Specialization modules in WS 2025/26 and SS 2026

CS4501 Algorithmics, Logic and Computational Complexity

No parts of the module will be offered in the 2025/26 winter semester. The module will be offered again in SS 26.

CS4503 Ambient Computing and Applications

WS 2025/26 only part 2:

  • Lab Course Ambient Computing

CS4504 Cyber Physical Systems

WS 2025/26:

  • CS5150 Organic Computing
  • Seminar Cyber Physical Systems

SS 2026:

  • CS5153 Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Seminar Cyber Physical Systems

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

CS4505 System Architecture

WS 2025/26:

  • CS5170: Hardware/Software Co-Design
  • CS3110: Computer-Aided Design of Digital Circuits
  • Lab course System Architecture

SS 2026:

  • Lab course System architecture

The lab course can be done at any time upon request.

CS4506 Information and Communication Security

WS 2025/26:

  • CS4211 Modeling and Analysing Security

SS 2026:

  • CS4210 Cryptographic Protocols

CS4507 Software Verification

WS 2025/26:

  • CS4138 Model Checking

SS 2026:

  • CS4139 Runtime Verification and Testing

CS4508 Data Management

no offer in WS 25/26 and SS 26

CS4510 Signal Analysis

no offer in WS 25/26

CS4511 Learning Systems

WS 2025/26:

  • CS5450 Machine Learning
  • CS5430 Seminar Machine Learning

SS 2026:

  • CS4405 Neuro Informatics
  • CS5430 Seminar Machine Learning

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

CS4514 Intelligent Agents

WS 2025/26:

  • Intelligent Agents
  • Lab course Intelligent Agents

CS4515 Computer and System Security

The design of this module is currently still being worked on.

CS4516 Bioinformatics and System Biology

old:

WS 2025/26:

  • CS4440 Molecular Bioinformatics
  • EW4170 System Biology
  • MA4450 Modeling Biological Systems

new:

WS 2025/26:

  • CS4440 Molecular Bioinformatics
  • EW4170 System Biology

SS 2026:

  • Computational and mathematical foundations for Bioinformatics

CS4517 Architectures for Distributed Communication System

WS 2025/26:

  • CS5162 Mobile communication systems
  • CS5164 Distributed AI

SS 2026:

  • CS4151 Architectures for Distributed Applications
  • Lab Architectures for distributed communication systems

Students can choose between Distributed AI and the Lab Architectures for distributed communication systems.

CS4518 Current and Future Network Technologies

WS 2025/26:

  • CS5161 Nano communication networks
  • Seminar Internet of Things

SS 2026:

  • CS5158 Advanced Internet Technologies
  • Seminar Nano communication networks

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

CS4520 Case study in professional product development

Various institutes offer case studies.

CS4521 Constructive Cognitive Science

WS 2025/26:

  • Models for human intelligent Assistance

SS 2026:

  • Human-Aware AI

CS4522 Common Sense Reasoning and Natural Language Understanding

WS 2025/26 recommended as part 2:

  • Reasoning in Natural Language Understanding
  • Lab Course Common Sense Reasoning and Natural Language Understanding