Introductional courses
Information about introductional coursesfor new students of Bachelor degree, starts on October 01.
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
Department of Computer Science
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Kaiserslautern is one of the largest IT locations in Germany with the Department of Computer Science forming its core.
Since the department was founded in 1974 three renowned research institutes have evolved from its successful international work. With 30 professors the department covers all areas of computer science and can embrace the importance of computer science as a key skill for virtually all sciences at the TU. The department can also take on the central role of computer science research and development in Kaiserslautern in the future.
Research
The Department of Computer Science and the institutes in Kaiserslautern carry out basic and application research in many modern subject areas of computer science. The main focus is the engineering-based construction of informatics systems.>
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Kaiserslautern is one of the largest IT locations in Germany with the Department of Computer Science forming its core.
Since the department was founded in 1974 three renowned research institutes have evolved from its successful international work.
With 30 professors the department covers all areas of computer science and can embrace the importance of computer science as a key skill for virtually all sciences at the TU. The department can also take on the central role of computer science research and development in Kaiserslautern in the future.
Spotlights[more News]
for new students of Bachelor degree, starts on October 01.
Key AI chair filled
With the appointment of Professor Seth Flaxman in October, the department is strengthening its focus on AI research, addressing the full spectrum of the interaction between AI and society.
Informatik-Werkstatt
Der Fachbereich Informatik öffnet seine Türen, im Rahmen der Informatik-Werkstatt, regelmäßig für technikbegeisterte Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene.
Nachruf für Prof. Dr. Rolf Wiehagen
Am 21.07.2026 verstarb Prof. Dr. Rolf Wiehagen im Alter von 79 Jahren.
Im Namen aller Mitglieder des Fachbereichs Informatik sprechen wir den Angehörigen unser tief empfundenes Mitgefühl aus.
Dreifacher Erfolg bei SAT Competition
Vertretungsprofessor Dr. Markus Anders konnte bei der SAT Competition 2026 herausragende Ergebnisse erzielen.
AI for safe chemical processes: Second funding phase approved
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the second funding phase for the research group “AI-FOR: Deep Learning on Sparsely Labelled Chemical Process Data”.
6 ICML papers for the ML Group at RPTU in Kaiserslautern – 10 for the Department of Computer Science in total
The RPTU Machine Learning Group has successfully secured acceptance for six papers at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) 2026.
Annette Bieniusa admitted to the Academy of Excellent University Teaching
Prof. Dr. Annette Bieniusa has been admitted to the Academy of Excellent University Teaching e.V. She teaches software technology at RPTU and wants to use her academy membership for exchange with other lecturers.
Studying computer science at RPTU: “It's a lot of fun”
says student Sarah Jung: “We learn to familiarize ourselves with complex topics.”In addition, surveys of graduates show that the program is the perfect preparation for their future careers.