Aside of the Institut für Informatik there are several other groups in the WWU with activities in research and teaching on computer science. Topics there belong mostly to the field of applied computer science,  like Wirtschaftsinformatik, Geoinformatik, Bioinformatik and medizinische Informatik:

We work together, many courses from these areas are eligible as interdisciplinary studies for the graduation in Master of Computer Science and thus allow in-depth insights into the applications of computer technology.

For an overview, see Alle Informatiken [de], or the menu "associated groups" on the  Informatik-Homepage.

 
Current Projects
Publications

  • , , , , , , , and . “Visual Ensemble Analysis With Deep Learning Prediction for Studying the Effect of Tissue Properties on Radiofrequency Ablation.Computer Graphics Forum e70428. doi: 10.1111/cgf.70428.
  • , , , and . . “Inducing Comparability of Factorised Probability Distributions.” Preprint. arXiv doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2607.20502.
  • , , , , , , and . . “Multiresolution Density-Equalizing Transformation for Scatterplots.IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. doi: 10.1109/TVCG.2026.3713630.
  • , , and . . “Finite State Machines in the Context of Knowledge Based Transformations (Invited).” in Proceedings of the International Conference on AI x Business (AIxB 2025), edited by IEEE Computer Society, or the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.. Piscataway, NJ: Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Press. doi: 10.1109/AIxB65684.2025.00021.
  • , , and . . “Exploring Sparsity and Smoothness of Arbitrary lp-Norms in Adversarial Attacks.” Preprint. arXiv doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2602.06578.
  • , , and . . “Perturbing the Phase: Analyzing Adversarial Robustness of Complex-Valued Neural Networks.” Preprint. arXiv doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2602.06577.
  • , , , and . in Kürze. “Clifford Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks.” Preprint. arXiv doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2602.05977.
  • , and . . “An Instrument for Observing Teams to Explicate Regulation Strategies in Computer Science.ACM Transactions on Computing Education 26 (2): 128. doi: 10.1145/3779308.
  • , , , , , , , , , , and . . “Evaluating Assessment Practices in Team-Based Computing Capstone Projects.” in ITiCSE 2025: 2025 Working Group Reports on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, edited by Ari Korhonen and Ellie Lovellette. New York, NY: ACM Press. doi: 10.1145/3760545.3783974.
  • , , , , , and . in Kürze. “A Deep Learning Approach for Three-Dimensional Thyroid Nodule Detection from Ultrasound Images.CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences 146 (3): 36.
  • , , , , , and . in Kürze. “EEGcMamba: EEG Clustering via State Space Model.IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence.
  • , , , , , , and . . “Robust self-supervised monocular depth estimation for endoscopic soft tissue deformation scenes with biomechanical constraints.IEEE Transactions on Image Processing 35: 556568.
  • , , , and . . “Transformer-based classification of transposable element consensus sequences with TEclass2.Biology 15: 59.
  • , , , , , and . . “Schedgehammer: Auto-tuning Compiler Optimizations beyond Numerical Parameters.” in Proceedings of the 35th ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Compiler Construction, edited by for Computing Machinery Association. New York: ACM Press. doi: 10.1145/3771775.3786282.
  • , , and . . “Research software from the integrated Formal Methods (iFM) conference 2023.Science of Computer Programming 248: 103384103384. doi: 10.1016/j.scico.2025.103384.
  • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . . “Fairness in Student Group Formation: Perspectives, Priorities, Compromises, Mechanisms, and Tooling.” in 2025 Working Group Reports on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE-WGR 2025), edited by Korhonen, Ari; Lovellette, Ellie. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3760545.3783973.
  • , , , , and . . “EEGcUCC: Semi-Supervised Deep EEG Clustering with Union Constraint Learning and Contrastive Learning.Pattern Recognition 177: 113376.
  • , , and . in Kürze. “Thermal Detection of People with Mobility Restrictions for Barrier Reduction at Traffic Lights Controlled Intersections.IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems.
