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Research at the German University of Digital Science
Highly qualified professors and researchers driving impactful science and real-world solutions in digital science - constitutional to our teaching and the Humboldt model of a research university.
German UDS - A Research University for Digital Science
With our highly qualified Professors, all of whom have a German habilitation degree or are recognized as having equivalent qualifications, and our Researchers, German UDS has a unique faculty that combines expertise, innovation and international experience, driving impactful science and designing real-world solutions in Digital Science. The high scientific expertise of our faculty in future technologies is constitutional for all our teaching offers and fulfills the expectations of graduating in a research university following the model of Humboldt's university. Together with their research groups, the professors organize their scientific exchange and collaboration within the German UDS Research Center. Each Research Center has its own PhD program, known as a Research School, in which joint supervision of doctoral candidates ensures an open and broad perspective from the outset of their PhD research.
Your Gateway to Research at German UDS
Entry points into digital science, our faculty, researchers, and collaborative research groups.
Digital Science
Explore our vision for digital transformation, scientific methodology, and interdisciplinary innovation.
Professors
Meet the academic leaders shaping research strategy, teaching excellence, and industry collaboration.
Researchers
Discover the scientists and scholars advancing knowledge across our research centers and groups.
Research Groups
Focused teams working on specialized topics — from AI ethics to immersive learning and data governance.
The Research Centers at German UDS
To date there are six research centers at the German UDS — interdisciplinary teams in digital transformation, educational technologies, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, extended reality, and financial technology and law.
Digital Transformations
The Research Center Digital Transformations investigates how technological innovation drives organizational change and s…
Ed Technologies
Next-generation learning platforms, pedagogy, and educational innovation.
Extended Reality
The Research Center for Extended Reality at German UDS is a pioneering institution dedicated to exploring the vast possi…
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence has gone from being an exotic subject of research to a driving force in the development of IT ap…
Cybersecurity
The Research Center for Cybersecurity at German UDS focuses on three primary areas: Security Awareness, Economics of Sec…
Financial Technology and Law
The Research Center for Financial Technology and Law at the German University of Digital Science conducts interdisciplin…
Focused Teams, Deep Expertise
Specialized groups bringing together faculty and researchers to advance knowledge in targeted domains.
Digital Entrepreneurship and Management
1 members
High Technology Entrepreneurship
1 members
Statistical and Symbolic Artificial Intelligence
1 members
Design Thinking and Social Innovation
1 members
Multimodal Learning Technologies
1 members
Design Thinking Research and Neurodesign
1 members
Economics of Cybersecurity
1 members
Digital Education and Internet Technology
1 members
Digital Media Innovation and Technology
1 members
Applied Computer Science
1 members
Operation Research
1 members
Artificial Intelligence
1 members
Digital Entrepreneurship and Finance
1 members
Data-Centric Language Technologies
1 members
Digital Management and Work
1 members
Educational Technologies and Social Learning
1 members
Applied Data Science
1 members
Industrial AI
1 members
Research Output
Professors of the German UDS actively publish their research results in scientific reports, conference and journal papers, books, and media.
Scientific Leadership & Academic Excellence
Among our faculty there are professors who are well known in the public sphere for their research leadership, industry impact, and entrepreneurial contributions.

Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel
- Former CEO and Scientific Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute
- Founder of the various HPI Research- and D-Schools
- Former Head of openHPI.de

Prof. Dr. Mike Friedrichsen
- Author and thought leader in digital media and advanced digital reality.



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