—— Info for Master Students (see German version for Bachelor students) ——

Hello everyone,

New Basis is kind of confusing, and with it, some procedures regarding lecture and exam registration have changed.
In some cases, we were notified about the changes after we sent the Inform into print.
If Basis is confusing you right now, maybe this overview (from the student body council) can help:

– For computer science lectures: Unlike in the past, you now sign up for lectures during October instead of for exercises during December. The deadline is October 31, 2025.
– This has the same effect as in the past (success in exercises can be entered), and has no consequences if you stop taking the lecture you signed up for now.
– Please sign up for all lectures you plan on attending this semester as soon as possible.
– The registration for the lecture is something different from the registration for the exam, which will follow later (in December), and is only possible for the lectures that you sign up for now.

– For seminars/labs: As usual, you sign up for them in October. The deadline is October 31, 2025.
– Please keep in mind that you should only register on BASIS for a seminar/lab after its supervisors have confirmed to you that you got a slot in the course.

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– In BASIS there are now multiple places where you can sign up for things. The best place to sign up for lectures, as well as for exams later on, is the “Planner of studies with Module plan”.
– All modules you can attend this semester are shown there, and you can sign up to them by clicking the door symbol. You may need to expand the tree view a few times in order to find the door symbol.
– For technical reasons, BASIS often has two entries per lecture, named “Event/Exercise” and “Exercise”. In theory it should only be possible to sign up for the lecture (“Event/Exercise”). However, in some cases signing up for “Exercise” is offered to you as well. The important part is signing up for the lecture. When in doubt you can sign up for all options shown.

– You can check what modules you are signed up for under “Enrollments”. If something doesn’t show up there try signing up for it again, and if the problem persists contact the programme management before the deadline:
– If you can’t sign up for a lecture that you should be able to sign up for, send a mail to pos@informatik.uni-bonn.de
– This should include your matriculation number, the module and whatever error message you got
– A mail in time also counts as signing up in time, even if the programme management gets around to resolving the issues much later.

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– A general note: Much of the information in the new BASIS is not yet correct, such as the number of credit points for modules or whether modules are compulsory.
Please refer to sources other than BASIS for this kind of information, such as the module handbook, working group websites, or information in the eCampus courses.

With kind regards
Your Student Body Council Computer Science

we would like to cordially invite you to our Game Night taking place right after the Master Orientation Unit (for CS and CySec freshmen) on Tuesday October 7th, 2025!
The Game night will begin at 18:00 (6 p.m.) in the Foyer of the Institute of Computer Science, Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 8 and will be held in English.

Whether you’re just starting out here in Bonn or have already been studying for a few semesters, we hope to provide a space for you to socialize, relax, and form connections that will help you throughout your student life!

There will be board games available in the Foyer (warning: many only have german instructions), as well as Karaoke in room 0.016, and additional space for games like Werewolf in room 0.011 of the Institute of Computer Science.
Feel free to stop by at any time, grab a drink from the Student Body office (right next to the foyer) and get to know your fellow students
You may also bring your friends or your own board games if you’d like.

Please note that the Game Night does not provide food, except for some cookies you can buy at the Student Body office.
That means if you’d like to eat dinner during the event, please remember to take care of your own food so you don’t starve on us
(Note: establishments near Campus tend to close around 19:00.)

If you have any questions about the game night, feel free to reach out to us!
During the game night, student body members will also be present whom you can talk to if anything comes up.

We hope you’re having a relaxing lecture-free period, and wish you a good start to the upcoming semester!

Kind regards,
Michael Kaibel (Student Body)
Linus Rodríguez-Gómez (Student Body)
Tina Taheri (Student Body)

Welcome to the University of Bonn!

Before anything:
You don’t have to (and can’t) sign up for lectures before the orientation unit.
So don’t worry about that.

