Prof. Holger Karl works at the Department of Computer Science and has a professoriate in computer networking.

He received the Weierstraß-Prize for his excellent work in following topics:

• Concepts and methods of System Software
• Computer Networks
• Mobile Communication
• Assessment and Simulation

Dr. Kai Gehrs is an academic staff member in the Department for Mathematics under Prof. Friedrich Eidenbrand (work group “Diskrete Optimierung”).

Kai Gehrs received the award for his tutorials for the lectures “Mathematik für Informatiker I & II”.