Professor of Program Engineering as well as Algorithms and Data Structures
This website provides information about my research and teaching as a professor at the Department of Computer Science at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg). I participate in the MARS research group and I am also affiliated with the OFFIS Institute for Information Technology in Oldenburg.
Update Sept. 2025: I have created an experimental Chatbot 
as (very basic) assistant for my students.
Evolutionary Computation (EC) methods and most prominent Evolutionary Algorithms (EA) are a class of optimization algorithms inspired by the process of natural selection and evolution. These algorithms mimic the principles of biological evolution to search for optimal solutions in complex problem spaces.
Motion Capture research centers on sensor data processing, refining techniques to accurately capture and interpret human movements for applications in health, biomechanics, and virtual reality.
Free and Open Source Software drives technological innovation, supports economic growth through shared development and reduced barriers, and strengthens democratic values by ensuring transparency, accessibility, and community empowerment.
Research in energy-efficient algorithms is essential for advancing sustainable computing and optimizing power consumption in software.
Lins and Hein, 2022, Health and Technology
Lins et al., 2019, Applied Soft Computing
Lins et al., 2023, Proceedings of the Companion Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (GECCO)
Witte and Lins, 2023, Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Rauschenberg et al., 2019, Proceedings of the 5th EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good
Lins et al., 2021, Applied Ergonomics
