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HEINZ NIXDORF INSTITUTE Annual Report 2005 HEINZ NIXDORF INSTITUTE University of Paderborn HEINZ NIXDORF INSTITUTE Interdisciplinary Research Center for Computer Science and Technology Fuerstenallee 11, 33102 Paderborn Phone +49(0)5251|60 62 11 Fax +49(0)5251|60 62 12 http://wwwhni.upb.de Members of the Board of Directors Professor Group: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Wilhelm Dangelmaier Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Gausemeier * Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard Keil-Slawik Prof. Dr. math. Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide (President) * Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Burkhard Monien Prof. Dr. phil. Volker Peckhaus Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Franz Josef Rammig * Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Rückert * Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Wolfgang Sohler Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Wallaschek Prof. Dr. phil. hist. Manfred Wettler * * Members of Executive Board Academic Staff: Markus Hohenhaus Sabina Rips Non-Academic Staff: Karsten Mette Student Group: Michael Köster Members of the Curatorship Nominated by Stiftung Westfalen: Dr.-Ing. Horst Nasko, Deputy Chairman and CEO of Board of SNI AG retd. Heinz Paus, Mayor of the City Paderborn Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartwig Steusloff, Fraunhofer Institute for Information and Data Processing Karlsruhe Nominated by the University: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Lengauer Ph. D., Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics Saarbrücken Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Nikolaus Risch, Rector of the University of Paderborn Prof. Dr. Holm Tetens, Freie Universität Berlin Jointly nominated: Prof. Dr. Otto K. Ferstl, Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg Prof. Dr. Klaus Waldschmidt, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt/ Main Prof. Dr.-Ing. Prof. E.h. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c. mult. Engelbert Westkämper, Universität Stuttgart Statistics of the Institute Academic Profile of the Interdisciplinary Institute 14 Dipl.-Ingenieur/in Elektrotechnik 13 Master Sc. Electrical Engineering 17 Dipl.-Wirtschaftsingenieur/in Maschinenbau 10 Dipl.-Wirtschaftsingenieur/in Elektrotechnik 1 Dipl.-Pädagoge/Dipl.-Chemiker 19 Dipl.-Ingenieur/in Maschinenbau 1 Magistra Romanistik, Germanistik 2 Magister Philosophie 4 Master Sc. Mechanical Engineering 1 Dipl.-Medienwissenschaftler 1 Hochschuldozent Dr. rer. nat. 1 Bachelor Electrical Engineering 2 Juniorprofessor Dr. rer. nat. 1 Juniorprofessor Dr.-Ing. 9 Dipl.-Wirtschaftsinformatiker/in 5 Dipl.-Physiker/in 3 Dr.-Physik 1 Dr.-Phil. 11 Dr. rer. nat. 6 Dr.-Ing. 6 Dipl.-Mathematiker/in 3 Master Sc. Informatics 50 Dipl.-Informatiker/in Activities of Employees with PhD (since Foundation of the Institute 1987) 108 Industrial Research 60 Scientific Research and Development and Lectureship 19 Self-employed 58 Management Jobs at the Spin-Offs of the Heinz Nixdorf Institute Number of Employees dSpace: approx. 600 Employees UNITY AG: approx. 120 Employees Statistics of the Workgroups of the Institute Scientific Results/Publications of the HNI Workgroups 16 PhD Theses 338 Publications 148 Master Theses External Funds of the HNI Workgroups Mill. EURO * estimated value 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005* Number of Employees of the HNI Workgroups Number of Employees Professors Research Staff Technical and Administrative Staff Trainees 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 200 2 2003 2004 2005 HEINZ NIXDORF INSTITUTE Annual Report 2005 HEINZ NIXDORF INSTITUTE University of Paderborn 4 Heinz Nixdorf Institute Annual Report 2005 Content Content General Description Cover inside Statistics of the Institute Cover inside Statistics of the Workgroups Page 6 Vision of the Institute Page 8 The Research Program Page 12 Distinguished Research at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute Page 18 Commitment to support young Researcher Additional Activities Page 90 Publications Fairs/Conferences/Seminars, Patents, Prizes/Awards, Additional Functions, Spin-Offs, Current Research Projects, Current Industry Co-operations and Scientific Co-operations Page 115 Imprint Content 5 Workgroups of the Institute Page 22 Business Computing, especially CIM Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Wilhelm Dangelmaier Page 30 Computer Integrated Manufacturing Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Gausemeier Page 38 Computers and Society Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard Keil-Slawik Page 44 Algorithms and Complexity Prof. Dr. math. Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide Page 50 Design of Distributed Embedded Systems Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Franz Josef Rammig Page 58 System and Circuit Technology Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Rückert Page 64 Mechatronics and Dynamics Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Wallaschek Page 72 Parallel Computing Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Burkhard Monien Page 76 Applied Physics/Integrated Optics Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Wolfgang Sohler Page 80 Philosophy of Science and Technology Prof. Dr. phil. Volker Peckhaus Associated Page 84 Cognitive Psychology Prof. Dr. phil. hist. Manfred Wettler Workgroups Page 88 Network and Systems Administration Dipl.-Inform. Markus Hohenhaus 6 Heinz Nixdorf Institute Annual Report 2005 Heinz Nixdorf Vision of the Institute 7 Vision of the Institute We are currently experiencing the evolu- Commitment to training and education tion from national industrial societies to We are intensely committed to training a global information society. Informa- and education of our students and tion and communication technology is graduates and to giving them the nec- affecting all areas of life: the bounda- essary qualifications so that they can ries we knew in the past are no longer help to shape the future. relevant. Yet we are also noticing that fewer and fewer people are employed in Measurable goals the more traditional sectors of industry. Strategic action is based on measurable This is why a lot of people regard the cur- goals. We set ourselves three main rent transition as a threat and would goals: rather preserve the status quo. 1) The research work has to be excel- However, the progression to a global lent. information society offers many oppor- We measure it by our external funds, tunities and much scope for creativity: by the number of graduations and new proficiencies and workplaces are postdoctural lecture qualifications as continuing to emerge. well as by the number of publica- Our research focuses on a symbiosis tions in respected media. of computer science and engineering 2) The number of innovations in pro- and aims to provide decisive impetus ducts and processes of services in for new products and services for the industry that result from our work global markets of tomorrow. Our activi- should be very high in comparison ties will create new workplaces and sus- with other institutes. tain prosporities. 3) Our graduates receive appropriate The problems we have to solve are employment in the business or complex. There are numerous influ- scientific world. ences that must be considered from areas such as natural sciences, techno- In this way, we are following the vision logy, economics, ecology and the social of Heinz Nixdorf, the founder of our environment. We are adopting an inter- institute. disciplinary approach because we see that this offers the best possibility to find solutions for complex problems. Balance between basic research and applied research We want to be a leading research institute. To succeed in this aim, we have to be able to give decisive impe- tus in practice but also to recognise problems of tomorrow early on and find solutions. We place the same value on basic research, which opens new hori- zons and offers new opportunities, and on applied research, which refers to what is currently happening in practise. 8 Heinz Nixdorf Institute Annual Report 2005 The Research Program While recognizing that our institute relies on the cre- What we do creates benefits ativity and productivity of our researchers, we con- We strive to create product and process innovations stantly try to focus their skills on core areas because in the core areas mentioned. They stimulate the inno- we know that this is what we have to do in the long vative behaviour of the people in the relevant organi- term to achieve the best performance. These core zations. We therefore also look at the interaction areas are derived from our institute model and are between product and process innovations and behav- designed to meet the challenges of the future global ioural innovations. All these innovations increase the information society. We are focusing on the following competitiveness of the cooperating companies or pro- four core areas at present: vide a future perspective for new companies to emerge on the basis of our work. Our innovations add Intelligent technical systems. benefit wherever possible. It is also particularly Networks and mobility. important to us that research results are implemented Human-Machine interaction. quickly in practice. We are equipped excellently to do Strategies for the production of tomorrow. so, because we aggregate basic research, applied research and industrial experience. The Research Program 9 Innovation of Human- Strategies Maschine for Future products, Grundlagen Interaction Production Angewandte processes Basicforschung Research und Applied Research And Foresight andForschung Technology und Vorausschau Technologie- (Science(Science Push) Push) Transfer and Networks Intelligente (Applicationtransfer Pull) and technical teamwork Mobility Systems in practice Structure of the Research Program of the Heinz Nixdorf Institute Intelligent Technical Systems Flexibility: Intelligent technical systems do not have to be Our technical environment is dominated by IT. Some 20 billion pre-tailored for specific tasks. They can offer a variety of microprocessors have been produced to date, i.e. more than capabilities