Professor of Simulation and Mathematics
Hochschule Hannover – University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Faculty IV – Business and Computer Science
Teaching
Computer Graphics
Visualization
Machine Learning
Mathematics and Statistics
Research
5G-based digital twins of public spaces: 5GAPS project with Christoph von Viebahn (funding: BMDV, 2022–2024)
Simulation of urban logistics networks: USEfUL/USEfUL-XT projects with Christoph von Viebahn, Lars-Oliver Gusig, and Arne Koschel (funding: BMBF, 2017–2023)
Extensible OpenGL 3/C++11 scene graph library for teaching modern computer graphics: SCG3 project
Founding member of Data|H – Institute for Applied Data Science Hannover (ex research cluster Smart Data Analytics)
Associated member of Institute for Construction Elements, Mechatronics, and Electromobility (IKME)
General interests: computer graphics, information visualization, data analytics, machine learning, scientific computing, stochastic modeling, simulation, nonlinear dynamics, chaos
Administration
Departmental international coordinator
Senate commission for research (member)
Contact
Prof. Dr. Volker Ahlers
Hochschule Hannover – University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Faculty IV, Dept. of Computer Science
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459 Hannover
Germany
Email: volker.ahlers (at) hs-hannover.de
Tel: +49 511 9296 1814
Campus Linden, building H, room 1H.2.58
Stadtbahn 3/7/17, S-Bahn 1/2/5, stop Bf. Linden/Fischerhof
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