André Bauer

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. André Bauer is a post-doctoral researcher and group leader at the Chair of Software Engineering (Informatik II) at the University of Würzburg, part of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science. His research focuses on time series forecasting, cloud computing performance engineering, and auto-scaling mechanisms. He leads the Secure Software Systems Group and contributes to the SPEC Research Group and Predictive Data Analytics Group.

Education:

• Bachelor of Computer Science (2012–2014), University of Würzburg
• Master of Computer Science (2014–2016), University of Würzburg with exchange at Blekinge Institute of Technology
• Doctoral Researcher (2016–2020), University of Würzburg

Research Interests: Bauer specializes in automated hybrid time series forecasting, cloud resource management, reproducible performance evaluation, and proactive auto-scaling systems. His work bridges machine learning, performance engineering, and cloud computing to optimize system behavior and resource utilization.

Awards:

• Summa cum laude doctoral dissertation (2020)
• Bavarian FameLab Contest winner (2020)
• Deutschland Stipendium for academic excellence (2014)

Teaching & Advising: Coordinates bachelor's courses on Operating Systems and Software Practicum. Supervises bachelor's and master's theses in software engineering and performance analysis.

Labs & Groups: Leads the Secure Software Systems Group and serves as Release Manager in the SPEC Research Group, advancing benchmarking standards and predictive analytics tools.