Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Marius Hofmeister

Main focus

• Curriculum development in computer science programs (including AI literacy and democratic citizenship education)
• Generative AI and AI-driven software development
• Computing and society
• Software architecture

Responsibilities

• Dean of Studies Applied Computer Science (Bachelor)
• Member of the Working Group on Artificial Intelligence
• Member of the Special Interest Group on Computer Science in Higher Education Programs (ISH), German Informatics Society (GI)
• Voting Representative of the Department at the German Conference of Computer Science Departments (FBTI)
• University Ambassador of the German Informatics Society (GI)
• Member of the Association for Higher Education and Science (vhw)
• Program Committee Member, 11th/12th Conference on Computer Science Education in Higher Education (HDI 2025, HDI 2026)

Projects

• Research and teaching semester (spring semester 2026): Democracy Competencies in Computer Science Education
• Project bwKI-Transfer: Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the digitalization and modernization of higher education administration; funded by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg as part of the Future Lab Universities in the Digital World initiative
• Organizing Chair of the symposium “Computer Science Degree Programs in Transition: Challenges, Opportunities, and Approaches”, funded by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg under the program Attractive STEM Studies: Promoting Exchange Formats among STEM Degree Programs with Similar Disciplinary Profiles
• Organizing Chair of the closing event of Code Week Baden-Württemberg 2024 at Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences (RWU)

Talks and Workshops

• Hofmeister, M., & Michaeli, T. (2026). Democracy Education and Computing Education in Schools and Higher Education. Workshop at the Informatik Festival 2026, Dresden, Germany (accepted).
• Hofmeister, M., & Schwind, A.-S. (2026). Democracy Education in Higher Education Teaching. Workshop at the University Festival 2026, Shifting Nuremberg, Germany (accepted).
• Hofmeister, M., & Schwind, A.-S. (2026). Bringing Democracy Education into Higher Education: Activities at Ravensburg-Weingarten University. “Promoting Democracy Competencies” lecture series of the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg.
• Hofmeister, M. (2026). Democracy Education from a Computer Science Perspective. 10th German U15 Teaching Dialogue: Democracy Education as a Mission for Higher Education Teaching?, Münster, Germany.
• Hofmeister, M. (2026). Promoting Democracy Competencies in Computer Science Degree Programs. RWU Wednesday Seminar, Ravensburg-Weingarten University, Germany.
• Hofmeister, M., & Mauser, S. (2026). Strategically Embedding AI Competencies. LEARNTEC xChange Congress 2026.
• Hofmeister, M., & Wagner, M. (2025). Curriculum Development in the Age of AI: Perspectives and Exchange. “Agile and Innovative Degree Program Development” series, Baden-Württemberg Higher Education Didactics Network (GHD).
• Hofmeister, M., & Wagner, M. (2025). Embedding AI Competencies Across the Institution and the Curriculum. HAWAII Online Conference on AI in Higher Education Teaching and Learning.
• Hofmeister, M. (2024). The Future of Software Development with Artificial Intelligence. Chamber of Commerce (IHK) IT, Telecommunications and Multimedia Network, Reutlingen, Germany.
• Hofmeister, M. (2024). Which AI Competencies Do Computer Scientists Need? Invited talk at the workshop The Future of Computer Science Education – Developing New Recommendations for Computer Science Degree Programs, Informatik Festival 2024.
• Hofmeister, M. (2024). Generative AI: Future Skills for Software Developers. W-JAX Conference on Java, Software Architecture and Innovation, Munich, Germany.
• Hofmeister, M. (2024). AI and Software Engineering: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Software Development. RWU Wednesday Seminar, Ravensburg-Weingarten University, Germany.
• Hofmeister, M. (2024). Artificial Intelligence in Software Development. opta data summIT 2024, Essen, Germany.
• Hofmeister, M. (2024). AI in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): A Software Engineering Simulation Game. State Networking Event “AI in Higher Education Teaching in Baden-Württemberg”, Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg.
• Hofmeister, M. (2019). Web Programming for Beginners. Workshop, Institute for Continuing Education, Knowledge and Technology Transfer (IWT), Friedrichshafen, Germany.
• Rauh, S., & Hofmeister, M. (2017). Angular 5 vs. React. International JavaScript Conference, Munich, Germany.
• Hofmeister, M. (2017). Web Security in 2017: Updates from the OWASP Top 10. W-JAX Conference and Berlin Expert Days, Germany.

