Prof. Dr. Anthony Stein

Full Professor

Chair for Artificial Intelligence
in Agricultural Engineering
Garbenstraße 9
Room 108/17
0711 459 22532

           

Office hours: by arrangement

Research interests

  • Intelligent AgTech Systems
  • AI-supported Digital Agriculture
  • Agricultrual and Swarm Robotics
  • Robust Machine Learning
  • Resource-efficient AI

For this purpose, we apply methods of computer science, especially from the fields of artificial intelligence as well as systems engineering:

  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Evolutionary Computation
  • Distributed and multi-agent AI
  • Organic Computing
  • Self-adaptive and self-organizing systems

Academic Service

  • Spokesperson of the specialist group Organic Computing within the German Informatics Society (GI)
  • Member of the Senate Commission on Information Management
  • Member of the committee of the Agricultural Experiment Station Hohenheim
  • Member of the KTBL working group `Definitions and legal framework for outdoor robots'
  • Member of the steering committee of the Society of Informatics (GI) Computer Engineering division
  • Member of the think tank "Digital Transformation at the University of Hohenheim
  • Deputy Managing Director Institute 440
  • Deputy Chair of the Examination and Admission Committee of the Master's programs in Agricultural Sciences, Agribusiness, Renewable Resources and Bioenergy
  • Former Chairperson of the Society for Informatics in Agriculture, Forestry and Food, GIL e.V. (2022 - 2024)

Curriculum Vitae

since 2020Professor (junior with tenure track to full professor) for Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Hohenheim 
2019 Doctorate in Computer Science, Faculty of Applied Computer Science, University of Augsburg, Academic Degree: Dr. rer. nat.
2014 - 2020 Research Associate, Chair of Organic Computing, University of Augsburg
2013 - 2014 Student Assistant, Chair of Organic Computing, University of Augsburg
2012 - 2014Master's Degree in Computer Science and Information Management, Faculty of Applied Computer Science, University of Augsburg, Academic Degree: M.Sc.
2008 - 2012 Bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, Academic degree: B.Sc.