On February 11, 2026, we not only celebrate Computer Science Day, but also the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This day of action, launched by the United Nations, recognizes the crucial role that women and girls play in science. This year's motto is: “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls.”
The Faculty of Computer Science at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) is set to get new headquarters at the MARK 51°7 innovation park. In December 2025, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia approved the construction of the new facility. The move into the new building is planned for 2032.
On 4 February 2026, guests from across science, politics, and industry gathered at the Grand Reception to celebrate the approval of funding for the upcoming funding period.
Joint appointment with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) strengthens cutting-edge research in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Chair of Software Security is receiving two years of funding for the project from the ICANN Grant Program
This year, the focus is particularly on social questions – Rebekah Overdorf and Tim A. Majchrzak give their inaugural lectures.
24 graduates have completed their doctorate at the Faculty for Computer Science in 2025. Congratulations!
His two projects in the recently extended SFB 1280 will be continued
In IT security, women, inter, non-binary, trans, and agender people are still too often overlooked. That's why the CTF team FluxFingers, together with MPI-SP, is offering the HiddenQuest workshop (formerly CreativeMinds) for the fourth time. In 2026, it will take place from March 27 to 29 in Bochum.
A €25 million project to develop the sixth generation of mobile communications is being launched with the participation of Ruhr University Bochum and TU Dortmund University.
An exciting and successful 2025 is (almost) behind us. We would like to thank all students, employees, researchers, and partners of the faculty—your commitment makes our faculty a vibrant place of learning, teaching, research, work, and networking.
On December 10, our faculty, together with the Bochumer Verein zur Förderung der IT-Sicherheit und Informatik e.V. (BITSI e.V.), held its annual alumni colloquium followed by the Christmas party. Faculty members, BITSI members, alumni, and representatives from partner companies came together for the traditional end-of-year celebration and toasted to a successful year—for the first time in the festively decorated Q-West at RUB.