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Massey University

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5.05/4/2026

Encourages students to think creatively.

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About Hans

Professor Hans Guesgen serves as Chair in Computer Science and Head of the Computer Science and Information Technology Group within the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Originally from Germany, he immigrated to New Zealand after completing his advanced degrees: a Diploma in Computer Science from the University of Bonn, a doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) in Computer Science from the University of Kaiserslautern with a focus on artificial intelligence, and a Habilitation (Dr. habil.) in Computer Science from the University of Hamburg. His professional career began as a research scientist at the German National Research Center for Computer Science (GMD) in Sankt Augustin from 1983 to 1992. He then held positions as Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Associate Professor at the University of Auckland from 1992 to 2007. Since 2007, he has been Professor of Computer Science at Massey University, serving as a doctoral supervisor and contributing to research initiatives including the Massey Geoinformatics Collaboratory.