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.