Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network ma

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund's main train station, and from there, the S-Bahn takes you to the university. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network ma

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund's main train station, and from there, the S-Bahn takes you to the university. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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Department of Computer Science

Professorships

The Department of Computer Science currently consists of more than 20 professorships with a wide variety of research and teaching focuses.

Theoretical computer science

Photo by Beate Bollig

Prof. (apl.) Dr. Beate Bollig

Photo by Amin Coja-Oghlan

© Aliona Kardash/TU-Dortmund

Prof. Dr. Amin Coja-Oghlan

Photo by Mr. Jung

© Detmar Schmoll

Prof. Dr. Jean Christoph Jung

Photo by Mr. Neider

Prof. Dr. Daniel Neider

Photo by Thomas Schwentick

Prof. Dr. Thomas Schwentick

Practical computer science

Photo by Mario Botsch

Prof. Dr. Mario Botsch

Photo by Peter Buchholz

© LS 4/TU-Dortmund

Prof. Dr. Peter Buchholz

Photo by Mr. Förster

Prof. Dr. Dr. Klaus-Tycho Förster

Photo by Ben Hermann

Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ben Hermann

Photo by Mr. Steffen

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Steffen

Photo by Jens Teubner

Prof. Dr. Jens Teubner

Artificial intelligence and machine learning

Photo by Mr. Harmeling

© Wolfram Scheible

Prof. Dr. Stefan Harmeling

Photo by Erich Schubert

Prof. Dr. Erich Schubert

Photo by Mr. Liebig

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Liebig

Foto von Sven Mayer

© Universität Stuttgart / Uli Regenscheit

Prof. Dr. Sven Mayer

Photo by Mr. Müller

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Müller

Foto von Herrn Peitz

© Felix Schmale / TU Dortmund

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Peitz

Applied computer science

Photo by Kevin Buchin

Prof. Dr. Kevin Buchin

Photo by Mr. Chen

Prof. Dr. Jian-Jia Chen

Photo by Gernot Fink

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gernot A. Fink

Photo by Johannes Fischer

Prof. Dr. Johannes Fischer

Photo by Falk Howar

Prof. Dr. Falk Howar

Photo by Christian Janiesch

© Anastasia Aulbach

Prof. Dr. Christian Janiesch

Photo by Jakob Rehof

Prof. Dr. Jakob Rehof

Photo by Günter Rudolph

Prof. Dr. Günter Rudolph

Photo by Mr. Ulbrich

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Ulbrich

Photo by Mrs. Wiederkehr

© VM/TU Dortmund

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Petra Wiederkehr

Cooptations

Photo by Mr. Groll

Prof. Dr. Andreas Groll

Photo by Boris Otto

Prof. Dr. Boris Otto

Photo by Mr. Rossow

Prof. Dr. Christian Rossow

Photo by Mr. Schwiegelshohn

© Lutz Kampert/TU Dortmund

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Schwiegelshohn

Photo by Mr. Turek

Prof. Dr. Stefan Turek

Honorary Professors

Photo by Mr. Müller

Hon.-Prof. Wolfgang Müller, RA

Retired and emeritus university teachers

Prof. em. Dr. Heinz Beilner (Practical Computer Science and Quantitative Methods)
Prof. Dr. Joachim Biskup (Information Systems and Security)
Prof. Dr. Gisbert Dittrich (Automata and Systems Theory) † 2019
Prof. Dr. Ernst-Erich Doberkat (Software Technology)
Prof. Dr. Gabriele Kern-Isberner (Information Engineering)
Prof. Dr. Heiko Krumm (Computer Networks and Distributed Systems)
Prof. Dr. Peter Marwedel (Computer Engineering and Embedded Systems)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Claudio Moraga (Automata Theory)
Prof. Dr. Katharina Morik (Artificial Intelligence)
Prof. Dr. Heinrich Müller (Graphical Systems)
Prof. Dr. Peter Padawitz (Theory of Data Types)
Prof. Dr. Bernd Reusch (Automata and Switching Theory) † 2017
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Sc. h.c. Hans-Paul Schwefel (System Analysis)
Prof. Dr. Horst F. Wedde (Operating Systems and Computer Architecture) † 2018
Prof. Dr. Ingo Wegener (Efficient Algorithms and Complexity Theory) † 2008