Ludger Becker

Ludger Becker is an Academic Director at the University of Münster, where he has been working since December 2003. He currently serves as Head of the Information Security Unit since June 2023 and as CISO of the University of Münster since April 2023. Previously, he was Head of IVV5 from January 1998 to December 2023 and held positions as Senior Academic Councillor and Academic Councillor at the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Münster.

Dr. Becker received his Doctor of Engineering (Computer Science) from the University of Siegen in July 1992 and completed his Diploma in Computer Science from the University of Dortmund in April 1989.

His research spans several key areas in computer science, with particular expertise in database systems, geographic information systems, and software engineering. Dr. Becker has made significant contributions to spatio-temporal data management, developing frameworks for representing moving objects and efficient index structures for spatial queries. More recently, his work has expanded into health informatics, particularly in clinical data generation and literature database analysis. His teaching focuses on software engineering principles, databases, and object-oriented programming, as evidenced by his leadership of the Software Internship course.

Dr. Becker's publication record shows a clear evolution from foundational work in spatial databases and GIS in the 1990s and early 2000s, through educational technology applications in the early 2000s, to more recent contributions in health informatics. His research consistently demonstrates expertise in data management challenges across multiple domains.

Dr. Becker regularly teaches Software Internship, Databases, and Advanced Database Concepts courses at the University of Münster. His teaching materials show particular attention to software design processes, object-oriented principles, and modern development tools and frameworks, including detailed documentation on implementing @pre, @post, and @inv tags in Javadoc for specifying software contracts.

As Head of the Information Security Unit and CISO, Dr. Becker oversees critical information security infrastructure and policies for the University of Münster, applying his technical expertise to protect academic data and systems across the institution's extensive network.