Professor directory

Computer science professors in Germany

30 computer science professors in Germany, at 20 universities. The most represented are University of Stuttgart, Heidelberg University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

The list is built from open publication data (OpenAlex and ORCID), the same data ProfScout uses in the app: actively publishing faculty at the largest research universities in Germany whose recent work sits in computer science. Retired, trainee and staff-scientist records are filtered out where the public record identifies them. It is not a prestige ranking: professors are listed by how prominently computer science figures in their published work. Reply-fit scores, which weigh how likely each professor is to answer a student's email, are computed for your own profile inside ProfScout. Updated September 2026; the list is rebuilt from the open record a few times a year.

  1. Hermann Ney
    RWTH Aachen University
    Computer Science · Artificial Intelligence
    Speech Recognition and SynthesisNatural Language Processing TechniquesTopic Modeling
    Recent: Sequence-Level Unsupervised Training in Speech Recognition: A Theoretical Study (2026)
  2. Hinrich Schütze
    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
    Computer Science · Artificial Intelligence
    Natural Language Processing TechniquesTopic ModelingSpeech and dialogue systems
    Recent: The Boundaries of Automation: A Theory of Persistent Human Participation (2026)
  3. Iryna Gurevych
    Technische Universität Darmstadt
    Computer Science · Artificial Intelligence
    Topic ModelingNatural Language Processing TechniquesSemantic Web and Ontologies
    Recent: Parameter Exploration for RLVR via Variational Learning (2026)
  4. Dirk C. Grunwald
    Forschungszentrum Jülich
    Computer Science · Hardware and Architecture
    Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesAdvanced Data Storage TechnologiesEmbedded Systems Design Techniques
  5. Andreas Zeller
    Saarland University
    Computer Science · Software
    Software Testing and Debugging TechniquesSoftware Engineering ResearchAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques
    Recent: Neural Program Modeling Learning Program-Specific Models that Predict Execution Features from Input Features and vice versa (2026)
  6. Thomas Ertl
    University of Stuttgart
    Computer Science · Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
    Computer Graphics and Visualization TechniquesData Visualization and Analytics3D Shape Modeling and Analysis
  7. Bernhard Seeger
    Philipps University of Marburg
    Computer Science · Signal Processing
    Data Management and AlgorithmsAdvanced Database Systems and QueriesData Mining Algorithms and Applications
  8. Jürgen Bajorath
    University of Bonn
    Computer Science · Computational Theory and Mathematics
    Computational Drug Discovery MethodsMachine Learning in Materials Science
    Recent: Advancing polypharmacology-based drug discovery using deep generative models (2026)
  9. Robert C. Williamson
    University of Tübingen
    Computer Science · Artificial Intelligence
    Machine Learning and AlgorithmsNeural Networks and ApplicationsSpeech and Audio Processing
    Recent: Law of Large Numbers: Accuracy as Statistical Measure for AI Compliance and Competition (2026)
  10. Matthias Rarey
    Universität Hamburg
    Computer Science · Computational Theory and Mathematics
    Computational Drug Discovery MethodsProtein Structure and DynamicsEnzyme Structure and Function
  11. Jörg Henkel
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
    Computer Science · Hardware and Architecture
    Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesEmbedded Systems Design TechniquesInterconnection Networks and Systems
  12. Özgün Çiçek
    Saarland University
    Computer Science · Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
    Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsAdvanced Vision and ImagingAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety
  13. R. Harald Baayen
    University of Tübingen
    Computer Science · Artificial Intelligence
    Natural Language Processing TechniquesPhonetics and Phonology ResearchNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
    Recent: Learning Finnish inflectional classes: experiments with the discriminative lexicon model (2026)
  14. Tanja Schultz
    University of Bremen
    Computer Science · Artificial Intelligence
    Speech Recognition and SynthesisEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesSpeech and Audio Processing
    Recent: Understanding Human Motion from Depth Sensors: Activity Recognition and Age Group Recognition Using Skeleton Data (2026)
  15. Leif P. Kobbelt
    RWTH Aachen University
    Computer Science · Computational Mechanics
    Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques3D Shape Modeling and AnalysisAdvanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
