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Meet the Team
Prof. Dr.

Jessica Rubart

Professor Jessica Rubart, PhD, has been a member of the inIT Board of Directors since December 2025 and has headed the Business Information Systems research group at TH OWL since 2010. Her work focuses on the software development and testing of user-centered, data-driven information systems at the intersection of people, organization, and technology.

A key focus of her research is the integration of modern AI technologies—particularly eXplainable AI (XAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs)—into business applications for purposes such as decision support, process control, and optimization. Through this expertise, she strengthens inIT’s focus on digital transformation, intelligent systems, interactive assistance solutions, and secure, distributed IT architectures.

P +49 5271 6877870
E jessica.rubart(at)th-owl.de
Technische Hochschule OWL
An der Wilhelmshöhe 44
37671 Höxter

Room: 3106a

Academic Education

  • 2005: Doctorate (PhD) in Computer Science, University of Hagen (FernUniversität in Hagen). Conducted under Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg M. Haake based on R&D projects at Fraunhofer IPSI.
    • Thesis Title: "THINK SHARED – Model-based and component-oriented support for knowledge-intensive collaborations"
  • 1998: Diploma in Computer Science, University of Paderborn, Department of Mathematics/Computer Science. Completed in cooperation with C-LAB.
    • Thesis Title: "VIPspace – A cross-platform shared information space with a visually programmable user interface"

Professional Experience in Industry, IT, and Research

  • 2006 – 2010: Senior Software Architect / Technical Project Manager, arvato direct services GmbH (Bertelsmann AG), Gütersloh.
  • 2005 – 2006: Systems Analyst, Sagem Orga GmbH, Paderborn.
  • 1999 – 2004: Research Associate, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Publication and Information Systems (IPSI), Darmstadt.
  • 1994 – 1999: Software Developer, C-LAB (Cooperative Computing & Communication Laboratory), Paderborn (University of Paderborn & Siemens AG).

Academic Career

  • Since Dec. 2025: Member of the Board of Directors, Institute for Industrial Information Technology (inIT).
  • Since 2021: Professorial Member of the Graduate School NRW (Promotionskolleg NRW), Department of Computer Science and Data Science.
    • Since 2024: Member of the Departmental Council.
    • Since 2023: Member of the Doctoral Committee.
  • 2017; 2020: External Examiner for international PhD proceedings.
  • Summer Semester 2015 – 2020: Lecturer for "Databases and Information Systems" (B.Sc. Business Information Systems), Weserbergland University of Applied Sciences, Hameln.
  • Since 2014: Contributor to the International Master’s Program in IT (research-integrated program).
  • Winter Semester 2010/2011: Appointed Professor for "Business Information Systems" at TH OWL (University of Applied Sciences and Arts).
  • Winter Semester 2009/2010: Lecturer for "Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Data Warehousing" (B.Sc. Applied Computer Science), TH OWL.
  • 2005 – 2010: Corporate supervisor for student theses in collaboration with the University of Paderborn and FHDW (University of Applied Sciences).
  • 2002 – 2004: TU Darmstadt, Chair of Integrated Publication and Information Systems (Prof. Dr. Erich Neuhold): Involvement in teaching (CSCW), diploma examinations, and thesis supervision.
  • 1999 – 2001: TU Darmstadt, Chair of Industrial Process and System Communications (Prof. Dr. Ralf Steinmetz): Examination assessor for Diploma exams (Communication Networks, Distributed Multimedia Systems).

Awards

  • 2006, 2019: ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Recognition of Service Award.
  • 2010: Mobile Application Contest Winner, with Sven Döhre, DC-SWJ, arvato direct services (Bertelsmann).
  • 2003: "Teddy-Oscar" from the Computer Science Student Representative Body at TU Darmstadt (Best Course in Winter Semester 2002/2003, with Prof. Dr. Erich Neuhold and Martin Wessner).

TH OWL – University Governance & Self-Administration

  • 2025/2026: Member of the Founding Team for the Department of Computer Science and Automation.
  • Since 2012: Recurring Senator and Member of the Departmental Council.
  • Since 2011: Recurring involvement in Constitutional and Selection Committees, as well as Search Committees (including external ones), Examination Committees, and Committees for the pedagogical assessment of newly appointed faculty; partially serving as Chair.
  • Since 2011: Deputy Central Equal Opportunities Officer.

International Activities

  • 2018–2025: Co-organizer of the HUMAN’18–’25 Workshop (Human Factors in Hypertext), affiliated with the ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media.
  • 2023 – 2024: DFG (German Research Foundation) project for establishing international research collaborations with Jordanian universities on "Wastewater Treatment with Hybrid Solar-Nano-Zeolite in Combination with Intelligent Information Systems to Address the Water, Agriculture, and Food Security Complex."
  • 2021, 2022: Program Co-Chair of the IEEE Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC).
  • 2022: Track Chair for "Digital Humanities, Culture, and Society," ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media.
  • 2019: General Co-Chair, ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media.
  • 2006, 2016: Program Co-Chair, ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media.
  • Since 2012: Member of the Executive Committee of ACM SIGWEB.
  • 2011 – 2019: ACM SIGWEB Newsletter Editor.
  • 2010: Co-organizer of the Web/Art/Science Camp (1st ACM SIGWEB Unconference).
  • 2005: Track Chair for "Collaborative Hypermedia," ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia.
  • Since 2002: Recurring Reviewer for workshops, conferences, and journals, including:
    • New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia (Taylor & Francis)
    • Journal of Systems and Software (Elsevier)
    • ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia/Social Media
    • IEEE Conference on Semantic Computing
    • IADIS Conference on WWW/Internet
    • Metainformatics Symposium
    • ACM Web Conference
    • International Workshop on Groupware (CRIWG)
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