The Life Science Informatics department designs and implements complex biomedical information systems and creates novel software solutions for manufacturers and users in health care, biotechnology, drug research and social services. Focal areas are image-based navigation systems, information-intensive optical instruments, visual information analysis, multi-parametric molecular sensor technology and diagnostics as well as bio-analogue analysis of changing images.

The Risk Management And Decision Support department offers decision and process support for application domains whose processes can be characterized by their high level of complexity as well as their weak determination of process structures.

The User-Centered Computing department develops unobtrusive systems and technologies that deliver information to assist the mobile users in their normal work settings or to support their leisure time activities. Current work focuses on usability engineering, web compliance, and accessibility.