Arnd Steinmetz
President, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
In 2022 Prof. Dr. Ing. Arnd Steinmetz was elected President at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.
From 2013 to 2021 Arnd Steinmetz was Vice President for Research and Scientific Infrastructure and from 2021-2022 Vice President for Digitalization and Internationalization. As a member of the board, he headed the FHHRZ (Computing Center of the Universities of Applied Sciences in Hesse), which supports all Hessian UAS in the area of technical SAP infrastructure and is located at the University. During his term, the right to award the doctorate degree was established. Besides, Arnd Steinmetz is responsible for internationalization, increasing the University’s global networks and especially fostering the Vision of the European University. He takes up these responsibilities as President since April 2022.
Arnd Steinmetz has been Professor for 'Multimedia Technology and Applications' at the Department of Media at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences since 2002. As a founding member, he played a key role in the establishment of the Department of Media and the Media Campus of the University in Dieburg. From 2010-2013 Arnd Steinmetz was Dean of the Department of Media and since 2011 he has also been Adjunct Professor at the Cork Institute of Technology in Cork, Ireland. Moreover, he is a member of the board of directors of the University’s research institute "ikum - Institute for Communication and Media".
His research interests are in the area of media metadata structures, media technology, interactive systems and long-term archiving. He did leading research in the two largest media archival programs of Germany’s Federal Art Foundation (Motion Bank, Pina Bausch Archive). In his research career Arnd Steinmetz has been working with renowned institutions and companies like Linotype and IBM, Fraunhofer's and GMD's Institute for Publication and Information Systems (IPSI) in Germany in leading positions. He has also been affiliated with the IBM Watson Research Center in New York, USA, for two years.