veith
Informatik VIII - Network Architectures and Services: Prof. G. Carle
Informatik IX - Image Understanding and Knowledge-based Systems: Prof. B. Radig, Prof. W. E. Proebster, Prof. M. Beetz, PhD, Prof. P. Struß
Informatik X - Computer Organisation; Parallel Computer Architecture: Prof. A. Bode, Prof. H. M. Gerndt
Informatik XI - Applied Informatics / Collaborative Systems: Prof. J. Schlichter, Prof. A. Brüggemann-Klein
Informatik XII - Bioinformatics: Prof. S. Kramer
Informatik XIII - Systemarchitecture: Operating Systems, Communication Systems, Computer Networks: Prof. P. P. Spies, Prof. U. Baumgarten
Informatik XIV - Efficient Algorithms: Prof. E. W. Mayr, Prof. Ch. Scheideler
Informatik XV - Computer Graphics and Visualization: Prof. R. Westermann
Informatik XVI - Computer Aided Medical Procedures (CAMP): Prof. N. Navab, Prof. G. Klinker
Informatik XVII - Information Systems: Prof. H. Krcmar
Informatik XVIII - Internet-based Information Systems (Roland Berger & o2 Germany Chair, IBIS): Prof. M. Bichler
Informatik XIX - Software Engineering for Business Applications (Ernst Denert Chair, SEBIS): Prof. F. Matthes
Informatik/LRZ - Technical Informatics - Computer Networks: Prof. H.-G. Hegering
Informatik/Didaktik - Didactics of Informatics: Prof. P. Hubwieser

Informatik I - Prof. B. Brügge
: ^ Applied Software Engineering; Empirical Software Engineering; Reusable Object-Oriented Architectures and Applications; Distance Learning; Multi-Project Management and Organizational Knowledge; Groupware; Communication Metrics; Software Engineering Education; Maintenance of Complex Systems; Augmented Reality; Wearable Computing.
: Teaching: Software Engineering; Introduction Augmented Reality; Lab Course: Software Engineerung, Augmented Reality.

Informatik II - Prof. H. Seidl
: ^ Languages and Descriptional Structures in Computer Science; Design and implementation of programming languages; Optimizating program transformations; backend generation; Validation and certification of software; Fixpoint engines and program analysis frameworks; Abstract interpretation; applied logic; tree automata; Structured document processing with XML; Tools and environments for tele-teaching.
: Teaching: Compiler construction; Abstract machines; Program optimization; Semantics; Formal languages, logics and applications; Program analysis; Document processing. Lab courses: Compiler construction, XML processing.

Informatik III - Prof. A. Kemper, Prof. T. Grust
: ^ Database Systems; Datastructures and Efficient Algorithms for the Organization of Data; Parallel, Distributed and Network Database Systems; Index Structures; Data Warehouses; XML Databases and Semi Structured Data; Web Services and Platforms for Web Services; Security in the Scope of Databases and Web Services; Database Applications (e.g. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), e-Business); Databases for Mobile Applications and Services; Data Stream Processing; Peer-to-Peer Networks for Distributed Information Networks.
: Teaching: Database systems; Architecture and Implementation of Database Systems; Distributed Database Systems; Data Structures and Data Organization; Applications of Database Systems; Lab Course: Database Systems.

Informatik IV - Prof. M. Broy, Prof. T. Nipkow, Prof. E. Denert, Prof. K-R. Moll, Prof. L. C. Paulson, Prof. H. Schwärtzel
: ^ Software and Systems Engineering; Software and Systems Development; Software Engineering; Programming Methods; Property Oriented Specification Techniques; Modelling Distributed Systems; Semantics; Development and Verification Techniques; Interactive Tools for Specification and Verification; Rewriting and Unification Theory; Functional Programming; Process Modelling.
: Teaching: Modelling of Distributed Systems; Organisation and Management of Software Development and Projects; Parallel and Distributed Programming; Software Engineerung; Logic; Temporal Logic; Term Rewriting Systems; Lab Courses: Software Engineerung, Software Specifikation and Verification.

Informatik V - Prof. H-J. Bungartz, Prof. T. Huckle
: ^ Scientific Computing in Computer Science; Aspects of scientific computing concerning numerical analysis and informatics; Numerical Simulation: fluid dynamics, structural mechanics, coupled problems, molecular dynamics, traffic; Numerical solution of partial differential equations using hierarchical multi level methods or sparse grid techniques; Distributed computing on high performance computers; Scientific visualisation.
: Teaching: Numerical Programming; Scientific Computing; Modelling and Simulation; Parallel Programming; Parallel Numerics; Introduction to Programming; Lab Courses: Scientific Computing; CSE Laboratory; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Traffic Simulation.

