Reinhard Keil (computer scientist)
Reinhard Keil (born February 16, 1953 in Brilon ) is a German computer scientist and held the chair for contextual computer science, formerly computer science and society , at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at the University of Paderborn . From 1984 to 2006 it operated under the name Keil-Slawik (before and afterwards as Keil).
Career
After completing an electromechanical apprenticeship, Keil studied information processing from 1971 to 1974 at the University of Siegen, Dept. Gummersbach and then at the Technical University (TU) Berlin, where he graduated in 1979 as a computer scientist. Subsequently, Keil was a research associate in research and teaching until 1984. In 1985 he obtained his doctorate at the Institute for Applied Computer Science at the TU Berlin and in 1990 his habilitation in the field of computer science at the same university. Afterwards, Keil worked there as a private lecturer. After a research stay at the University of Maryland, College Park (USA), he became a professor at the University of Paderborn in 1992 .
Research priorities
Keil's research focuses on:
- E-learning ,
- Design of digital media,
- Distributed coactive knowledge organization
- Software ergonomics
- virtual research environments
More functions
Keil was co-founder (1985) and from 1993 to 2003 chairman of the forum computer scientists for peace and social responsibility . He also works for various state ministries in Germany, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the European Union (EU) as well as for state institutions in Norway, Austria and Switzerland. Among other things, Keil was awarded the Scientific Medal of Buenos Aires in 1986, in 1991 he was awarded the Software Ergonomics Research Prize of the Society for Computer Science in Zurich and the Hypo Tyrol Bank's MEDIDA-PRIX Prize of Honor in Innsbruck in 2000. He was awarded the Computerworld Honors Program in 2002 Laureate in San Francisco and was again a finalist of the MEDIDA-PRIX in Hamburg in 2008. In autumn 2015 he became dean of the faculty for electrical engineering, computer science and mathematics at the University of Paderborn . He has authored over 180 publications, is the editor of 15 books and the journal Erwiegen Wissen Ethik .
Web links
- Literature by and about Reinhard Keil in the catalog of the German National Library
- Chair for Contextual Computer Science at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keil, Reinhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Keil-Slawik, Reinhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German computer scientist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brilon |