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Professor Perl passed away

The Institute of Computer Science mourns the loss of Dr. Jürgen Perl (* 1944), who served as a professor of Applied Computer Science at JGU from 1984 until his retirement in 2010. He passed away on August 23, 2023.

Perl studied mathematics at the Free University of Berlin and completed his doctorate there in 1971. In 1974, he obtained his habilitation in algorithm theory at the Technical University of Berlin. From 1975 to 1983, he served as a professor of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Osnabrück.

In 1984, Perl was appointed as a professor of Applied Computer Science at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. He played a significant role in the establishment of the Institute of Computer Science in 1994. His research focused on medical informatics and sports informatics, with an emphasis on physiological load-performance analysis and pattern and game analysis using neural networks.

In 1995, Perl founded the Sports Informatics Section (now "Sports Informatics and Sports Technology") of the German Association of Sport Science (DVS), where he served as the spokesperson from 1995 to 2002. In 2015, he was honored by the DVS with the Golden Pin.

Furthermore, he was the founder and first president of the International Association of Computer Science in Sport (IACSS) in 2003 and later became its honorary president in 2007.

With the passing of Jürgen Perl, we lose a pioneer who significantly promoted sport informatics in Germany. He always had an open ear for students and his staff. We will hold his memory in high regard.

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Information on the start of studies in the summer term 2021

Welcome to the Institute of Computer Science at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. At the beginning of your studies, you usually have many questions and do not know exactly what student life will look like in the upcoming months. For a successful start you will find some of the most important information on this page:

General information:

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching will continue to take a different form than usual in the sumer term  2021. In particular, most of the courses will not be held as face-to-face lectures at the university, but will take place completely or partially in digital form.

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Contact

If you have any questions about the structure or content of your study please use the following contact form:

Kontaktformular Studienbüro/-fachberatung

Introductory Course

The introductory course for first-year students cannot take place in the usual form this time either, but will be replaced by digital formats. First of all, you will find a series of short videos (in German) under the following link, which deal with typical questions about the structure of the program and the first semester.

In addition, there will be an online introductory event on 6 April 2021, 10:15 am  to 11:45 am, where you can get in touch with some of the lecturers.

Each Tuesday from 16 March to 30 March there will be an online-meeting Plauderecke Informatik starting at 5 pm. If you would like to get in touch with other first-year students or meet some of the lecturers of the first-term courses, you are welcome to join in the BigBlueButton room.

Important dates in the summer term

You will start your studies in the summer term 2021. Each semester consists mainly of the lecture period, during which you will attend lectures and accompanying exercises as well as seminars. The lecture period is followed by a three-week examination period during which the examinations or oral exams take place. But there is also a lot to do in the period after the examination period until the beginning of the following semester. During this time, for example, practical courses and seminar preparations take place.

  • Start of the lecture period: 12 April 2021
  • End of the lecture period: 17 July  2021
  • Examination period: 19 July to 31 July 2021

Information on the start of studies in the winter term 2020/21

Welcome to the Institute of Computer Science at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. At the beginning of your studies, you usually have many questions and do not know exactly what student life will look like in the upcoming months. For a successful start you will find some of the most important information on this page:

General information:

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching will continue to take a different form than usual in the winter term  2020/21. In particular, most of the courses will not be held as face-to-face lectures at the university, but will take place completely or partially in digital form.

>> Information page about the start of the department 08 <<<

Contact

If you have any questions about the structure or content of your study please use the following contact form:

Kontaktformular Studienbüro/-fachberatung

Introductory Course

The introductory course for first-year students cannot take place in the usual form this time either, but will be replaced by digital formats. First of all, you will find a series of short videos (in German) under the following link, which deal with typical questions about the structure of the program and the first semester.

In addition, there will be an online introductory event on 27 October 2020, where you can get in touch with some of the lecturers.

Important dates in the winter term

You will start your studies in the winter term 2020/21. Each semester consists mainly of the lecture period, during which you will attend lectures and accompanying exercises as well as seminars. The lecture period is followed by a three-week examination period during which the examinations or oral exams take place. But there is also a lot to do in the period after the examination period until the beginning of the following semester. During this time, for example, practical courses and seminar preparations take place.

  • Start of the lecture period: 2 November 2020
  • End of the lecture period: 13 February 2021
  • Examination period: 15 Februrary to 5 March 2021

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Professor Perl passed away

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