The department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering is home to programs including Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Intelligent Mobile Systems and the MSc in Data Engineering. Information influences the life of the individual and the cohesion of societies and cultures in many different ways. Expertise in these disciplines contribute to Jacobs focus on Mobility.
The first days, weeks and months are often decisive for the later success of one’s studies. First-year students at Jacobs University Bremen can be sure that the university will give them an excellent start. This was confirmed by the renowned CHE university ranking in its current evaluation. The English-language campus university achieved top marks in the categories "Support at the Beginning of Studies" and "International Orientation". This year, Jacobs University is represented in the most comprehensive and detailed ranking of the German-speaking university landscape with the two study courses Electrical and Computer Engineering as well as Psychology.
More efficient power grids are essential prerequisites for a successful transformation of the energy system. To ensure this, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) extends the funding for an interdisciplinary research project for three years, involving seven institutes, including Jacobs University with the Professors Gert Brunekreeft, Stefan Kettemann and Hildegard Meyer-Ortmanns. The joint project is funded by the BMBF with a total of 2.5 million euros; Jacobs University will receive funding of about 430,000 euros. Talented applicants can apply for two PhD positions.
The research project, led by Dr. Stefan Kettemann, Professor of Complex Systems, aims at solving the fundamental problem of thermodynamics and dynamics of disordered quantum spin systems with long-range interactions. It is funded by the German Research Foundation for three years with 203,400 EUR. Talented young scientists can apply for the PhD position to be filled.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major cause of global warming. Researchers use complex computer models to calculate the global circulation of this greenhouse gas. The oceans have a major influence on climate regulation. New research now helps to calculate this influence more precisely. These new findings are the result of a research project by scientists from Jacobs University and the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen in collaboration with colleagues from the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, the Marum Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen and the University of Gothenburg.
The Sentinels are a family of European satellites continuously observing the Earth. They gather important information on changes in the atmosphere and climate, vegetation and land use, wave heights and water temperatures. With their help, humanity is able to better prepare and protect itself against natural or self-inflicted disasters. A research project at Jacobs University Bremen aims to better process this data – and to realize new possibilities of use.
Her university has produced 91 Nobel Prize winners, and just around the corner from her workplace, the heart of the digital transformation movement in Silicon Valley thrives. Here, close to San Francisco, is where the future takes shape – and Anca Dragan is playing a significant role in molding it. In Berkeley, at the University of California, the 30-year-old professor leads a research laboratory studying interaction between humans and robots. The Jacobs University graduate is teaching robots to anticipate human actions – and to behave with corresponding prudence.
Their specialization is data analysis: Dr. Michael Sedlmair and Dr.-Ing. Hendro Wicaksono are two new professors who have been strengthening teaching and research at Jacobs University in Bremen since the beginning of the year. Both are information scientists and both cite the international and interdisciplinary nature of the English-medium university as reasons for their move. After a longer research stint at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States, Dr. Franceso Maurelli, Professor in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, is the third professor to take up an appointment.
For him, a good day begins with a problem – and it ends the same way: Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu loves to wake up with a question on his mind. Everything is noted down as soon as he gets up, even before toast and coffee. In his office the question is then endowed with form(ulae) on the board. Solved – in a best-case scenario. The first students soon find their way to him. And with a bit of luck, the circuit is completed in the evening, “A more advanced student often comes by and we fight it out on the whiteboard.” Giving him his problem for the next day.
The mobility of goods, people and information is an important building block for any society’s growth. A range of new technologies under the heading “mobility 4.0” is currently revolutionizing our mobility. These include wireless positioning and communication as well as autonomous cars. In a workshop on the theme “Positioning, Navigation and Communications” (WPNC) to be held on October 25 and 26 at Jacobs University in Bremen, international scientists will present the latest research findings - and use a car to demonstrate how far advanced the self-driving car technologies now are.
Robotics experts from Jacobs University work together with European colleagues on an EU-funded project to add more automated functions to underwater robots used in the deep-sea, e.g., for scientific exploration or in off-shore oil and gas production. Named “Effective Dexterous ROV Operations in Presence of Communications Latencies (DexROV)”, the project is funded by the EU within the H2020 framework in the area “Bluegrowth”. The consortium, which is helmed by the Belgian company Space Applications Services, consists in seven partners from six countries, of which four are companies and three are research institutions.
One week of university, one week full of workshops with exciting experiments, outings and discussions at an international level: from Sunday, July 23 until July 29, the Jacobs University campus will become a center for pre-college students from Germany and throughout the world. Approximately 100 pre-college students are taking part in the international Summer Camp, jointly organized by VDI, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V., and Jacobs University. The objective of the Summer Camp is to inspire young talent to study and to raise awareness of global issues.
Research by Peter Baumann, Professor of Computer Science at Jacobs University, has been recognized once again.
Sie haben Elektrobauteile und Bienenflügel unter dem Mikroskop untersucht, Gewässerproben analysiert, Solarzellen gebaut und Heißluftballons steigen lassen. Für 96 Schülerinnen und Schüler aus 16 Nationen war diese Woche spannend und erlebnisreich. Sie alle eint, dass sie am Internationalen Summercamp des Vereins Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI) und der Jacobs University teilgenommen haben.
Das Focus Area Mobility geht um das Verstehen und die Erforschung der stetig anwachsenden globalen Bewegungen von Daten, Informationen, Gütern und auch Menschen. Sowohl der Handel als auch die Produktion werden immer internationaler.
Industrial Engineering and Management at the English-language Jacobs University – one of five Bachelor Programs in the Focus Area Mobility at the private university. It is about understanding and researching the continuously growing global movements of data, information, goods, and people.
To Microsoft? To Google? To Facebook? Or go on for a doctorate? Successful graduates of the program for a master’s degree in data engineering at the prestigious English-language Jacobs University can pick and choose where they want to work after getting their master’s degree. Rahul Bhat from India and Tom Wiesing from Germany are also experts in big data. They and their fellow students are rare – and are sought after all around the world.
Zu Microsoft? Zu Google? Zu Facebook? Oder doch lieber eine Promotion anschließen? Erfolgreiche Absolventen des Master-Studiengangs Data Engineering an der renommierten, englischsprachigen Jacobs University können es sich aussuchen, wo sie nach Beendigung des Master-Studiums arbeiten. Auch der gebürtige Inder Rahul Bhat und Tom Wiesing aus Deutschland werden zu Experten in „Big Data“. Sie und ihre Kommilitonen sind rar – und gefragt auf der ganzen Welt.
Nie zuvor in der Menschheitsgeschichte wurden so schnell so viele Daten erzeugt. Sie werden immer mehr zu einer wertvollen Ressource. Doch gleichzeitig erschwert die stetig wachsende Datenflut, dieses „Gold“ der digitalen Revolution zu heben. Dr. Peter Baumann, Professor für Informatik an der Bremer Jacobs University, macht die Daten nutzbar – etwa zur besseren Vorhersage von Naturereignissen. Er ist Hochschullehrer, Wissenschaftler und Unternehmer.
Diskussionen im Internet sind kaum zu erfassen, sei es die Kontroverse um das Handelsabkommen TTIP oder die Debatte um Flüchtlinge: Sie laufen manchmal über Jahre, die Zahl der Diskussionsbeiträge geht in die Millionen. Ein neues Schwerpunktprogramm der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) soll für Klarheit sorgen. Die Jacobs University ist maßgeblich daran beteiligt.
A delegation of Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technologies (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) headed by the president of SIAT Professor Jianping Fan has recently visited Jacobs University to get an overview of the robotics research activities and to establish new collaboration in research and education.