  16. Thorsten Holz
    Ruhr University Bochum
    Computer Science · Signal Processing
    Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionSecurity and Verification in Computing
  17. Thomas Brox
    University of Freiburg
    Computer Science · Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
    Advanced Vision and ImagingDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot LearningAdvanced Neural Network Applications
    Recent: StorySync: Training-Free Subject Consistency via Region Harmonization (2026)
  18. Gerhard Klebe
    Philipps University of Marburg
    Computer Science · Molecular Biology
    Computational Drug Discovery MethodsEnzyme Structure and FunctionProtein Structure and Dynamics
    Recent: The Role of Water in Protein–Ligand Binding: Decisive Factor, Annoying Feature, or Indispensable Control Element: In Any Case, a Major Challenge (2026)
  19. Wojciech Samek
    Technische Universität Berlin
    Computer Science · Artificial Intelligence
    Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)Adversarial Robustness in Machine LearningDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning
    Recent: Cross-Architecture Foundation-Model Distillation for Edge Flood Segmentation (2026)
  20. Christoph Steinbeck
    Friedrich Schiller University Jena
    Computer Science · Molecular Biology
    Computational Drug Discovery MethodsMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
  21. David Maier
    University of Stuttgart
    Computer Science · Computer Networks and Communications
    Advanced Database Systems and QueriesData Management and AlgorithmsSemantic Web and Ontologies
  22. Peter W. Sanders
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
    Computer Science · Artificial Intelligence
    Algorithms and Data CompressionData Management and AlgorithmsParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
  23. Rolf Hilgenfeld
    University of Lübeck
    Computer Science · Computational Theory and Mathematics
    SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchComputational Drug Discovery MethodsViral Infections and Immunology Research
    Recent: Investigating the Binding Mode of a Naphthol‐Based Inhibitor Targeting SARS‐CoV‐2 Main Protease (2026)
  24. Fabian Isensee
    Heidelberg University
    Medicine · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
    Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingAdvanced Neural Network ApplicationsCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI
    Recent: Lost in the Folds: When Cross-Validation Is Not a Deep Ensemble for Uncertainty Estimation (2026)
  25. Franz Baader
    Technische Universität Dresden
    Computer Science · Artificial Intelligence
    Semantic Web and OntologiesLogic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeNatural Language Processing Techniques
    Recent: Small Term Reachability and Related Problems for Terminating Term Rewriting Systems (2025)
  26. Dominik Lorenz
    Heidelberg University
    Computer Science · Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
    Generative Adversarial Networks and Image SynthesisComputer Graphics and Visualization TechniquesAdvanced Vision and Imaging
  27. Marc Alexa
    Technische Universität Berlin
    Engineering · Computational Mechanics
    3D Shape Modeling and AnalysisComputer Graphics and Visualization TechniquesAdvanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
  28. Daniel Weiskopf
    University of Stuttgart
    Computer Science · Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
    Data Visualization and AnalyticsComputer Graphics and Visualization TechniquesAdvanced Vision and Imaging
  29. Jürgen Teich
    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
    Computer Science · Hardware and Architecture
    Embedded Systems Design TechniquesParallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesInterconnection Networks and Systems
  30. Armin Biere
    University of Freiburg
    Computer Science · Computational Theory and Mathematics
    Formal Methods in VerificationLogic, programming, and type systemsSoftware Testing and Debugging Techniques

Universities on this list: University of Stuttgart (3) · Heidelberg University (2) · Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (2) · Philipps University of Marburg (2) · RWTH Aachen University (2) · Saarland University (2) · Technische Universität Berlin (2) · University of Freiburg (2) · University of Tübingen (2) · Forschungszentrum Jülich (1) · Friedrich Schiller University Jena (1) · Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (1) · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (1) · Ruhr University Bochum (1) · Technische Universität Darmstadt (1) · Technische Universität Dresden (1) · Universität Hamburg (1) · University of Bonn (1) · University of Bremen (1) · University of Lübeck (1)

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