Google Faculty Research Award

The purpose of the Google Faculty Research Awards, which were awarded between 2005-2019 by Google Inc., was to support top-level research in computer and engineering sciences as well as related disciplines of interest to the core activity fields of the company. The awards were worth up to 150,000 USD.

Laureates

2019:

Category: Security

• Prof. Dr. Melanie Volkamer, Institute for Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods (AIFB)

2018:

Category: Quantum Computing

• Prof. Dr. Alexey Ustinov, Physical Institute (PHI)

2016:

• Dr. Alexander Schug, Steinbuch Centre for Computing (SCC)

2013:

Category: Human-Computer Interaction

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Stiefelhagen, Computer Vision for Human-Computer Interactive Lab (cv:hci)

2012:

Category: Human-Computer Interaction

• Prof. Dr. Tanja Schultz, Cognitive Systems Lab
• Dipl.-Inf. Christoph Amma, Cognitive Systems Lab

2011:

Category: Geography/Maps

• Prof. Dr. Peter Sanders, Institute of Theoretical Informatics - Algorithmics II (ITI)
• Dr. Martin Nöllenburg, Institute of Theoretical Informatics (ITI)

2009:

Category: Privacy

• Prof. Dr. Alexander Pretschner, formerly Institute for Program Structures and Data Organisation (IPD)

2007:

Category: Social

• Prof. Dr. Peter Sanders, Institute of Theoretical Informatics - Algorithmics II (ITI)
• Dr. Dominik Schultes, Institute of Theoretical Informatics - Algorithmics II (ITI)