"I am a b-it proud" – b-it turns 20

On 11 November 2022, b-it Director Professor Paul Plöger from Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg   warmly welcomed the guests to the b-it campus in Bonn on behalf of his directorate colleagues Professor Stefan Decker (RWTH Aachen) and Professor Stefan Wrobel (University of Bonn).

"After 20 years, the b-it has now grown up. With its many new challenges, we have managed to successfully and sustainably position the degree programmes both nationally and internationally during this time. Our graduates are highly sought after by many global players as well as in medium-sized companies or at universities. I see two reasons for this: firstly, we have opened up the Master "Autonomous Systems" to current topics such as Data Science and Machine Learning, and secondly, we are very grateful for the support of the state of NRW, without which the successes of b-it would be unthinkable. We are therefore confident that we will also be able to face the questions that will come our way in the next 20 years."

When Kurt-Ulrich Witt, who was also instrumental in setting up the Department of Computer Science at the H-BRS, spoke about the founding and successful development of b-it, he commented: "I have to say I am a bit proud. Or should I rather say, I am a b-it proud?".

Through networking and good cooperation, also on an international level, the b-it can point to numerous successes in research, well-trained students, doctoral students and alumni who contribute their knowledge to companies and scientific institutions and take on professional and social responsibility.

Poster session

During a snack break, students from the master's programmes Autonomous Systems, Life Science Informatics and Media Informatics presented their results in a relaxed poster session. This was part of a one-hour break, during which the guests could also talk to each other and have a small and delicious snack. The posters were judged and awarded prizes by a team of jurors.