Dr. Andreas Schmidt leads the Dependable & Sustainable Systems (DSS) group at the chair for Dependable Systems and Software since 2022. He started his Habilitation process in March 2024 and passed his mid-term evaluation in October 2025.
Dependable & Sustainable Systems (DSS)
Research
We are broadly interested in engineering software for dependable and sustainable systems. This happens mostly at the intersection of programming/software engineering with networking and operating systems. In addition, we regularly look at space systems in low-Earth orbit and apply formal methods whenever appropriate.
Teaching
Our primary upcoming activity is an advanced lecture on Sustainable Computing Systems (SCS). A precursor was Aspects of Sustainable Computer Systems in WS24/25.
In the past, we offered Hands-On Dependability (HOD), a practical course to introduce students to two things: a) foundations of dependable systems and software as well as b) the Rust programming language. In Winter Semester 2022/23, HOD won the Busy Beaver Award for outstanding teaching performance. Another iteration of this course is intended, but not yet scheduled. We further support the Space Informatics courses—looking particularly at the system software in this domain (network protocols, infrastructure code).
Other
Andreas Schmidt organizes and speaks at the Rust-Saar meetup, fostering the exchange with practitioners.
Group Members
- Robin Ohs
- Gregory Stock
- Dominic Zimmer
- Sayali Santosh Tambe
Former
- Aaron Bies
- Felix Caglioti
- Henry Janson
- Maximilian Köhl
We are looking for student researchers and have open thesis topics.
Contact
| Address: | Campus Saarbrücken, 66123 Saarbrücken |
| Location: | Bldg. E1 3, Room 512 |
| E-mail: | schmidt@depend.uni-saarland.de |