Michael Ryba

Prof. Dr. habil. Michael Ryba is a Professor at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Campus Lingen, within the Faculty of Management, Culture and Technology. He serves as Dean of Studies and Head of the Institute of Management and Technology, focusing on business informatics, software engineering, and internet technologies.

• Specializes in collaborative systems for SME networks
• Expertise in CAE software development
• Extensive publication record in distributed systems and design methodologies

His research emphasizes cross-domain integration, dynamic networked environments, and object-oriented engineering frameworks. Recent works explore semantic-based brokering, self-consulting IT systems, and competitive production networks. He has contributed to Eiffel programming language applications and EDIF standards.

As an educator, he teaches mathematics for business informatics, software engineering, and distributed systems. His career spans roles at universities in Kaiserslautern and Stuttgart, with habilitation in computer science (2002) and promotion (1995).