Summary
Alexander Paar is a professor of computer science who blends academic rigor with industry leadership across Germany’s northern universities. Currently a Professor of Computer Science at DHSN (Duale Hochschule Sachsen), he builds on a track record at DHSH and the TWT group to advance digital transformation and enterprise software at scale. He earned a summa cum laude Dr.-Ing. in computer science from KIT and holds Diplom-Informatiker and additional study at UC Irvine and Clausthal, reflecting a deep, multinational foundation. His research spans object-oriented software, data science, machine learning, cloud computing, and multi-tier distributed systems, with a history of guiding international projects and teaching graduate courses. He is an active speaker and program committee contributor for international CS workshops and journals, and authored the Zhi# programming language—the first OO language with intrinsic ontology support. Based in Kiel, he combines scholarly excellence with hands-on leadership, shaping curricula and future technologists while driving innovation in AI, data management, and web technologies.
8 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, Irvine
Dr.-Ing., Computer Science, summa cum laude, Dr.-Ing., Computer Science, summa cum laude at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Vordiplom, Computer Science, Vordiplom, Computer Science at Technische Universität Clausthal
English, German, Spanish, French