Jens Lechtenbörger

Dr. Jens Lechtenbörger is a Faculty member and Lecturer at the Chair of Machine Learning and Data Engineering at the University of Münster's School of Business and Economics. He holds a Doctoral degree (2001) and a diploma in Computer Science (1997) from the University of Münster and Oldenburg, respectively. His roles include serving as Akademischer Oberrat since 2006, Acting Professor (2016), and Fellow for innovation in digital university teaching (2016–2017). He leads projects like Tutor.AI and OER infrastructure development, focusing on Open Educational Resources (OER), data warehousing, and educational technology.

Research interests span OER creation, data integration, business intelligence, and machine learning applications in education. He has published extensively on data warehouse design, database systems, and educational technologies. Notable awards include the Best Evolutionary & Swarm Computation Paper Award (2019) and the Dissertation Prize 2003.

Teaching responsibilities include courses on data structures, operating systems, and management information systems. He supervises theses on topics like AI-driven learning systems, data privacy, and business logic vulnerabilities. Active in academic service, he chairs committees on digital teaching and curriculum reform at the University of Münster.