We are happy to welcome you at the University of Bonn and hope that you arrived safely.
Regardless of whether you are going to study the Master Computer Science or Cyber Security you probably still have a lot of unanswered questions. Maybe even some that you didn’t know you had.
For example: What does “c.t.” mean? How do I register for a class? How do the exercises and the practice sheets work? Which lectures do I visit in my first semester?
Joint together, the student body and programme management want to help you answer these questions and many more.

At the beginning of every semester, the student body and programme management organize an orientation unit (OU) for new master students.

The most important goals of the OU are:

– Meet your peers – without friends, studying is hard!
– Get to know the unis facilities – so that you can find your way around!
– Take away the panic – it’s all going to work out fine!
– Answering your questions – so that you are well-prepared!
– Have fun – of course!

During the OU you will meet peers from higher semesters who will tell you anything you need to know.
We will show you the campus, and you will have plenty of time to get to know your peers.

The OU for master students takes place on Tuesday the 7th of October starting at 10:00 am in room 0.109 of the computer science building (Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 6).
If you have time, we’d be happy to have you. You don’t need to register, just show up.

With kind regards
Michael Kaibel (Student Body)
Linus Rodríguez-Gómez (Student Body)
Tina Taheri (Student Body)
Hermann Haverkort (Programme Management)
Michael Nüsken (Programme Management)

PS:
If you are not able to attend this orientation, that is not a problem. The important information is also covered in the Master Inform (https://www.fachschaft.info/en/studienbeginn/master-inform/).

You can also always visit us on any other weekday in the Computer Science building (Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allees 8) in room 0.019 (student body office), which is located in the foyer.

The international office also organizes the welcome days, which cover things like housing, funding and health insurance: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/international/campus-international/welcome-days

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Master Orientation Unit
7th October starting 10:00 am in room 0.109
in Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 6
(see: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.72682&mlon=7.08573#map=19/50.727197/7.085441)

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We are happy to invite you to our Game Jam on 15th to 19th September!

During a Game Jam, its participants get together in teams to develop a video game in a short amount of time – just 4 days in this case.
The games should fit a theme which will be announced at the start of the event.
The main focus here is having fun developing a game and you don’t need any prior experience at all to meaningfully participate!
By the way: Non-computer science students are also very welcome!

In total, the Jam will last 4 days (96 hours to be precise), but don’t feel discouraged if you can only participate for some part of the Jam, you can still participate.

In case you’re interested, please register upfront on https://pretix.fachschaft.info/locale/set?locale=en&next=/gamejam25-09/
Further information and communication during the GameJam will be handled using a Discord server, to which you will be invited after registering.

The GameJam will take place in the rotation-building in Poppelsdorf.
The Theme will be announced in an opening meeting on Monday, 15.09.2025 at 4 pm in room U1.059 of the rotation-building.
You may present your games on 19.19.2025 also at 4 pm (the location will be announced later).

We’re looking forward to seeing you!
Your Student Body Council Computer Science

We would like to give you some more information about the upcoming Python advanced course.

September 8 – September 12, 2025: Python Advanced Course (English)

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# Python ‘Vertiefungskurs’
(We’re still not sure what a good translation of “Vertiefungskurs” is. See it as a voluntary offering aiming to cover topics that are not covered in ‘normal’ lectures.)

When: 08.09. – 12.09.2025
Schedule: daily lecture 11 AM – 1 PM and exercise session 2 PM – 4 PM
Where: (unfortunately a bit more complicated, see below)

The course covers advanced Python topics (see below).

Each day is relatively self-contained (so you can also just attend on specific days).
The course is paced for anyone with a basic understanding of object-oriented programming, e.g. in Python, Java, or C++.

The lecture and materials are in English. The course is only offered in person (no live streams).

