Research
A unique and interdisciplinary profile
The Faculty of Information Systems and Applied Computer Science (WIAI) has a unique interdisciplinary profile with a strong human-centered focus. It brings together three areas:
Information Systems, which studies the design, development, and management of business information systems.
Applied Computer Sciences, which examine the interaction between humans and computers and the use of artificial intelligence.
Classical Computer Science, which focuses on technical aspects as well as data and software quality.
The faculty cooperates closely with the humanities, cultural studies, human sciences, social sciences, and economics at the University of Bamberg. This collaboration is reflected in numerous current and completed research projects. It makes an important contribution to the university’s research profile, especially to the focus area Digital Humanities, Social and Human Sciences.
Research areas and centers
Human-centered artificial intelligence
The Bamberg Center for Artificial Intelligence (BaCAI) brings together the numerous AI professorships as well as related chairs and disciplines, promoting interdisciplinary research on a wide range of AI applications. The focus is always on people, as well as on ethical, reliable, understandable, and user-friendly solutions.
The smart city of tomorrow
The Smart City Research Lab (SCRL) and the affiliated graduate school are interdisciplinary research networks at the University of Bamberg that emerged from the Smart City Bamberg model project. They support the City of Bamberg in its development efforts and conduct innovative research in the field of smart cities.
Interdisclinary applications
The Center for Innovative Applications of Computer Science (ZIAI) promotes interdisciplinary research and technology transfer in computer science, develops and tests innovative IT solutions in collaboration with the humanities, cultural studies, social sciences, and human sciences, and brings together expertise from all four faculties.