Publications

• Hofmeister, M., & Schneider, M. (2026). The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Computer Science Education in Higher Education. In F. Preiß, H. Reichle, & J. Wendorff (Eds.), Developing Dynamic Universities: A Multi-Perspective Approach. Waxmann, Münster, Germany.
• Hofmeister, M. (2025). Computer Science That Inspires: What Degree Programs Can Learn from Each Other. .inf Magazine, German Informatics Society (GI), Issue 10.
• Blessing, N., Schmitt, M., & Hofmeister, M. (2024). Scaling First: Cloud-Based Video Conversion via APIs. IT Spektrum, Issue 03/2024.
• Lehner, W., Altuntas, M., & Hofmeister, M. (2023). A New Framework in the React Ecosystem: Introducing Remix. Entwickler Magazin, Issue 06/2023.
• Raps, S., & Hofmeister, M. (2023). Headless into the Future: A Comparison of Headless CMS Platforms. PHP Magazin, Issue 02/2023.
• Jehle, C., Milos, M., & Hofmeister, M. (2022). Is WebAssembly Ready for Java? Java Magazin, Issue 11/2022.
• Schwegler, S., & Hofmeister, M. (2022). A Closer Look at Serverless Architectures. IT Spektrum, Issue 02/2022.
• Braun, B.-M., Hehnle, P., & Hofmeister, M. (2021). Many Roads Lead to Digital Processes: A Comparison of Workflow Management Systems for Business Process Digitalization. Java Magazin, Issue 09/2021.
• Ritscher, S., & Hofmeister, M. (2021). Comparing Component Architectures: React or Web Components? Entwickler Magazin, Issue 05/2021.
• Hofmeister, M. (2018). New Security Risks in Focus. Java aktuell, Issue 03/2018.
• Hofmeister, M. (2011). Self-Localization, Mapping and Coverage with Resource-Limited Mobile Robots (Doctoral dissertation). University of Tübingen, Germany.
• Hofmeister, M. (2007). BMF in Practice: Developing an Integration Interface for Content Management Systems. FKT – Journal for Television, Film and Electronic Media, 5, 230–237.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Ay, F., Lingnau, J., Hofmeister, M., & Pfister, A. (2026). Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education Administration: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey of Universities in Baden-Württemberg. #responsibleAI, Proceedings of uDay XXIV, May 21, 2026.
• Bonicho, P., & Hofmeister, M. (2025). Design and Implementation of an Event Format to Foster Interest in STEM Degree Programs. 11th Conference on Computer Science Education in Higher Education (HDI 2025), Freiberg, Germany.
• M. Hofmeister, M. Kronfeld, A. Zell: "Cooperative visual mapping in a heterogeneous team of mobile robots", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), S. 1491-1496, Shanghai, China, Mai 2011
• M. Hofmeister, M. Kronfeld: "Multi-robot coverage considering line-of-sight conditions", 7th IFAC Symposium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles (IAV), Lecce, Italien, September 2010
• K. Kanjanawanishkul, M. Hofmeister, A. Zell: "Path following with an optimal forward velocity for a mobile robot", 7th IFAC Symposium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles (IAV), Lecce, Italien, September 2010
• K. Kanjanawanishkul, M. Hofmeister, A. Zell: "Experiments on formation switching for mobile robots", IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2010), S. 323-328, Montréal, Kanada, Juli 2010
• M. Hofmeister, P. Vorst, A. Zell: "A comparison of efficient global image features for localizing small mobile robots", ISR/ROBOTIK 2010 (Proceedings of the joint conference of ISR 2010 (41st International Symposium on Robotics) and ROBOTIK 2010 (6th German Conference on Robotics)), S. 143-150. VDE Verlag, Juni 2010
• M. Hofmeister, S. Erhard, A. Zell: "Visual self-localization with tiny images", R. Dillmann, J. Beyerer, C. Stiller [Hrsg.], Autonome Mobile Systeme 2009 - 21. Fachgespräch, S. 177-184, Karlsruhe, Dezember 2009. Springer-Verlag
• K. Kanjanawanishkul, M. Hofmeister, A. Zell: "Coordinated path following for mobile robots", R. Dillmann, J. Beyerer, C. Stiller [Hrsg.], Autonome Mobile Systeme 2009 - 21. Fachgespräch, S. 185-192, Karlsruhe, Dezember 2009. Springer-Verlag
• K. Kanjanawanishkul, M. Hofmeister, A. Zell: "Smooth reference tracking of a mobile robot using nonlinear model predictive control. In 4th European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR), S. 161-166, Mlini/Dubrovnik, Kroatien, September 2009
• M. Hofmeister, M. Liebsch, A. Zell: "Visual self-localization for small mobile robots with weighted gradient orientation histograms". In 40th International Symposium on Robotics (ISR), S.87-91, Barcelona, Spanien, 2009

Biography

• Appointed Professor of Computer Science at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2018. 
• Since 2024, serving as Dean of Studies for the Bachelor's program in Applied Computer Science.
• After studying at Stuttgart Media University, a doctorate was earned from the University of Tübingen. 
• Professional experience includes positions at the German Aerospace Center Project Management Agency (DLR Project Management Agency), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), and a mid-sized IT consulting company, including work as a Senior Consultant.
• Alongside these activities, regular presentations have been given at national and international conferences. Academic and professional achievements have been recognized through numerous scholarships and awards.