Specialization modules in SS 2025 and WS 2025/26

CS4501 Algorithmics, Logic and Complexity

SS 2025:

  • Algorithmics, Logic and Complexity
  • Seminar Algorithmics, Logic and Complexity

CS4503 Ambient Computing and Applications

SS 2025:

  • CS4670: Ambient Computing
  • Seminar Ambient Computing

WS 2025/26:

  • Project Ambient Computing

CS4504 Cyber Physical Systems

SS 2025:

  • CS5153 Wireless Sensor Networks (Wireless Sensor Networks)
  • Seminar Cyber Physical Systems

WS 2025/26:

  • CS5150 Organic Computing
  • Seminar Cyber Physical Systems

The seminar can be taken either in the summer or winter semester.

CS4505 System Architecture

SS 2025:

  • Practical course in system architecture

WS 2025/26:

  • CS5170: Hardware/software co-design
  • CS3110: Computer-aided circuit design
  • Practical course in system architecture

The practical course can be taken at any time on request.

CS4506 Security of data and communication

SS 2025:

  • CS4210 Cryptographic Protocols

WS 2025/26:

  • CS4211 Modeling and analysis of security

CS4507 Software Verification

SS 2025:

  • CS4139 Runtime Verification and Testing

WS 2025/26:

  • CS4138 Model Checking

CS4508 Data Management

not offered in SS 25 and WS 25/26

CS4510 Signal Analysis

SS 2025:

  • CS5260 Speech and Audio Signal Processing
  • CS5275 Selected methods of signal analysis and enhancement
  • CS5194 Practical project

CS4511 Learning systems

SS 2025:

  • CS4405 Neuroinformatics
  • CS5430 Seminar Machine Learning

WS 2025/26:

  • CS5450 Machine Learning
  • CS5430 Seminar Machine Learning

The seminar Machine Learning (CS5430) can be taken either in the summer or winter semester.

CS4514 Intelligent Agents

WS 2025/26:

  • Intelligent Agents
  • Project internship Intelligent Agents

CS4515 Computer and system security

SS 2025:

  • CS4702 Computer Security

WS 2025/26:

  • CS4701 Communication and system security

CS4516 Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

is offered in two variants:

  1. WS 2025/26:
    • CS4440 Molecular Bioinformatics
    • EW4170 Systems Biology
    • MA4450 Modeling of Biological Systems
  2. WS 2025/26:
    • CS4440 Molecular Bioinformatics
    • EW4170 Systems Biology

SS 2026:

  • Replacement for MA4450 Modeling of Biological Systems

CS4517 Architectures for Distributed Communication Systems

SS 2025:

  • CS4151 System architectures for distributed applications
  • Practical Project Architectures for Distributed Communication Systems

WS 2025/26:

  • CS5162 Mobile Communication

CS4518 Current and future network technologies

SS 2025:

  • CS5158 Advanced Internet Technologies (changed on 3.3.2025)
  • Seminar Nanonetworks

WS 2025/26:

  • CS5161 Nanonetworks
  • Seminar Internet of Things

The seminar can be taken either in the summer or winter semester.

CS4520 Case study on professional product development

Various institutes offer case studies.

CS4521 Constructive Cognitive Science

SS 2025:

  • Human-Aware AI

WS 2025/26:

  • Models for human intelligent assistance

CS4522 Common Sense Reasoning and Natural Language Understanding

SS 2025 Part 1:

  • Knowledge Representation and Common Sense Reasoning

WS 2025/26 Part 2:

  • Reasoning in Natural Language Understanding
  • Practical Project Common Sense Reasoning and Natural Language Understanding