On June 16, 2026, prospective students took part in a campus tour at the Duisburg campus to learn more about the Human-Centered Computer Science and Psychology (MIPSY) program. In addition to information about the program, the event included lab tours, a campus tour, and a sample lecture.

What is the state of digital participation in low-income households?
The “DigiTei” project at the Chair of Information Systems and Transformation Management (Business Informatics) in our faculty is dedicated to this socially highly relevant question. Between August and December 2025, comprehensive qualitative and quantitative data were collected as part of a large-scale study.

The three-year KIKI project (AI Applications in Line with Children’s Rights) is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Family, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth with approximately 926,000 euros. In the Chair of Social Psychology at our faculty, a research team—led by Prof. Dr. Nicole Krämer—is working with preschool children to develop learning materials esigned to teach basic AI concepts in an age-appropriate manner.

The Rhine-Ruhr Institute of Information Systems (RIS) at the School of Computer Science will present nine research papers at the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2026) in Milan. The papers address current issues in business informatics—ranging from artificial intelligence and digital business models to platform ecosystems and health technologies.

Researchers from the Faculty of Computer Science presented several academic contributions at the 21st International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST 2026) in Münster. The works address process management, low-code development, assistive technologies for blind and visually impaired people, and the design of sustainable future scenarios.

Three research papers from the Chair of Business Informatics and Software Engineering (SOFTEC) have been accepted for the international conferences ECIS 2026 and DESRIST 2026. The papers address current issues at the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and inclusive information systems.

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming computer science—and with it, education, research, and the workplace. In an interview with WDR Lokalzeit Essen, Hannes Rothe from the Faculty of Computer Science at University of Duisburg-Essen provided insights into current developments in AI and highlighted the skills that will be in demand in the future.

The 13th International Workshop on Multi-Level Modelling (MULTI 2026) has been accepted as an official workshop of the ACM/IEEE 29th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MoDELS 2026). The event is co-organized by Pierre Maier, a research associate at the Chair of Business Informatics and Integrated Information Systems within our faculty.

Die Software-Engineering-Abteilung unserer Fakultät lädt am 23. Juni 2026 um 14:00 Uhr herzlich zu den Antrittsvorlesungen von Prof. Dr. Vogelsang, Prof. Dr. Dmitrienko und Prof. Dr. Sobania ein. Die Veranstaltung bietet Einblicke in aktuelle Forschungsschwerpunkte und zukünftige Entwicklungen der Abteilung. Im Anschluss an die Vorträge findet ab 16:00 Uhr ein sommerliches Beisammensein statt.

On June 9, 2026, our faculty will welcome Fabiano Dalpiaz from Utrecht University for a Distinguished Lecture. In his presentation, he will provide insights into current research on requirements artifacts and their role in the collaboration between AI systems and software development teams.

The event is aimed at researchers, students, and anyone interested in the future perspectives of modern software engineering.

What happens when organizations are no longer managed exclusively through traditional workflows, but instead by humans and AI agents jointly making decisions and shaping processes? This question is being explored by researchers from several universities as part of a Dagstuhl seminar, including Andreas Metzger from the Chair of Software Systems Engineering in our Faculty of Computer Science.

How will Generative AI (GenAI) fundamentally transform software engineering—not only the way we write code, but also the way entire software systems operate?

This key question was investigated by Andreas Metzger from our Faculty of Software Systems Engineering together with researchers from Germany and Italy. The results have now been published in the renowned journal ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM).

At the “AI for Good Hackathon,” students from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Ruhr University Bochum, and TU Dortmund University are jointly developing AI solutions for real-world societal challenges.

From June 19 to 21, 2026, creative minds, tech talent, and entrepreneurs will gather at the Colosseum Theater in Essen to work alongside mentors from research and industry. The goal is to transform innovative ideas in areas such as sustainability, inclusion, and the common good into concrete prototypes.

The workshop “Embedded Machine Learning” once again brought together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry. Organized by the Chair of Intelligent Embedded Systems (IES) at the University of Duisburg-Essen in cooperation with national and international partners, the event focused on current developments in AI on embedded hardware.

As part of the Dean’s Award in the Business Informatics program at the Faculty of Computer Science, outstanding student project work from the winter semester 2025/2026 was once again honored on May 6. Innovative and socially relevant projects were awarded for their excellence.

The Campus Tour at the Duisburg campus is aimed at prospective students interested in the Human-Centered Computing and Psychology (MIPSY) degree program, as well as secondary schools that would like to introduce their students to the campus through an educational excursion. The tour will take place on June 16, 2026, starting at 10:00 a.m.

As part of the joint project “AI for SMEs Lower Rhine,” small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Lower Rhine region will receive practical access to artificial intelligence applications through funding of €1.6 million.

The television broadcaster Studio 47 has featured the exhibition “Seeing Through Different Eyes,” in which MIPSY students present sensitive and compelling portraits of children with disabilities.

Insights into state-of-the-art ship simulation, autonomous systems, and hands-on research: 20 students from the Faculty of Computer Science visited the Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems (DST) in Duisburg.

On May 5, 2026, the next Distinguished Lecture will take place at paluno, featuring Nitesh Goyal from Google DeepMind. The talk, “Designing Human-Centered AI: Case Studies from Practice,” explores the development of inclusive and responsible AI systems and their practical applications. Further information and registration details are available on our website.

How do AI-powered HR platforms transform international organizational structures? This topic was discussed by Prof. Dr. Ralf Plattfaut and Ali Ergün (Information Systems) with Marc Muntermann and Dr. Caroline Baethge from Siemens Energy.

The world is increasingly permeated by software and data. The use and maintenance of these digital artifacts requires their linguistic representation.

The European Health Data Space (EHDS) aims to facilitate the secure exchange and linkage of health data within the EU. The EHDS4ALL project, starting in March 2024, will empower small and medium-sized enterprises to establish business ideas more easily within this emerging data ecosystem.

Will AI replace classrooms in the future? No, says Prof. Dr. Irene-Angelica Chounta in our interview. However, digital, intelligent learning methods will become an essential part of education.

At its constituent meeting, the Faculty Council elected the founding dean, Prof Dr Torben Weis, as dean.

Other elected members of the Dean's Board are the Vice-Deans Prof Dr Maic Masuch, Prof Dr Ralf Plattfaut, Prof Dr Stefan Schneegaß and the Dean of Studies Prof Dr Barbara König.