Faculty of Applied Computer Science

The Faculty of Applied Computer Science hosts the institutes of Computer Science and Geography, and offers first-class under-graduate, graduate and Ph. D. programs in the corresponding disciplines. Our programs are both application oriented and research driven, and present special opportunities for elite education.

Computer Science

• Bachelor and Master (and Diploma) programs in Computer Science, Multimedia, and Information Management
• Ph. D. in Computer Science (see research groups in Institute of Computer Science)
• Elite graduate program in Software Engineering (joint program with TU München and LMU München)
• Elite graduate program in Finance and Information Management (joint program with Faculty of Economics, and TU München)

Chairs:

• Software & Systems Engineering (Prof Dr. Reif, Prof. Dr. Vogler, Prof. Dr. Bauer)
• Systems and Networking (Prof. Dr. Ungerer)
• Theoretical Computer Science (Prof. Dr. Torben Hagerup)
• Communication Technology (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Knorr)
• Organic Computing (Prof. Dr. Tichy)
• Databases and Information Systems (Prof. Dr. Kießling, Prof. Dr. Möller)
• Human Centered Multimedia (Prof. Dr. André)
• Multimedia Computing (Prof. Dr. Lienhart)
• Informatics (Prof. Dr. Lorenz)

 

Geography

• Bachelor program (and Diploma) in Geography
• Master programs in Climatology, and Geoinformatics
• Study programs for Geography teaching in primary and secondary education
• Ph. D. in Geography (see research groups in Institute of Geography)
• Elite graduate program in Global Change Ecology (joint program with Universities of Bayreuth and Würzburg)

Chairs:

• Human Geography and Geoinformatics (Prof. Dr. Peyke, Prof. Dr. Sabine Timpf, PD Dr. Markus Hilpert, apl. Prof. Dr. Karin Thieme)
• Didactics of Geography (Prof. Dr. Wieczorek, PD Dr. Schneider)
• Physical Geography and Quantitative Methods (Prof. Dr. Jacobeit, Prof. Dr. Friedmann)
• Regional Climate and Hydrology (Prof. Dr. Kunstmann)
  

Organisation

The faculty has a strong dedication to fundamental and applied research in both Computer Science and Geography. The research activities are focused in the following research units:

• Institute of Computer Science: research groups in Software, Distributed Systems, Multimedia, Communication Technology, Information Systems and Theoretical Computer Science
• Institute of Geography: research groups in Climatology, Geoinformatics, Human and Physical Geography, and Didactics
• Augsburg Centre of Innovative Technologies (ACIT): research themes Organic Computing, Software for Mechatronics, and Multicore Technology. The ACIT is a joint research centre with the Mathematics and Natural Sciences Faculty.

Contact:

• Dean: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reif, reif@informatik.uni-augsburg.de, ++49(0)821 598 2174
• Deputy Dean: Prof. Dr. J. Jacobeit, jacobeit@geo.uni-augsburg.de, ++49(0)821 598 2670
• Faculty office: G. Pröll, proell@informatik.uni-augsburg.de, ++49(0)821 598 2250