Subject areas

Computer Science

Given that computers touch nearly every aspect of our lives it is not surprising that over 70% of new STEM jobs are in computing. The remarkable dominance of computer science jobs in the STEM landscape goes someway to demonstrate just how diverse the application of this knowledge can be.

From business management processes or cryptology, to AI applications, data science, medical imaging or autonomous driving the career possibilities are endless. The Computer Science subject area, anchored by the unparalleled Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, offers the latest in cutting-edge research to prepare students and seasoned researchers alike for an impactful career in this diverse and fast-moving field.

Subdisciplines & Emerging Fields

  • Data Science and Information Retrieval 
  • Information Systems Applications (incl Human-Computer Interaction) 
  • Information Security and Cryptology
  • Software Engineering and Theoretical Computer Science
  • Networking and Cloud/Edge/Fog Computing
  • Computer Vision

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About the editors

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Ralf Gerstner graduated from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 1984. He originally worked as a system architect, software developer, project manager and senior consultant for 15+ years both at universities and with companies such as Siemens and SAP. He joined Springer in 2001 and today he leads a global team of editors who are responsible for theoretical computer science, quantum computing, security and cryptology, networking, computer education, human-computer interaction, multimedia technologies, mobile computing, and various computer applications.

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Ronan Nugent is an Editorial Director in the Springer Computer Science proceedings team, with responsibility for related book series, including Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). He is an electronics engineer by training and joined Springer in 2000

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Celine Lanlan Chang, is an Editorial Director at Springer Nature and responsible for locating and engaging first-rate authors and editors to develop books in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Computational Intelligence, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Image Processing, Natural Language Processing. She has been part in the Springer Nature editorial team for 14 years and previously worked as system engineer, software engineer and researcher.