Informatik VI - Prof. A. Knoll, Prof. D. Burschka, Prof. J. Schmidhuber, Prof. G. Hirzinger
: ^ Robotics and Embedded Systems; Industrial, Service and Medical Robotics; Intelligent Autonomous Robots; Telepresence and Teleaction; Sensor Datafusion; Assembly-Planning; Imitation Learning; Robot Motion Planning; Distributed, Safe Real-Time Systems; Embedded Systems; Multi-Agent Systems; Information Mining.
: Teaching: Robotics; Real-Time Systems; Embedded Systems; Sensor-controlled Robots; Task oriented Robot Programming; Trajectory Planning; Lab Course: Robotics and Real-time Systems.

Informatik VII - Prof. J. Esparza, Prof. H. Veith
: ^ Foundations of Software Reliability and Theoretical Computer Science; Formal Specification and Verification Techniques; Model Checking; Program Analysis; Analysis of Probabilistic Systems; Theory of Distributed and Concurrent Systems; Intelligent Agents; Multiagent Systems; Knowledge Representation; Automata Theory; Complexity Theory; Game Theory.
: Teaching: Automata and formal languages; Model checking; Computability; Logic; Complexity; Formal Models of Distributed Systems. Lab Courses: Software Development for Embedded Systems, Writing Efficient Programs.

Informatik VIII - Prof. G. Carle
: ^ Network Architectures and Services; Internetprotocols and applications; Routing; Network management; Traffic measurements and statistics; Performance analysis; Data mining; Algorithms; Network simulation; Service level agreements; Quality of service; System software;
: Teaching: Computer networks; Internet Protokols; Computer networks and communication; Network and systemmangement; Discrete simulation; Quantitative models for computer systems; Lab Courses: Internet, Performance evaluation.

Informatik IX - Prof. B. Radig, Prof. W. E. Proebster, Prof. M. Beetz, PhD, Prof. P. Struß
: ^ Image Understanding and Knowledge-based Systems; Image understanding; Intelligent autonomous robots; Medical imaging; Medical image analysis; Computer-aided surgery; Medical robotics; Model-based Systems; Qualitative and automated modeling.
: Teaching: Image Understanding; Knowledge-based Systems; Algorithms for Robotics and Image Understanding; Qualitative and automated modeling; Intelligent Systems for Environmental Protection; Evaluation of Image Sequences; Machine Learning; Model-based Systems; Lab Courses: Image Processing, Knowledge-based Systems.

Informatik X - Prof. A. Bode, Prof. H. M. Gerndt
: ^ Computer Organisation; Parallel Computer Architecture; Parallel and distributed architectures; Cluster Computing and high performance Networking; Grid Computing; Reconfigurable architectures, Memory systems; Design and modelling for fault tolerance and high availability; Parallel and distributed applications; Software engineering for parallel systems and applications; Parallel programming environments (Message passing, Shared memory, DSM, Corba, DCOM, ...); Tools for the development and optimization of parallel applications; Computational steering; Performance analysis of parallel and distributed systems; Parallel I/O; Bioinformatics; Medical image processing; E-Learning systems.
: Teaching: Technical Basics of Informatics; Microprocessors, Computer architecture, Parallel programming and programming environments; Non-numerical Computer Architectures; Symmetric Multirocessor Systems; Lab Courses: Technical Basics of Informatics, Multiprocessors, Parallel Computers, Knowledge Workshop Computing Systems.

Informatik XI - Prof. J. Schlichter, Prof. A. Brüggemann-Klein
: ^ Applied Informatics / Collaborative Systems; Applied Informatics; Distributed Systems; Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW); Community Support; Multimedia and Multimedia Systems; Web-based Applications; Telecooperation; Management Information Systems; Knowledge Management; Document Management; Hypertext/Hypermedia.
: Teaching: Computer-Supported Collaborative Work; Electronic Publishing; Hypermedia; Distributed Problem Solving; Components for Computer Networks; Technological Foundations of Electronic Commerce; Distributed Applications; Lab Courses: Multimedia, Distributed Applications.

Informatik XII - Prof. S. Kramer: ^ Bioinformatics; Bioinformatics, Cheminformatics, Predictive Toxicology, Toxicogenomics, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Inductive Logic Programming, Relational Data Mining, Inductive Databases.

: Teaching: Machine Learning and Data Mining in Bioinformatics.
Informatik XIII - Prof. P. P. Spies, Prof. U. Baumgarten
: ^ Systemarchitecture: Operating Systems, Communication Systems, Computer Networks; Programming Languages and Paradigms for Distributed Systems; Parallel Computing in Networks of Workstations; Tools for the Construction of Distributed Systems; Adaptive Methods for Mangement of Distributed Ressources; Modelling and Realisation of Secure and Reliable Distributed Systems; Mobile Distributed Systems.
: Teaching: Central and Distributed Operating Systems; Secure and Reliable Systems; Mobile Distributed Systems; Objekt Oriented and Language-based Distributed Systems; Lab Courses: Imperative Programmierung in C, Operating Systems.

