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Data Mining, Competence Management, Mathematical Physics
Germany, Italy

Biography

Dirk Saller, alumnus of Uni Heidelberg and Mannheim, studied physics in Heidelberg and Pisa and made his PhD project (summa cum laude) in Mannheim and Florence in the field of mathematical physics.
Since 2005 he is Full Professor for Applied Computer Science at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW, former Berufsakademie) and, since 2019, member of the central supervisory board of DHBW. Between 2020 and 2024, he was also member of the advisory board of the German Football-Club TSG Hoffenheim. His actual research and transfer focus is on data mining in the field of production process as well as artificial intelligence applied to educational science. Additionally, he was working on mathematical physics.
In the past, he was member of the central senate of DHBW from 2010 to 2019. He had the position of Rector of DHBW at the location in Mosbach from 2011-2014, was Head and Dean of the central Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science of DHBW from 2010-2014. He has been Vice Rector of the DHBW at the location in Mannheim and Dean of the local Engineering and Computer Science faculty from 2006-2011.
Since 2007 he is or has been member of several committees in Germany in the field of economy and higher education, In particular, in 2013 he was member of an expert group of the German Scientific Council concerning the Dual System in Higher Education. Between 2007-2017 he was head of the advisory board of the Training and Testing Institute of Welding (SLV) in Mannheim. He was also a member of the regional advisory board of VDI (German Engineering Society) in Mannheim between 2006-2013.
Dirk Saller is supporting global technology enterprises in the field of Knowledge and Innovation Management having a many-year-experience in different branches.

Activities

Employment (7)

Duale Hochschule Baden Württemberg Mosbach: Mosbach, Baden-Württemberg, DE

2014-03-01 to present | Full Professor, Head of Computer Science (Computer Science)
Employment
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Università degli Studi di Siena: Arezzo, Toscana, IT

2021-09-01 to 2022-02-28 | Visiting Professor (DSFUCI (Education, Human Science and Intercultural Communication))
Employment
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Università degli Studi di Firenze: Firenze, Toscana, IT

2018-05-12 to 2018-06-12 | Visiting Professor (SCIFOPSI (today FORLILPSI) (Scienze della Formazione e Psicologia))
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Duale Hochschule Baden Württemberg Mosbach: Mosbach, Baden-Württemberg, DE

2011-03-01 to 2014-04-30 | Rector
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Duale Hochschule Baden Württemberg Mannheim: Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, DE

2006-03-01 to 2011-02-28 | Vice Rector and Dean (Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science)
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Duale Hochschule Baden Württemberg Mannheim: Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, DE

2004-03-01 to 2006-02-28 | Full Professor, Head of ITI (Information Technology International (ITI))
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BeeBetter GmbH: Ludwigshafen, Mannheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Baden-Württemberg, DE

2001-08-01 to 2006-02-28 | CEO
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Education and qualifications (3)

DHBW Ravensburg / IHK: Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, DE

2015-10-01 to 2017-05-31 | Business Mediator (DHBW/IHK)
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University of Mannheim: Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, DE

1997-03-01 to 2001-05-05 | PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) (Mathematics)
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Heidelberg University: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, DE

1991-10-01 to 1996-12-23 | Diplom (Physics)
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Professional activities (7)

Johaniter Tannenhof Seniorenheim: Mosbach, Baden-Württemberg, DE

2023-06 to present | Member (Board of Trustees)
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University of Siena: Siena, Tuscany, IT

2022-05-31 to present | Member of PhD commission University of Siena (DISFUCI (Educational Science))
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Supervisory Board of DHBW: Stuttgart, DE

2019-12-01 to present | Appointed Member
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University of Florence: Florence, Tuscany, IT

2023-11-03 to 2023-12-05 | Visiting Professor (invited and funded) (FORLIPSI (Educational Science))
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University of Siena: Siena, Toscany, IT

2021-09-01 to 2022-02-28 | Visiting Professor (Social and Educational Science (DSFUCI))
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Academic Board of DHBW: Stuttgart, DE

2015-09-01 to 2019-09-30 | Elected Member
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University of Florence: Florence, Toscana, IT

2019-06-01 to 2019-06-30 | Visiting Professor (Educational Science)
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Works (9)

LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF LEARNING OUTCOMES DURING COVID FOR BACHELORS GRADUATES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

ICERI2022 Proceedings
2022-11 | Conference paper
Part of ISSN: 2340-1095
Contributors: kay berkling; Dirk Saller; Carmen Winter; Julia Winkler
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Dirk Saller

Mining Causal Hypotheses in Categorical Time Series by Iterating on Binary Correlations

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
2021 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-85115174336

Part of ISSN: 16113349 03029743
Contributors: Kumova, B.I.; Saller, D.
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Dirk Saller via Scopus - Elsevier

Self-Assessment of Competencies by Bachelor Students in Computer Science

Form@re - Open Journal per la formazione in rete
2021-12-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1825-7321
Contributors: Kay Berkling; Dirk Saller; Carmen Winter
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ONLINE LEARNING READINESS – DETERMINING KEY FACTORS THAT DISTINGUISH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WHO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH ONLINE STUDIES

2021-11 | Conference paper
Contributors: Kay Berkling; Dirk Saller; Carmen Winter
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Detecting Causalities in Production Environments Using Time Lag Identification with Cross-Correlation in Production State Time Series

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
2020 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-85096560009

Part of ISSN: 16113349 03029743
Contributors: Saller, D.; Kumova, B.I.; Hennebold, C.
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Dirk Saller via Scopus - Elsevier

Infinitesimal symmetries in covariant quantum mechanics

Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics
2018 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85055094079

Part of ISSN: 21941017 21941009
Contributors: Janyška, J.; Modugno, M.; Saller, D.
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Classification of infinitesimal symmetries in covariant classical mechanics

Journal of Mathematical Physics
2006 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-33745683207

Part of ISSN: 00222488
Contributors: Modugno, M.; Saller, D.; Tolksdorf, J.
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A differential equations approach to Hamiltonian systems<sup>*</sup>

Reports on Mathematical Physics
2002 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0036557361

Part of ISSN: 00344877
Contributors: Fesser, D.; Saller, D.; Seiler, W.M.
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Symmetries in covariant classical mechanics

Journal of Mathematical Physics
2000 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0034345357

Part of ISSN: 00222488
Contributors: Saller, D.; Vitolo, R.
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