Research at a glance

Department of Computer Science turns 25

A dean, two professors, 30 students – 25 years ago, in winter semester 1996/97, they were the newly founded Department of Computer Science at H-BRS. An impressive ensemble of talent, ideas, networks and cooperation has grown from these beginnings. Today, almost 2,500 young people study in the Department of Computer Science, and 35 professors research and teach together supported by a broad academic team to prepare students for careers in science and business. To mark the anniversary, a special supplement was published in the Bonn General-Anzeiger newspaper to showcase the Department of Computer Science’s diverse research and teaching. Where is gather.town located? In the virtual world! Due to the pandemic, Research Day 2021 took place there – digitally for the first time. As in the previous year, around 300 visitors gained first-hand information. In talks, lectures and practical experiments, they were provided exciting insights into current research projects at H-BRS. They moved around the virtual platform freely as avatars and chose the content that interested them most from the wide selection of options. The entire spectrum of cutting-edge research at H-BRS ultimately expanded in front of them – from the Institute of Visual Computing’s digital “Visualisations” showroom to research on the next generation of power inverters for photovoltaic systems, and even the opportunity to control a robot from the “Autonomous Systems” research group themselves. Be it on site or online – the next Research Day will take place in 2023.