Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science bids farewell to its 126 graduates

Weingarten - 87 Bachelor's and 39 Master's graduates received their certificates at the graduation ceremony of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Together with their families, friends and numerous guests, the 126 graduates celebrated this special milestone at the university. Ceremonial speeches, the presentation of certificates and prizes, musical accompaniment and a reception afterwards provided a worthy setting for the completion of their studies.

Professor Dr. Bela Mutschler, Head of Faculty, welcomed the graduates. With a view to artificial intelligence and automated solutions, he appealed to the graduates to critically question who benefits from technological developments, what they make visible and which aspects may be lost. He gave them the following advice for their future career: "To be successful in professional life, you need to make your own thinking fly."

Professor Dr. Barbara Niersbach, Vice-Rector for Research, International Affairs and Transfer, conveyed the Rectorate's congratulations. She motivated the graduates to courageously continue on their path, even if it is not straightforward: "Keep going: don't stop, keep going, even if the path becomes confusing. Keep going, even if you have to change direction. And above all, keep moving towards each other."

Awards for outstanding academic achievements

Among the many graduates, some academic achievements stood out and were honored with awards at the graduation ceremony: Hanna Braun, a graduate of the Business Informatics PLUS course, received the enerquinn Award. The prize was awarded for her thesis on "Automation of service and product requests using Microsoft Workflow and AI technologies - an approach to increasing efficiency in business processes", which received a grade of 1.3. The award was presented by Sara Klink, Recruiter at enerquinn GmbH in Weingarten.

Melisa Caglar, also a graduate of the Business Informatics PLUS program, received the doubleSlash Award. Her thesis entitled "Analysis, Evaluation and Optimization Potential of Hybrid Project Management Approaches" achieved a straight 1.0. Julia Cheprak, HR Officer at doubleSlash Net-Business GmbH in Friedrichshafen, presented the award.

The RAFI Award went to Mohamad Khallouf, who is currently studying Applied Computer Science and was honored for his project work. In his work entitled "Automated Testing and Attack Framework for LLM-Based Chatbot Web Applications", he showed how the LLM behind a web application can be tested autonomously and the results evaluated in a user-friendly way. Jana Brielmayer, Head of RAFI Academy, and Markus Folz, Head of RAFI global HR, presented the award.

Awards for social and university political commitment

Volunteer work was also recognized with awards: Richard Dorka from the Electrical Engineering and Embedded Systems degree program received the Students' Union Award for his involvement in the HOME Makerspace and his support of student events and excursions. He was also praised for his constant participation in meetings of the student parliament, where he was involved in university politics.

Mirek Stietzel from the Internet and Online Marketing course received two awards: He received the VS prize for numerous offices he has held over the last few years. He is currently still active in the Council of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science as well as in the AStA Finance Department and the University Sports Department. Sedef Karaosmanoglu, Loana Schäfer and Ufuk Sen from RWU's AStA presented the award. In addition, Mirek Stietzel received the special prize of the Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences Sponsors' Association, presented by Chairman Dr. Wolfgang Pfeiffer.

Solo singer Regina Holzhofer from Markdorf provided the musical accompaniment for the ceremony.

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Text: Kathrin Wöhrle