Great commitment and creativity simply pays off: Johannes Schobel, a computer science student, is now able to freely conduct cutting-edge research without any financial pressure thanks to a Karl-Steinbuch-Scholarship and the support of the Institute of Databases and Information Systems.

Not only in the context of his master thesis, but also in his spare time, Johannes Schobel has devoted himself to the real-time analysis of business processes and data. Within the scope of his work, mentored by Prof. Dr. Manfred Reichert and Jens Kolb, the next generation of business analytic tools are to be designed. For example, the tools are supposed to early and automatically identify whether an intended product delivery date can be satisfied or the respective product is going to be likely more expensive than originally calculated.

Mr. Schobel is one of 21 talented individuals who have successfully made an application for a Karl-Steinbuch-Scholarship of the Medien und Filmgesellschaft (MFG) Foundation. The certificates were then presented during a ceremony by Secretary of State Jürgen Walter (Member of the Landtag), Klaus Haasis (Managing Director, MFG Foundation) and Hans-Günter Hohman (board member, bwcon). The scholarship, awarded by the MFG in Baden-Wuerttemberg since 2004, generally funds innovative projects of top young talents, which are located in the cross-sectional area of computer science and media studies. "With the Karl-Steinbuch-Scholarship of the MFG Foundation, we invest in our country's future. With this talent funding program, we support exceptional talent and innovative ideas of young talent and thereby motivating students to interdisciplinary research and creative work," Secretary of State Jürgen Walter stated at the certificates' handover. Until today, 210 beneficiaries have been funded by nearly 1.15 million euros. The duration of the fellowship is one year granting of up to 10,000 EUR.

"I am delighted that my research idea could convince the jury in the selection process. This indicates to me that my work has a high potential and economic relevance," Johannes Schobel says. For the native Austrian from near Bregenz, the funding just arrives at the right moment: "It gives me the opportunity to fully devote myself to my research ideas without being hindered by usually needed additional business." Finally, Mr. Schobel already decided to continue his scientific career in any case as he agreed to start a PhD mentored by Prof. Reichert at the Institute of Databases and Information Systems in 2012.

	Hans-Günter Hohmann, Johannes Schobel, Jürgen Walter, Klaus Haasis (f.l.t.r)