Re­search Train­ing Groups at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

A talent factory for young academics

Paderborn University offers graduates and young academics the ideal conditions for gaining further academic qualifications after completing their studies. Paderborn University's Research Training Groups give you the opportunity to complete a doctorate in an innovative research environment and take advantage of well thought-out supervision and qualification programmes.

 

Participation in local research training groups

FAIRomics - FAIRification of multiOmics data to link databases and create knowledge graphs for fermented foods Departments involved: Computer science
Funding: MSCA Doctoral Network (Horizon Europe)
2024 - 2028
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo
MicrocombSys - Photonic System Engineering with Microcombs Departments involved: Physics
Funding: MSCA Doctoral Network (Horizon Europe)
2023 - 2027
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn

LEMUR - Learning with Multiple Representations

Departments involved: Computer Science
Funding: MSCA Doctoral Network (Horizon Europe)
2023 - 2026
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo
NHR Graduate School Departments involved: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
Funding: Verein für Nationales Hochleistungsrechnen - NHR-Verein e.V.
since 2021
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Christian Plessl
Data-NInJa Departments involved: Computer Science
Funding: Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia; based at Bielefeld University
2021-2024
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Reinhold Häb-Umbach
Prof. Dr. Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo
Max Planck School of Photonics Departments involved: Physics
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
since 2019
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn

North-Rhine Westphalian Experts in Research on Digitalisation (Nerd.NRW)

Departments involved: Computer science
Funding: Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
since 2018
Contact:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juraj Somorovsky

 

Completed Research Training Groups

KnowGraphs - Knowledge Graphs at Scale Departments involved: Computer Science
Funding: Marie Curie European Training Network (Horizon 2020)
2019 - 2023
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo
Being church in times of change Departments involved: Catholic theology
Funding: Archdiocese of Paderborn
in cooperation with the Paderborn Faculty of Theology (coordination) and Paderborn University
2018 - 2022
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kopp
GraKo Digital Society NRW Departments involved: Cultural Studies
Funding: Research Training Group
in cooperation with the University of Bonn
2017-2022
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Katharina Rohlfing
Digital Future Departments involved: Computer Science
Funding: Ministry of Innovation,
Science and Research of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
2017 - 2021
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Gregor Engels
Industrial Optimal Design using Adjoint CFD - IODA Departments involved: Mathematics
Funding: Marie Curie European Training Network
(Horizon 2020)
2015 - 2018
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Andrea Walther (former emloyee)
Lightweight - Efficient - Mobile: Energy and cost-efficient extremely lightweight construction with hybrid materials Departments involved: Mechanical engineering, chemistry, physics, sociology
Funding: NRW-Forschungskolleg
2014 - 2022
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Tröster
Designing flexible working environments: Human-centred use of cyber-physical systems in Industry 4.0 Departments involved: Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Economics, Psychology,
Sociology, Education, Electrical Engineering
Funding: NRW-Forschungskolleg
in cooperation with Bielefeld University
2014 - 2022
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Gregor Engels
Intelligent systems in automation technology Departments involved: Computer science, mechanical engineering
Funding: Research Training Group
in cooperation with Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences
2013 - 2020
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Eyke Hüllermeier
Photonic Integrated Compound Quantum Encoding - PICQUE Departments involved: Physics
Funding: Marie Curie Initial Training Network
(7th EU Research Framework Programme)
2013 - 2017
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn
Islamic Theology Departments involved: Comparative theology
Funding: Mercator Foundation
in cooperation with the WWU Münster
2011 - 2017
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Klaus von Stosch (former employee)
Individual support: skills development and
diagnostics in vocational education and training
Departments involved: Business education
Funding: Ministry of Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
2008 - 2020
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Peter F.E. Sloane
Automatisms - cultural techniques to reduce complexity Departments involved: German Studies, Comparative Literature, Media Studies,
Sociology, Computer Science, Art, American Studies
Funding: DFG Research Training Group
2008 - 2017
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Norbert Eke
Micro- and nanostructures in optoelectronics and photonics Departments involved: Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering
Funding: DFG Research Training Group
2008 - 2017
Contact:
Prof. Dr.
Heinz S. Kitzerow
Dynamic Intelligent Systems Departments involved: Computer science,
Business informatics, economics, mechanical engineering
Funding: NRW Research School
2001 - 2018
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Schäfer