Informatik XIV - Prof. E. W. Mayr, Prof. Ch. Scheideler
: ^ Efficient Algorithms; Efficient Sequential and Parallel Algorithms; Petri-Nets; Randomized Algorithms and Probabilistic Methods; Graph Theory; Scheduling; Complexity Theory; Computational Algebra; Animation of Algorithms; Clustering; Computational Biology.
: Teaching: Discrete Structures; Fundamental Algorithms; Computational Biology; Efficient Algorithms and Datastructures; Complexity Theory; Randomized Algorithms; Lab Courses: Design of Algorithms, Discrete Optimization, ACM Programming Contest.

Informatik XV - Prof. R. Westermann
: ^ Computer Graphics and Visualization; Photorealistic and non-photorealistic image synthesis, hardware-acceleration and real-time rendering, adaptive and hierarchical approaches, real-time visual simulation, data compression, parallel rendering algorithms, interactive methods for flow visualization, feature extraction in flow fields.
: Teaching: Introduction to Computer Graphics, Scientific Visualization, Interactive Image Synthesis, Simulation and Animation, Geometric Modelling.

Informatik XVI - Prof. N. Navab, Prof. G. Klinker
: ^ Computer Aided Medical Procedures (CAMP); Intra-operative Imaging & Visualization; Computer Assisted Surgery, Computer Aided Diagnosis, Intra-operative Navigation, Computer Assisted Laparoscopic/Endoscopic Procedures; Medical Augmented Reality; Mobile/Wearable Assistance for Visually Impaired; Image Segmentation, Image Fusion; Rigid and Deformable Registration; Multi-view Geometry; Image-based Rendering; 3D Reconstruction; Tomographic Reconstruction; Real-time Tracking; Calibration & Augmentation of Optical and Video See-through Displays.
: Teaching: Intra-operative Imaging & Visualization, Mathematical Tools for Computer Vision and Medical Imaging; Lab Courses: Intra-operative Navigation, Medical Image Registration.

Informatik XVII - Prof. H. Krcmar
: ^ Information Systems; Information Management, Knowledge Management, Engineering and Management of IT-based services, Design and Engineering of Innovative IS in Domains like Health Care or E-government, Computer Supported Cooperation in Distributed and Mobile Work- and Learning Processes, Logistics of Information in multi-contextual Domains.
: Teaching: Business Information Systems, Information Management, Computer-supported Cooperative Work, Courses in SAP®-software, Metamodeling with Alfabet®.

Informatik XVIII - Prof. M. Bichler
: ^ Internet-based Information Systems (Roland Berger & o2 Germany Chair, IBIS); Decision Support Systems, Enterprise Application Integration, Electronic Commerce Middleware, Electronic Procurement, Electronic Markets, Multidimensional Auctions, Semantic Web, Spend Analysis, Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, Web Services Computing
: Teaching: Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Internet-based Information Systems, Industrial Information Systems: Supply Chain Management; Lab Courses: Internet-based Information Systems

Informatik XIX - Prof. F. Matthes
: ^ Software Engineering for Business Applications (Ernst Denert Chair, SEBIS); Software Architectures for Business Applications; Description and Design of Information Infrastructures; Content-Brokers as Generic Software Systems (DMS, CMS, KMS); Content-Brokers for use in eGovernment, eBusiness and eLearning; Programming Models, Tools and Platforms for Business Applications.
: Teaching: Business Informatics; Standards and Architectures for Business Applications: eBusiness: Technology & Generic Systems; Software Cartography; Anatomy of a complex Internet Information System; Labs: Object-Oriented Realisation of an Internet Information System, Java-Programming inside a Framework for Business Information Systems.

Informatik/LRZ - Prof. H.-G. Hegering
: ^ Technical Informatics - Computer Networks; Communication Systems and New Network-based Services; Distributed Systems and Platforms; Internet Applications; Planning and Operation Concepts for Cooperative IT-Infrastructures; Concepts and Methods of IT-Management; Systemprogramming and Operating Systems; Multimedia-supported E-Learning; Telecommunication and Mobile Communiation Systems.
: Teaching: Computer Networks; Computer Networks and Computer Communication; Computer Network Components; Network and System Management; Lab Courses: Computer Networks, Computer Operations.

Informatik/Didaktik - Prof. P. Hubwieser
: ^ Didactic of Informatics; Informatics in education, training and teaching: contents, methods and tools; didactical and technical aspects of E-Learning; Informatics, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in training, vocational education and apprenticeship; teacher education and training in Informatics and ICT (pre- and in-service); usage and application of ICT in education.
: Teaching: Psychological and pedagogical foundation of Didactics of Informatics, Didactics of Informatics concerning University, vocational education, primary and secondary schools. Modelling in Informatics, specific courses for in-service and pre-service teacher education.