PeopleofSuperintelligence

University, Germany

RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau

Statistics

People here now
6
People ever
15
Citations of current people
16,382
Median h-index of current people
56
Full moves in and out
11 in, 4 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 6 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 15 people shaping AI have worked or studied at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, including 6 (40%) here now and 9 with former affiliations. That total covers 9 people with work roles and 6 recorded only as students (4 both studied and worked here). Among 3,127 universities, the group is tied for 156th on current people and tied for 262nd on all-time people. Language and speech leads 7 areas of expertise (5 of 15 people with profile topics), and researchers make up 6 of the 6 people here now (100%). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 5 people in 2023 and stood at 4 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 11 full moves in and 4 out, led by arrivals from University of Kaiserslautern (2) and departures to DFKI (4).

Researchers make up 6 of the 6 people here now (100%).Roles, current affiliations, profile topics, and recorded birth countries (0 known) and birth years (1 known) for the 6 people here now.

A summary of current people at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 0 people. The median birth year uses 1 person.

Role categories

  • Research6

Current affiliations

  • RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau6

Top profile topics

  • formal verification2
  • machine learning2
  • transformers2
  • automated reasoning1
  • business intelligence1

Birth countries

Known for 0 of 6 people now.

No birth countries are recorded.

Median birth year

1961 (1 person)

Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValuePeople
RoleResearch6
Current affiliationRPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau6
Profile topicformal verification2
Profile topicmachine learning2
Profile topictransformers2
Profile topicautomated reasoning1
Profile topicbusiness intelligence1
Birth country coverage0 of 6 people now0
Median birth year19611

The annual headcount series runs through 2025 (4 active work stints); the 6 people here now also include 3 whose current role has no recorded start year. Full arrivals outnumbered full departures by 7 (11 in vs. 4 out): arrivals came 9 from universities (82%) and 2 from companies (18%), while departures went 4 to labs, nonprofits or government. We also record 1 arrival and 5 departures where a person added a role alongside an existing position. Today, 8 of the 9 people formerly at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau have a recorded current affiliation elsewhere (1 at a company and 7 at labs, nonprofits or government bodies).

Active work stints peaked at 5 people in 2023 and stood at 4 in 2025.Annual estimates from 2020 through 2025. Each person counts once per year with a dated work stint; degrees and undated roles are excluded.

A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau from 2020 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.

Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearOtherPeople
202033
202133
202244
202355
202444
202544
University of Kaiserslautern leads full arrivals (2) and DFKI leads full departures (4), across 11 moves in and 4 out.Full moves into (11) and out of (4) RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, grouped under top-level organizations. Excludes 6 roles added alongside an existing position. Smaller routes are grouped as Other. universitiescompaniesinstitutes and labs

A three-column flow diagram. People came from organizations on the left, RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau is in the middle, and destinations are on the right. It shows 11 incoming and 4 outgoing full moves.

Source: People of Superintelligence career records with full moves only, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
DirectionOrganizationFull moves
FromUniversity of Kaiserslautern2
FromChrist University1
FromFoothill Technology Solutions1
FromGerman University in Cairo1
FromGoogle1
FromMaharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology1
FromUniversity of Oxford1
FromUniversity of Tabriz1
FromOther2
CenterRPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau11 in, 4 out
ToDFKI4
Among 8 people formerly at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau with a known current role, DFKI employs the most, with 7.Current employers of people who formerly worked or studied at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau (8 of 9 former people have a recorded current role). universitiescompaniesinstitutes and labs

A ranked bar chart of the 3 organizations that currently employ the most people formerly at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, led by DFKI (7).

Source: People of Superintelligence current and former career records, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
Current organizationFormer people here nowShare of former people with a current role
DFKI787.5%
AFAIK112.5%
ReachX GmbH112.5%
From 2023 to 2026, 6 people left and 4 joined, a net loss of 2.Latest recorded transition per person, 2023–2026 (8 full moves and 2 roles taken alongside existing work).

A list of people who joined or left RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.

Joined

Left

Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearPersonDirectionOther organizationMove type
2026Bhrigu KansraJoinedMaharaja Agrasen Institute of TechnologyFull move
2026David Antony SelbyJoinedUniversity of WarwickFull move
2026Faris Abu AliJoinedFoothill Technology SolutionsFull move
2026Kanta YamaokaJoinedGoogleFull move
2026Andrea SipkaLeftDFKIFull move
2026Harshita KatochLeftDFKIFull move
2026Mohaddeseh TabrizianLeftDFKIFull move
2026Pouya JafariLeftDFKIFull move
2023Björn-Martin KurzrockLeftGerman Society of Property ResearchersAlongside an existing role
2023Islam MesabahLeftDFKIAlongside an existing role

Compared with peer universities, RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 156th of 3,127) than on all-time headcount (tied for 262nd); 6 of its 15 all-time people (40%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 8 of the 9 people who have worked at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau (89%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau to 22 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Andreas Dengel) has 16,382 citations and an h-index of 56 (tied for 510th among 860 counted universities).

Among 3,127 universities, RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau is tied for 156th on current people (6) and tied for 262nd on all-time people (15).Standing across all organizations and organizations of the same type on current people, all-time people and combined h-index of current people. Ties share a rank.

A table compares RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau with 8827 organizations and 3127 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.

People now

6 people

tied for 233rd of 8,827 organizationstied for 156th of 3,127 universities

People ever

15 people

tied for 380th of 8,827 organizationstied for 262nd of 3,127 universities

Combined h-index of people now

56 across 1 person

tied for 856th of 1,834 organizationstied for 510th of 860 universities

Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValueAll organizationsSame type
People now6tied for 233rd of 8,827tied for 156th of 3,127
People ever15tied for 380th of 8,827tied for 262nd of 3,127
Combined h-index of people now56 (1 person)tied for 856th of 1,834tied for 510th of 860
DFKI shares the largest career overlap with RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau (6 people), ahead of University of Kaiserslautern (2).Organizations where people with work records at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau also worked at any time in their careers (8 people across 22 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
DFKI6
University of Kaiserslautern2
AdvisoRE1
AFAIK1
German Society of Property Researchers1

People here now

All 6 people with a current role at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau are researchers. Earlier in their careers, 4 of the 6 held a work role at another organization, most often at University of Kaiserslautern (2). Outside degrees among current people come most often from University of Edinburgh (2) and University of Kaiserslautern (2), while 2 earned a degree at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau. 4 current people also hold a concurrent affiliation outside RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau.

People with former affiliations

We record 9 people with former affiliations at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau: 3 who held work roles and 6 recorded as students only. 8 of the 9 have a recorded current role at another organization, led by DFKI (7).

Posts that include RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau

RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau appears in 1 research post comparing organizations across AI.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionWe estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.