## Contents
– Day 1.: Quick introduction to Python basics and more advanced syntax
– Day 2.: FastAPI, Requests, Pydantic, Packaging
– Day 3.: Python’s Science Stack (numpy, matplotlib, pandas) + AsyncIO
– Day 4.: Multithreading, Multiprocessing, Iter- and Functools
– Day 5.: LLM Agents, Rich

## Where
Lecture (daily 11 AM to 1 PM):
Lecture hall A of the ‘Anatomie’ (Nussallee 10).
Except for Thursday, there the lecture will take place in the lecture hall of the HISKP (Nussallee 14).

Exercise (daily 2 PM to 4 PM):
TBA in the first lecture and a few days in advance via discord.

You will get more information and in-time updates on the CS Master discord:
https://discord.gg/JHftzJPGfx?event=1382826420866256926

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# What exactly are these Vertiefungskurse?!
‘Vertiefungskurse’ are a free offering organized for you by the Computer Science Student Body Coucil.
The courses are intended for all computer science and cyber security students, as well as interested students from other programs.

The aim of the courses is to provide an insight into computer science topics that are not covered in this form during the usual study program.
These courses are not mandatory in any way, you will also not receive any credits for attending.

Our Vertiefungskurse are designed and taught by students for students.

See you there!
Your Student Body Council Computer Science

Dear fellow students,

the meetings during the lecture-free period will take place every two weeks as usual, and this time in the even calendar weeks, i.e. every other week starting on 23.07.2025:

• 23.07.2025
• 06.08.2025
• 20.08.2025
• 03.09.2025
• 17.09.2025
• 01.10.2025

Feel free to drop by!

Folgendes Sagen die Alumni über sich selber:

Fabian ist Threat Intelligence Analyst bei der Deutschen Telekom Security mit Schwerpunkt Cybercrime. Er verfügt über langjährige Erfahrung in der Verfolgung von Bedrohungsakteuren, Malware-Analyse, Threat Hunting und ähnlichen Aktivitäten. Er war Speaker auf mehreren internationalen Cybersecurity-Konferenzen und verfügt durch seine frühere Tätigkeit als Forscher an der Universität Bonn über fundierte Kenntnisse in Computernetzwerken und IT-Sicherheitsforschung. Er tauscht sich gerne mit anderen Analysten aus und erweitert sein Netzwerk kontinuierlich, um besser auf Cyberbedrohungen reagieren zu können.

Bernd ist Product Owner bei der Qvest Digital und seit über 7 Jahren als
solcher tätig. Dort begleitet er Kunden aus verschiedenen Bereichen wie
Chemie, Telekommunikation, Leasing und weiteren. Er begleitet Teams um
sie bei der Entwicklung von kundenspezifischer Software zu unterstützen.
Darüberhinaus begleitet er Kunden bei der Einführung Agiler Prinzipien
und vorgehensweisen.

Dr. Bernd Brüggemann schloss 2006 sein Diplom in Informatik an der Universität Bonn ab.
Anschließend arbeitete er als Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am
Fraunhofer FKIE im Bereich der unbemannten Landfahrzeuge. 2014
promovierte er im Bereich der Mehrrobotersysteme und übernahm 2015 eine
Forschungsgruppe am FKIE. Sein Fokus lag weiterhin auf dem Einsatz
unbemannter Systeme in der Bundeswehr. Nach einem kurzen Abstecher in
die Automobilindustrie kehrte er zum Fraunhofer FKIE zurück. Derzeit ist
er in der Institutsleitung tätig und unterstützt das gesamte Institut
bei der Gestaltung systemischer Projekte sowie bei der Überführung
wissenschaftlicher Ergebnisse in Produkte und Dienstleistungen.

Das Fraunhofer FKIE entwickelt Technologien und Prozesse mit dem Ziel,
existenzbedrohende Risiken frühzeitig zu erkennen, zu minimieren und
beherrschbar zu machen. Als Forschungsinstitut für Verteidigung und
Sicherheit widmet es sich der gesamten Verarbeitungskette von Daten und
Informationen: vom Gewinn, der Übertragung und Verarbeitung bis hin zu
ihrem zuverlässigen Schutz.