Institute for Software & Systems Engineering

The Institute for Software & Systems Engineering (ISSE), directed by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reif, is a scientific institution within the Faculty of Applied Computer Science at the University of Augsburg. It was founded to further invigorate and push the main research in Augsburg by pooling strengths and competences. In research, the institute supports both fundamental and application-oriented research in all areas of software and systems engineering. In teaching, the institute facilitates the further development of the faculty's and university's relevant course offerings.

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reif, Institutsleiter

News

July 1, 2026

Gastvortrag "RoX – wie Software Engineering ein KI-getriebenes Robotik-Ökosystem formen kann"

Am 9.7.2026 halten Dr. Cornel Klein und Dr. Kilian Telschig von Siemens ab 16:00 Uhr einen Gastvortrag in der Ringvorlesung des Elitestudiengangs Software Engineering. Der Vortrag findet in Raum 1055N statt und hat den Titel "RoX – wie Software Engineering ein KI-getriebenes Robotik-Ökosystem formen kann". Zum Vortrag sind alle herzlich eingeladen.

Paper „A Generalized Architecture for Orchestrating Assembly in a Self-Organizing Production Cell“ im ISOLA‑2026‑Programm

Wir freuen uns sehr, mitteilen zu dürfen, dass das wissenschaftliche Paper „A Generalized Architecture for Orchestrating Assembly in a Self-Organizing Production Cell“ (Oliver Kosak, Philipp Kastenmüller, Kilian Keßler, Christian Lehner, Hella Ponsar, and Wolfgang Reif) im Track „Rigorous Engineering of Collective Adaptive Systems“ für das Programm der ISOLA 2026 ausgewählt wurde.

Paper „Swarm-Based Continuous Surveillance of Unknown 3D Structures Using Drones“ im ISOLA‑2026‑Programm

Mit großer Freude teilen wir mit, dass das wissenschaftliche Paper „Swarm-Based Continuous Surveillance of Unknown 3D Structures Using Drones“ (Oliver Kosak, Felix Nebel, Vinzenz Malke, and Wolfgang Reif) im Track „Rigorous Engineering of Collective Adaptive Systems“ für das Programm der ISOLA 2026 ausgewählt wurde.

Students of Computer Science in Engineering at DLR

What do the scientists at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) actually do? What do the flight attendants' trolleys have to do with an aircraft's kerosene consumption? And what can automation look like with very small lot sizes and even larger components? The answers to these and many other questions were given to the students of Computer Science in Engineering who took part in the excursion to DLR in Augsburg on 28 June. The students were given an overview of DLR's various tasks and activities. In addition, they were able to visit the research and production facilities and thus gain an impression of the challenges of fibre composite production and automation in aerospace. In the subsequent discussion, the remaining questions of the students were answered.

Feb. 22, 2019

Flying Robots, Augmented Reality and Self-learning Machines in CFRP Production: Technology and Innovation in Augsburg

Robert Brannekämper, head of the Committee for Science and Art in the Bavarian State Parliament, and a delegation of the university administration got a first-hand impression of current research activities in the field of technology and innovation on Friday, 22 February 2019. The Institute for Software & Systems Engineering provided a look behind the scenes. Apart from ensembles of quadrocopters, which are simply controlled by a "magic wand" in order to be used, for example, in geographical measurements, the focus was on topics from Industry 4.0. Mr. Brannekämper was able to inspect the future layout of a production cell of cooperating robots by means of augmented reality techniques and gained insight into software measures that transform a CFRP production plant into a self-learning machine through artificial intelligence.

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Software & Systems Engineering

Formal Methods

Artificial Intelligence Methods

Robotics & Automation

Safety & Security

Self-organizing Systems

Software & Tools

KIV system

A tool for formal systems development and interactive verification

MiniBrass

A modeling language for over-constrained multi-agent optimization problems based on MiniZinc.