  • , , and . . “Computational Thinking in ICILS 2023: Analyzing the Construct and Its Antecedent- and Process-Level Predictors.” Preprint. ACM Transactions on Computing Education 26 (4): 126. doi: 10.1145/3813115.
  • , , , , , , , , and . “2025 IEEE Scientific Visualization Contest Winner: A Comprehensive Visual Exploration Tool for Multivariate Multi-Objective Optimization of Aluminum Alloy Compositions.IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications Early Access. doi: 10.1109/MCG.2026.3678413.
  • , and . . “How (and How Not) Do Code Complexity Measures Predict Cognitive Load?” in ICER '26: Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research Vol. 1, edited by Neil C. C. Brown and Kristin Searle. New York, NY: ACM Press. doi: 10.1145/3765964.3811665.
  • , , , and . . “Secure Communication Networks and Distributed Systems for a Resilient Society.Computers and Security 162 104791. doi: 10.1016/j.cose.2025.104791.
  • , , , , , and . . “Lessons from a robotaxi: Challenges in selecting privacy-enhancing technologies.” in Computer Security: ESORICS 2025 International Workshops, edited by Romain Laborde, Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro, Guillermo Navarro, Jordi Herrera-Joancomartí, Hannes Hartenstein, Sokratis Katsikas and Frédéric Cuppens. Cham: Springer Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-16089-8_11.
  • , , , and . . “QUOKKA: Faster Secure Neural Network Inference with Early-Exit Technology.” in Foundations and Practice of Security, edited by Ranwa Al-Mallah, Samiha Ayed, Frédéric Cuppens, Françoise Sailhan and Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro. Cham: Springer Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-20026-6_14.
  • , , , , and . . “SwiftSNNI: Optimized Scheduling for Secure Neural Network Inference (SNNI) on Multi-Core Systems.” in ICPE '26: Proceedings of the 17th ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering, edited by Roberto Verdecchia, Catia Trubiani, Radu Calinescu and Ana Lucia Verbanescu. New York: ACM Press. doi: 10.1145/3777884.3797005.
  • , , , and . “SAFE MUTATIONS OF COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS.Journal of Mathematical Sciences -. doi: 10.1007/s10958-026-08465-5.
  • , , , and . . “A CUDA Performance Study of Global- and Shared-Memory Kernels for the Buckley–Leverett Polymer-Flooding Problem.Applied Sciences 16 (5449). doi: 10.3390/app16115449.
  • , , , , , , , , , and . in Kürze. “Towards Unsupervised Anomaly Detection and Clustering of Defects in Electrode Surface Inspection.” in Proceedings of the 20th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering 2026
  • , , , and . . “Lifted Causal Inference.” Preprint. Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence S806. doi: 10.1007/s10472-026-10009-1.
  • , , , and . in Kürze. “Variable Elimination for Forgetting in Probabilistic Graphical Models - A Work in Progress.” Preprint. in Joint proceedings of the Workshop on Theory and Methods for Abstraction (THEMA 2026) and the Workshop on Modularity and Splitting Techniques for Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (MoST 2026) at the 9th Federated Logic Conference (FLoC 2026), edited by Christoph Beierle, Alexander Hahn, Gabriele Kern-Isberner, Oliver Kutz, Zeynep G. Saribatur, Kai Sauerwald and Lars-Philllip Spiegel.
  • , and . in Kürze. “Indistinguishable Agents in Decentralised POMDPs.” Preprint. in Informal proceedings of the LAMAS&SR-26 Workshop on Logical Aspects of Multi-Agent Systems and Strategic Reasoning 2026
  • , , , , and . in Kürze. “A Probabilistic Circuit Framework for Interpretable Graph PU Learning.” in UAI-26 Proceedings of the 42nd Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
  • , , , , , , , , , , , and . . “MIA: A Visual Analytics System for Multimodal Spectral Imaging Data.Computers and Graphics 139 104727. doi: 10.1016/j.cag.2026.104727.
  • , , , , , and . in Kürze. “Joint Learning of Unsupervised Multi-view Feature and Instance Co-selection with Cross-view Imputation.IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering.
  • , and . in Kürze. “DeepCSHAP: Utilizing Shapley Values to Explain Deep Complex-Valued Neural Networks.IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence.
  • , , , and . . “Lifted Forward Planning in Relational Factored Markov Decision Processes with Concurrent Actions.” in AAMAS-26 Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, edited by Chris Amato, Louise Dennis, Viviana Mascardi and John Thangarajah. Richland: International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. doi: 10.65109/GOIS4183.

