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Perspectives of Computer Science
Lectures: The lecture is a first orientation towards different research areas in Computer Science and related fields, covered by local world-class experts (our own professors and PIs!). Every week, you will meet different professors and other group leaders from Saarland Informatics Campus to introduce their field of research.
Organisation: Prof. Dr. Tomohiro Nagashima (Technology-Enhanced Learning: https://tomonag.org/) nagashima[at]cs.uni-saarland.de
Time: Every Monday, starting 20.10.2025, at 14:15 - 15:45
Location: Lecture hall 1 in E2.5 (math lecture hall building)
You are encouraged to come to the lecture in-person/real-time. Lectures will not be live-streamed online. However, lectures will be recorded (at least some of them) and available for viewing until the end of the week (Friday).
Prerequisites: none; the lecture is for beginning students in computer science.
Passing the course:
- This is a mandatory but ungraded course for 2 ECTS credits.
- After every lecture, there will be an online quiz that must be taken by each student. A certain number of correct answers (60%) must be given in the quizzes to pass the course (Students whose study plan counts this course with only 1 ECTS credit need to get half of that, i.e. 30%).
- How quizzes will be administered will be announced in the organizational session.
- Quizzes consist of approximately 10 multiple-choice questions.
- Quizzes are open till Friday after the lecture, 23:59.
Important registration information:
- You must register for this course on this website (CMS) in order to access the recorded lectures and other material.
- You must register for the exam of this course separately in HIS/POS (LSF) until 28.11.2025; otherwise you cannot get credit. No exceptions; no late registrations (very hard deadline). If you forget the HIS/POS registration, you cannot get credit even if you get 60% of all quiz points!
- Note: LL.M. students and some other groups, like junior students, cannot register in LSF, HIS/POS. Only in these cases it is sufficient to be registered here (in the CMS). You will get a written confirmation if you pass the course to hand over to your examination office, or your exam office will be informed directly.
Questions?
- Please read the FAQ below first, then email us.
Schedule
| Date | Presenter: Topic |
| 20.10.2025 | Tomo Nagashima: Introduction and organziation |
| 27.10.2025 | TBD |
| 03.11.2025 | TBD |
| 10.11.2025 | TBD |
| 17.11.2025 | TBD |
| 24.11.2025 | TBD |
| 01.12.2025 | TBD |
| 08.12.2025 | TBD |
| 15.12.2025 | TBD |
| (holidays) | --- |
| 05.01.2026 | TBD |
| 12.01.2026 | TBD |
| 19.01.2026 | TBD |
| 26.01.2026 | TBD |
| 02.02.2026 | --- (spare slot in case something has to reschedule!) |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- How do I register in LSF / HISPOS ?
Registration has to be completed till 28.11.2025 !
Please choose exam number 10036 in "Prüfungsstrukturbaum" -> "Informatik" -> "Bachelor" -> "Lecture Series on Topics in Computer Science". (This does not apply to LL.M students, who cannot register in HISPOS/LSF. They will receive a written confirmation letter at the end of the course.)
Earlier versions of "Perspektiven der Informatik"
- WS 2024/25 (CMS)
- WS 2023/24 (CMS)
- WS 2022/23 (CMS)
- WS 2021/22
- WS 2019/20
- WS 2011/12