Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Department of Computer Science Parallel Computing and Complex Systems

Nature Inspired Computing, Organic Computing
(Naturinspired Self-organising Systems for Technical Applications, Control and Organisation of Self-organising Systems)

Parallel/Distributed Architectures and Algorithms
(Reconfigurable Architectures, Analysis of Realistic Parallel Models)

Algorithms from Nature
(Ant Colony Optimization, Swarm Intelligence, Hybrids of ''Classical'' and ''Natural'' Heuristics)

Bioinformatics
(Phylogeny, Modelling and Simulation of Social Insect Societies, Gene Rearrangement Problems, String Problems)

Algorithms and Complexity
(Planning, Routing, Scheduling, Transportation)

Member of one of the University of Leipzigs Top Research Areas: "Mathematical Sciences"

Member of the Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine (BBZ)