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The AMOS Project

Students learn agile methods by developing software based on industry requirements

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Students learn how to perform scientific research for a final thesis or dissertation

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Doctoral and Master’s degree students learn how to turn their research into a startup

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  • How we improved The AMOS Project over the years

    How we improved The AMOS Project over the years

    You may be familiar with The AMOS Project, our university course in which student programmers develop open-source software for our industry partners. The effort is substantial: Student teams are of size 7-10 computer science students (usually Master’s students); each student has to put in 270-300 hours of work over the course of the project (three…

  • AMOS retrospective and testimonial by Siemens Energy

    AMOS retrospective and testimonial by Siemens Energy

    Michael Messner of Siemens Energy sent us this email, reviewing a stream of AMOS projects over the years and their results: Thank you, Mike, for the fabulous projects and for giving our students a chance to learn from you and work with industry and real requirements!

  • Now looking for AMOS #25 (winter 2025/26) project partners

    Now looking for AMOS #25 (winter 2025/26) project partners

    We are now looking for industry partners to provide requirements and sponsor Scrum projects with our students in Erlangen-Nuremberg and Berlin. In The AMOS Project, 7-10 students of computer science (or similar degree programs) develop open-source software based on the project partner’s requirements. Student teams follow a Scrum process. Our students hail from FAU Erlangen, FU…

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