  • , , , , , , , , , , , and . . “Ultra-fast extubation following cardiac surgery improves hemodynamic stability and reduces ICU workload.Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine 12: 1695955.. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2025.1695955.
  • , , and . . “CVKAN: Complex-valued Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks.” in Proc. of IJCNN, edited by IEEE. Rome, Italy: Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Press. doi: 10.1109/IJCNN64981.2025.11227425.
  • , , and . . “Mapping Mental Models of Uncertainty to Parallel Coordinates by Probabilistic Brushing.” Preprint. Computer Graphics Forum 44 (3). doi: 10.1111/cgf.70103.
  • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . . “Implications of packed red bloods cells production and transfer on post transfusion hemoglobin increase.Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 102: 111743.. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111743.
  • , , , , and . . “Modeling Uncertainty: From Simulink to Stochastic Hybrid Automata.” in International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of Systems and Formal Modeling and Analysis of Timed Systems, Vol.16143 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, edited by Pavithra Prabhakar and Andrea Vandin. Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-05792-1_21.
  • . in Kürze. “Riemannian inhomogeneity and anisotropy of perceptual color space.” Preprint. in EuroVis 2025 - Short Papers doi: 10.2312/evs.20251080.
  • , , and . . “Bridging Textual and Graphical Representations with Knowledge Graphs in Modeling Languages.” contribution to the 8th International Conference on Software and System Engineering (ICoSSE), Nice, doi: 10.1109/ICoSSE65712.2025.00024.
  • , , , and . . “Enhancement of Subjective Content Descriptions by Using Human Feedback.International Journal of Semantic Computing 19 (2): 297319. doi: 10.1142/S1793351X25420036.
  • , , , , and . . “Aggregation Buffer: Revisiting DropEdge with a New Parameter Block.” in Proceedings of the 42nd International Conference on Machine Learning, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, edited by A Singh, M Fazel, D Hsu, S Lacoste-Julien, F Berkenkamp, T Maharaj, K Wagstaff and J Zhu. .: MLResearchPress.
  • , , , , , , , , and . . “Exploring high-dimensional LA-ICP-TOFMS data with uniform manifold approximation and projection (UMAP).Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. doi: 10.1039/D5JA00215J.
  • , , , , , , , , , , , and . “Rethinking Computing Systems in the Era of Climate Crisis: A Call for a Sustainable Computing Continuum.IEEE Internet Computing 29 (2): 818. doi: 10.1109/MIC.2025.3566642.
  • , , , and . . “Fast and Lightweight Distributed Suffix Array Construction.” in 33rd Annual European Symposium on Algorithms, ESA 2025, September 15-17, 2025, Warsaw, Poland, Vol.351 of LIPIcs, edited by Anne Benoit, Wild Sebastian Kaplan Haim and Grzegorz Herman. o,O.: Dagstuhl Publishing. doi: 10.4230/LIPICS.ESA.2025.47.
  • Braun, Tanya, Paaßen, Benjamin, and Stolzenburg, Frieder, eds. . Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol.15956, KI 2025: Advances in Artificial Intelligence Heidelberg: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-02813-6.
  • , , , , , , , , , and . . “PaSSw0rdVib3s!: AI-assisted Password Recognition for Digital Forensic Investigations.Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation 52 301870. doi: 10.1016/j.fsidi.2025.301870.
  • , , , , , and . . “COLIBRI: Optimizing Multi-Party Secure Neural Network Inference Time for Transformers.” in ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection, edited by Lili Nemec Zlatolas, Kai Rannenberg, Tatjana Welzer and Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro. Cham: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-92882-6_2.
  • . . “Time is money: A temporal model of cybersecurity.” in ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection, edited by Lili Nemec Zlatolas, Kai Rannenberg, Tatjana Welzer and Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro. Cham: Springer.
  • , , and . . “pyATF: Constraint-Based Auto-Tuning in Python.” contribution to the 34th ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Compiler Construction, Las Vegas ACM Press. doi: 10.1145/3708493.3712682.
  • , , , , , , and . . “Scheduling Language Chronology: Past, Present, and Future.Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization 22 (3): 131. doi: 10.1145/3743135.
  • , , and . . “Reduction-Aware Directive-Based Programming via Multi-Dimensional Homomorphisms.” in Proceedings of the SC '25 Workshops of the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis doi: 10.1145/3731599.3767572.
  • , , and . “USING THE SPIN MODEL CHECKER FOR AUTO-TUNING HIGH-PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS.Journal of Mathematical Sciences - (-). doi: 10.1007/s10958-025-07687-3.
  • , and . . “A Toolset for Predicting Performance of Legacy Real-Time Software Based on the RAST Approach.” contribution to the ACM SIGSIM-PADS Principles of Advanced Discrete Simulation, Atlanta, Georgia, doi: 10.1145/3673897.
  • , , and . . “A Decluttering Lens for Scatterplots.” contribution to the IEEE Visualization and Visual Analytics (VIS), Vienna doi: 10.1109/VIS60296.2025.00031.
  • , , , , , , and . . “SiGrid: Gridifying Scatterplots with Sector-Based Regularization and Hagrid.” contribution to the IEEE Visualization and Visual Analytics (VIS), Vienna doi: 10.1109/VIS60296.2025.00032.
  • , , and . . “Deductive Verification of Cooperative RTOS Applications.Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems 24 (5s). doi: 10.1145/3759251.

Older research reports of the Institute for Computer Science are part of the research reports of the WWU. So look for the report "Department of Mathematics and Computer Science" in the following documents and then for "Institute for Computer Science" to find the appropriate part: