The Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it) is one of Europe’s leading institutions for cutting-edge research and higher education in informatics. We shape digital transformation in exchange with economy and society and focus on data science and its application areas media, life sciences and autonomous systems.
M.Sc. in Human-Centered Intelligent Systems
We are happy to announce the newest member to our study programs:
We welcome our new students from all over the world. Enjoy your time at b-it and find everything to kick things off right here:
The Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it) is a unique collaboration between the Universities of Excellence University of Bonn and RWTH Aachen University, the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, and three Fraunhofer Institutes (IAIS, FIT, and SCAI). Together, they combine academic excellence and cutting-edge research with a strong focus on practical application.
Through its elite master’s programs – Autonomous Systems, Human-Centered Intelligent Systems, and Life Science Informatics – b-it educates highly skilled IT professionals who are in demand worldwide. Its interdisciplinary research groups bridge academia and industry, creating opportunities for forward-thinking projects in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and emerging technologies.
For over two decades, b-it has empowered talented students from around the globe to shape the digital future – right here in the heart of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Artificial Intelligence is achieving increasingly impressive results in drug discovery. Yet as these models become more powerful, they also raise a fundamental scientific question: when do they produce reliable scientific…
We are delighted to share some exciting news: Muskaan Chopra has been awarded the Grace Hopper Award by the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Bonn.
DeepL Founder Dr. Jarosław Kutyłowski receives the Lamarr Award—Focus on Translating AI Research into Innovation, Competitiveness and Value Creation.
This is a short summary of our paper “History Rhymes: Macro-Contextual Retrieval for Robust Financial Forecasting” by Sarthak Khanna, Armin Berger, Muskaan Chopra, David Berghaus, and Rafet Sifa, published in…
This is a short summary of our paper “Towards Reliable Machine Translation: Scaling LLMs for Critical Error Detection and Safety” by Muskaan Chopra, Lorenz Sparrenberg, and Rafet Sifa, published in…
The “AI in Life Sciences and Medicine” symposium deliberately differs from traditional formats. It is neither a purely academic conference nor a business-focused industry event. Instead, its goal is to…
This summer school on cryptography in Hamburg takes place from 21st to 25th September 2026. It provides acquaintance and interaction in an intellectually stimulating and informal atmosphere in pleasant surroundings.…
How will artificial intelligence transform the medicine of the future? What role will it play in addressing societal challenges such as education, caregiving, and managing natural hazards? These questions were…
This is a short summary of our paper “From Retinal Pixels to Patients: Evolution of Deep Learning Research in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening” by Muskaan Chopra, Lorenz Sparrenberg, Armin Berger, Sarthak…
This is a TL;DR of our paper “Benchmark Success, Clinical Failure: When Reinforcement Learning Optimizes for Benchmarks, Not Patients” by Armin Berger, Manuela Bergau, Helen Schneider, Saad Ahmad, Tom Anglim…
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The b-it headquarters are located on the Poppelsdorf Campus of the University of Bonn, in the city of Bonn. The institute is situated among the facilities of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, in close proximity to numerous interdisciplinary research institutes. Our building is positioned directly at the Campusplatz in the Poppelsdorf district, a central and well-connected area within walking distance of the university’s main buildings and the city center.
Visitor’s address:
Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 6
D-53115 Bonn
Germany
Postal address:
Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 5
D-53115 Bonn
Germany
