Professorships and Group Leaderships

Our scientists are passionate about researching the foundations for the future. They shape the department through their diverse expertise in research topics that are constantly changing and evolving. Whether artificial intelligence, IT security or other socially relevant challenges – the researchers lead the way and thus enable sustainable solutions for our common future.

Professorships and Group Leaderships

Photo Name Working area(s)
Professorship
Prof. Dr. Carsten Binnig		Data und AI Systems (DAI)
Prof. Christian Bischof, Ph.D.		Scientific Computing (SC)
Prof. Georgia Chalvatzaki, Ph.D.		Robot Perception
Prof. Sebastian Faust, Ph.D.		Applied Cryptography (CAC)
Prof. Dr. Dr. eh. Dieter Fellner		Interactive Graphics Systems Group (GRIS), director of the Fraunhofer-Institut für Graphische Datenverarbeitung (IGD)
Prof. Dr. Marc Fischlin		Cryptography and Complexity Theory (Cryptoplexity)
Prof. Dr. Iryna Gurevych		Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing (UKP)
Prof. Dr. Reiner Hähnle		Software Engineering (SE)
Prof. Dr. Matthias Hollick		Secure Mobile Networking (SEEMOO)
Prof. Dr. Zsolt István		Distributed and Networked Systems (DAN)
Prof. Dr. Kristian Kersting		Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Koch		Embedded Systems and Applications (ESA)
Prof. Dr. Heiko Mantel		Modeling and Analysis of Information Systems (MAIS)
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Mira Mezini		Software Technology (ST)
Prof. Dr. Dominik L. Michels		Intelligent Algorithms in Modeling and Simulation (IAMS)
Prof. Dr. Max Mühlhäuser		Telecooperation (TK)
Prof. Jan Peters, Ph.D.		Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS)
Prof. Dr. Dr. Christian Reuter		Science and Technology for Peace and Security (PEASEC)
Prof. Stefan Roth, Ph.D.		Visual Inference (VI)
Prof. Dr. Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi		System Security Lab (TRUST)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schneider		Cryptography and Privacy Engineering (ENCRYPTO)
Prof. Dr. Oskar von Stryk		Simulation, Systems Optimization and Robotics (SIM)
Prof. Dr. Michael Waidner		Security in Information Technology (SIT), director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Informationtechnology (SIT)
Prof. Dr. Karsten Weihe		Algorithmics
Prof. Dr. Felix Wolf		Parallel Programming (PARA)
Prof. Dr. Marco Zimmerling		Resilient Networked Computing
Assistant Professorship
Prof. Dr. Mariami Gachechiladze		Quantum Computing (QC)
Prof. Dr. Jan Gugenheimer		Human Computer Interaction (MCI)
Recently appointed Professorships
Prof. Dr. Marie-Christine Jakobs		Semantics and Verification of Parallel Systems
Prof. Dr. Guido Salvaneschi		Reactive Programming Technology
Honorary Professors
Hon. Prof. Dr. Lutz Heuser		Urban Software Institute (USI)
Hon. Prof. Dr. Jörn Kohlhammer		Information Visualization and Visual Analytics
Hon. Prof. Dr. Georgios Sakas		Medical Computing
Hon. Prof. Dr. Martin Steinebach		Media Security and IT-Forensics
Hon. Prof. Dr. André Stork		Interactive Engineering Technologies
Professorship by courtesy
Prof. Dr. Peter Buxmann		Information Systems, (Dep. 1: Law and Economics)
Prof. Dr. Kay Hamacher		Computational Biology and Simulation (CBS), (Dept.10: Biology)
Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann		Communications networks, (Dept.18: Electrical Engineering and Information Technology)
Prof. Dr. Andy Schürr		Real-Time Systems (ES), (Dept.18: Electrical Engineering and Information Technology)
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ralf Steinmetz		Multimedia Communications, (Dept.18: Electrical Engineering and Information Technology)
Leadership Independent Research Group (IRG)
Dr. Jean Paul Degabriele		Cryptography and Network Security (CNS)
Ivan Habernal Ph.D.		Trustworthy Human Language Technologies (TrustHLT)
Dr.-Ing. Dorothea Koert		Interactive AI algorithms & cognitive models for human-AI interaction (IKIDA)
Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D.		Medical & Environmental Computing (MEC)
Athene Young Investigator
Dr. Arash Asadi		Wireless Communication and Sensing (WISE)
Dr. Christian Janson		Cryptography and Information Security
Private Lecturers
PD Dr. Richard Bubel
PD Dr. Elias Dahlhaus
PD Dr. Stefan Göbel
PD Dr. Gerhard Haßlinger
Prof. Dr. Arjan Kuijper		Mathematical and Applied Visual Computing (MAVC)
PD Dr. Christoph Rensing
Emeriti
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Bibel		Intellectics
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Johannes Buchmann		Theoretical Computer Science - Cryptography and Computer Algebra
Prof. Alejandro P. Buchmann, Ph.D.Databases and Distributed Systems
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang EffelsbergDistributed Multimedia Systems
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Dr. E.h. Hon. Prof. mult. José Luis Encarnação		Interactive Graphics Systems
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang HenhaplPractical Computer Science / Software Engineering
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Hoffmann		Programming Languages and Compilers
Prof. Dr. Rolf HoffmannComputer Architecture
Prof. Dr. Sorin HussIntegrated Circuits and Systems
Prof. Dr. Peter KammererOperating Systems
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Lustig †Information Retrieval
Prof. Dr. Erich J. Neuhold		Integrated Publication and Information Systems
Prof. Dr. Robert Piloty †		Rechnersysteme
Prof. Dr. Hans Tzschach †Rechnerverkehrstheorie
Prof. Dr. Helmut Waldschmidt †Systems Programming
Prof. Dr. Hermann Walter †Automata Theory and Formal Languages
Walther, Christoph
Prof. Dr. Christoph WaltherProgramming Methodology