Location Hof, Bavaria Chairman of the Board Richard Göbel Staff 50 | Region served Europe Founded 22 October 2010 Phone +49 9281 4096112 | |
Abbreviation Institute for Information Systems (iisys) - Hof University Formation October 22, 2010; 6 years ago (2010-10-22) Purpose Research in Computer Science Address Alfons-Goppel-Platz 1, 95028 Hof, Germany Similar Central‑K Hof, Fachhoch für öffentlich, Zoologisc Garten Hof, BIKESTA HOF, Johann Christian Reinhart |
The Institute of Information Systems (iisys) represents the central research center for informatics of University of Applied Sciences Hof. It is financed by the free state of Bavaria, the Upper Franconia Foundation and the European Union. Current research projects are focused on integrated information systems designed to support operational business procedures.
By conducting technology projects with international partners, the institute is expanding its expertise in the area of information systems and can ensure the connection for international research and progresses. Building on this expertise, the institute is conducting application projects in cooperation with software and system houses, as well as the IT-Departments of large companies.
The goal of these projects is to generate new products and services to directly improve the management and data usage of mid-size companies. The software and system houses represent a multiplicator with the result that a large number of companies can use this expertise. The following research groups represent the institute:
The institute is a competence center for operational applications of informational systems. Iisys’ main task is to prove results of international research projects for practicality, to adjust them and to make them available for economy and society. It represents the connection between international research and development in this area and the actual practice in companies. iisys is structured in the following areas:
The following projects in particular have particular trans-regional importance:
iisys is also in charge of projects directly linked to economic promotion: The scientific administration of the institute is represented by deputy Richard Göbel, by Jörg Scheidt, both IT professors of the Hof University, and by Anne-Christine Habbel (managing director).
Migraine Radar (iisys): The goal of this research project is the systematic analysis of factors responsible for episodic headache diseases like migraine or tension headache. One important research objective is the examination of the correlation between increased migraine attack rates and changing weather conditions. In 2011 Migraine Radar was one of the winners in the competition "Was macht gesund?" ('What makes healthy?') by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany). The migraine data are recorded via a web-based form as well as smartphone apps throughout Germany since June 2011. The second project phase began in June 2015 in cooperation with the Migraine and Headache Clinic Königstein and the Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology at the University of Rostock. Furthermore, the migraine data acquisition was also extended to Austria and Switzerland.
iisys includes also projects which are serving the direct economic promotion:
The scientific administration of the institute is represented by Richard Göbel, the deputy by Jörg Scheidt, both informatic professors of the Hof University, and by Anne-Christine Habbel (managing director).