Emeritus Research Groups

With more than 20 years of history, b-it has been home to many distinguished research groups that have significantly contributed to its academic profile. While some of these groups have completed their work, their achievements and the dedication of their professors remain an integral part of b-it’s legacy. 

Below you can find a selection of former group leaders and their contributions to the institute’s development

Multimedia Pattern Recognition

Research Focus

  • Theory and practice of artificial intelligence and machine learning for multi- and social media data analysis.

Group Leader

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Prof. Dr.
Christian Bauckhage

Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it)
Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 6
53113 Bonn, Germany

Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems IAIS
Schloss Birlinghoven 1
53754 Sankt Augustin, Germany

Phone +49 2241 1419 01

Decision & Process Support

Research Focus

  • Media processes for information capture and dissemination
  • Process management and customisation
  • Distributed Ledger Technology for Process Re-Engineering
  • Decision Support and Econometric Data Analysis
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Group Leader

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Prof. Dr.
Thomas Rose

Fraunhofer FIT
Schloss Birlinghoven
53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany

Phone: +49 2241 1439 69

Artificial Intelligence Foundations

Research Focus

Group Leader

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Prof. (em) Dr.
Armin B. Cremers

Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it)
Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 6
53115 Bonn, Germany

Phone: +49 228 7369 290

Prof. Dr. von zur Gathen Group

Research Focus

  • Computer algebra
  • Computational number theory
  • Cryptography
  • Cryptographic hardware

Group Leader

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Prof. (em) Dr.
Joachim von zur Gathen

Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it)
Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 6
53115 Bonn, Germany

Phone: +49 228 2699 223