TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology

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TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology
Established2022
Dean Hans-Joachim Bungartz
Website cit.tum.de
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The TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology (CIT) is a school of the Technical University of Munich, established in 2022 by the merger of three former departments. As of 2022, it is structured into the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Computer Engineering, the Department of Computer Science, and the Department of Electrical Engineering.

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Department of Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics (MATH) is located at the Garching campus.

History

Mathematics was taught from the beginning at the Polytechnische Schule in München and the later Technische Hochschule München. Otto Hesse was the department's first professor for calculus, analytical geometry and analytical mechanics. Over the years, several institutes for mathematics were formed.

In 1974, the Institute of Geometry was merged with the Institute of Mathematics to form the Department of Mathematics, and informatics, which had been part of the Institute of Mathematics, became a separate department. [1]

Research Groups

As of 2022, the research groups at the department are: [2]

Department of Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science (CS) is located at the Garching campus.

History

The first courses in computer science at the Technical University of Munich were offered in 1967 at the Department of Mathematics, when Friedrich L. Bauer introduced a two-semester lecture titled Information Processing. In 1968, Klaus Samelson started offering a second lecture cycle titled Introduction to Informatics. [3] By 1992, the computer science department had separated from the Department of Mathematics to form an independent Department of Informatics. [3]

In 2002, the department relocated from its old campus in the Munich city center to the new building on the Garching campus. [3]

In 2017, the Department celebrated 50 Years of Informatics Munich with a series of lectures and ceremonies, together with the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Bundeswehr University Munich. [3]

Chairs

As of 2022, the department consists of the following chairs: [4]

Notable people

Seven faculty members of the Department of Informatics have been awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, one of the highest endowed research prizes in Germany with a maximum of €2.5 million per award:

Friedrich L. Bauer was awarded the 1988 IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award for inventing the stack data structure. Gerd Hirzinger was awarded the 2005 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Pioneer Award. Hans-Arno Jacobsen  [ de ] and Burkhard Rost were awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship in 2011 and 2008, respectively. Rudolf Bayer was known for inventing the B-tree and Red–black tree.

Department of Electrical Engineering

The Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) is located at the Munich campus.

History

Entrance to the Main Campus in Munich TU Munchen GO-2.jpg
Entrance to the Main Campus in Munich

The first lectures in the field of electricity at the Polytechnische Schule München were given as early as 1876 by the physicist Wilhelm von Bezold. Over the years, as the field of electrical engineering became increasingly important, a separate department for electrical engineering emerged within the mechanical engineering department. In 1967, the department was renamed the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, and six electrical engineering departments were permanently established.

In April 1974, the formal establishment of the new TUM Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering took place. While still located in the Munich campus, a new building is currently in construction on the Garching campus and the department is expected to move by 2025. [5]

Professorships

As of 2022, the department consists of the following chairs and professorships: [6]

Department of Computer Engineering

The Department of Computer Engineering was separated from the former Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering as the result of merger into the School of Computation, Information and Technology.

Professorships

As of 2022, the department consists of the following chairs and professorships: [7]

Building

Interior of the faculty building for the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science MI-Gebaude der TU Munchen Magistrale2.JPG
Interior of the faculty building for the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science shares a building with the Department of Mathematics.

In the building, two massive parabolic slides run from the fourth floor to the ground floor. Their shape corresponds to the equation and is supposed to represent the "connection of science and art". [8]

Rankings

University rankings
By subject – Global & National
QS Computer Science & Information Systems2023 [9] =29 1
THE Computer Science2023 [10] 10 1
ARWU Computer Science & Engineering2022 [11] 51-75 1
QS Mathematics2023 [12] =43 2
THE [ citation needed ]
ARWU Mathematics2022 [13] 51-75 3-4
QS Statistics & Operational Research2023 [14] 28 1
THE [ citation needed ]
ARWU [ citation needed ]
QS Electrical & Electronic Engineering2023 [15] =18 1
THE Engineering2023 [16] 20 1
ARWU Electrical & Electronic Engineering2022 [17] 22 1
CHE Ranking 2020 – National
Mathematics [18] (B.  /  M.)
Overall study situation 1.6 1.6
Research orientation
Study organisation
Support in studies 1.8 2.0
Support in the study entry phase 11/14 pts.
Coursed offered
Teacher support 2.0 2.0
Exam preparation
Laboratory internships
Teaching of scientific competence
Scientific-artistical orientation
Graduations in appropriate time 77.6% 70.9%
International orientation 5/9 pts. 8/9 pts.
Contact with work environment
Job market preparation
Citations per publication
Doctorates per professor
Publications per professor
Research reputation
Third party funds per professor
Third party funds per academic 45.9
Overall study situation 1.8 1.6
Research orientation 2.1 1.7
Study organisation
Support in studies 1.9 1.9
Support in the study entry phase 10/14 pts.
Coursed offered
Teacher support
Exam preparation
Laboratory internships
Teaching of scientific competence
Scientific-artistical orientation
Graduations in appropriate time 69.3% 42.8%
International orientation 5/9 pts. 8/9 pts.
Contact with work environment
Job market preparation
Citations per publication
Doctorates per professor
Publications per professor
Research reputation
Third party funds per professor
Third party funds per academic

The Department of Computer Science has been consistently rated the top computer science department in Germany by major rankings. [9] [10] [11] Globally, it ranks No. 29 (QS), [9] No. 10 (THE), [10] and within No. 51-75 (ARWU). [11] In the 2020 national CHE University Ranking, the department is among the top rated departments for computer science and business informatics, being rated in the top group for the majority of criteria. [19]

The Department of Mathematics has been rated as one of the top mathematics departments in Germany, ranking 43rd in the world and 2nd in Germany (after the University of Bonn) in the QS World University Rankings, and within No. 51-75 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities. [12] [13] In Statistics & Operational Research, QS ranks TUM first in Germany and 28th in the world. [14]

The Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering are leading in Germany. [15] [17] In Electrical & Electronic Engineering, TUM is rated 18th worldwide by QS and 22nd by ARWU. In engineering as a whole, TUM is ranked 20th globally and 1st nationally in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. [16]

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