• Member of the Examination Board Master of Business Administration
• Graduate School chair and representative of the academic staff at the BA Faculty,  University of Hamburg
• Member of the Editorial Board of the "Journal of Shipping and Trade" (JST), Springer
• 2018-now: General Chair of the International Conference on Data Science (ICDATA), Las Vegas, NV, USA
• 2006-2017: General Conference Chair of the International Conference on Data Mining  (DMIN), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Member of the Program Committee of the 3rd Workshop on Quality Issues, Measures of Interestingness and Evaluation of Data Mining Models 2013 (QIMIE'13), organized in association with the Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining 2013 (PAKDD'13), April 14-17, 2013, Gold Coast, Australia    
• Member of the Program Committee and Co-Organizer of the 3rd International Conference on Computational Logistics 2012 (ICCL 2012), Shanghai,China    
• Member of the Program Committee of IADIS International Conference WWW/Internet 2011, Nov 5-8, 2011, Rio de Janeiro, Brazi   
• Member of the Program Committee and Co-Organizer of the 2nd International Conference on Computational Logistics 2011 (ICCL 2011), Hamburg, Germany    
• Member of the Program Committee of the International Network Optimization Conference 2011 (INOC 2011), Hamburg, Germany
• Member of the Program Committee of the Quality issues, measures of interestingness and evaluation of data mining models Workshop 2011 (QIMIE'11), organized in association with the Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining 2011 (PAKDD'11), Shenzhen, China
• Member of the Program Committee of the Quality issues, measures of interestingness and evaluation of data mining models Workshop 2009 (QIMIE'09), organized in association with the Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining 2009 (PAKDD'09), Bangkok, Thailand
• Member of the Program Committee of the Track KDBI - Knowledge Discovery and Business Intelligence of the 14th Portuguese Conf. on Artificial Intelligence (EPIA 2009), Oct 12-15, 2009, University of Aveiro, Portugal
• Member of the Program Committee of the IADIS WWW/Internet 2008 Conference (ICWI 2008), Freiburg, Germany    
• Member of the Organizing Committee of the Workshop on Business Intelligence (BI'07) organized in association with the Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence (EPIA 2007), Guimarães, Portugal
• Invited reviewer for The 13th International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP2006) and other international conferences such as IEEE IJCNN, IEEE WCCI, HICSS, HMS, etc.
• Invited reviewer for the European Journal of Operational Research; Transportation Science; Decision Support Systems; Transportation Research (Part E); Journal of Data & Knowledge Engineering; International Journal of Forecasting; Flexible Services and Manufacturing; International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice; Mathematical and Computer Modelling; and several other international journals    

One focus of my research interests is the field of information systems, data analysis and application of bioanalogical algorithms (artificial neural nets, evolutionary algorithms) as well as support vector machines for solving economic forecasting problems and classification tasks to support managerial decision making. The objective beside of the problem modelling is the examination and the improvement of the efficiency and performance of existing algorithms. Within my PhD thesis a combination of evolutionary algorithms for data selection and construction of neural nets was developed and successfully applied to a real-world problem. Applications of artificial neural nets (like Multilayer Perceptron, Learning Vector Quantization, Probabilistic Neural Net) and their evolutionary design, if possible implemented as parallel algorithm on a PC network, have been examined in cooperation with companies. Results of good quality have been demonstrated.

Another field of research is the examination and application of methods of operations research for solving logistic problems at maritime container terminals with focus on crane scheduling in an automated yard.

You can find more information on forecasting and data mining with neural networks and support vector machines at BISlab.com which is the main homepage of the institutes competence centre for business intelligence. 

Undergraduate Teaching

• Introduction to Business Administration
• Exercise courses on Statistics
• Tutorials on Information Systems/Management
• Introductory Seminar for Industrial Engineers, e.g. on Maritime Logistics
• Introduction to common IT Office Applications
• Supervision of Introductory Seminar Theses and Bachelor Theses
• E-Business
• Study

Graduate Teaching

• Business Intelligence and Data Science
• Supervision of Master Theses
• Study
• Project/Seminar

Postgraduate Teaching

• Supervision of working papers and presentations in Seminars on Information Management and Logistics

R. Stahlbock, G. M. Weiss (eds.) (2013) Proc. of The 2013 Intern. Conf. on Data Mining (DMIN'13), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 22-25, 2013, CSREA Press

R. Stahlbock (with H. Hu, X. Shi, S. Voß): Computational Logistics - Proc. of the Third International Conference, ICCL 2012, Shanghai, China, September 2012, LNCS 7555, Springer

R. Stahlbock, G. M. Weiss (eds.) (2012) Proc. of The 2012 Intern. Conf. on Data Mining (DMIN'12), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 16-19, 2012, CSREA Press

R. Stahlbock (with J. Böse, H. Hu, C. Jahn, X. Shi, S. Voß): Computational Logistics - Proc. of the Second International Conference, ICCL 2011, Hamburg, Germany, September 2011, LNCS 6971, Springer

R. Stahlbock (ed.) (2011) Proc. of The 2011 Intern. Conf. on Data Mining (DMIN'11), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 18-21, 2011, CSREA Press

R. Stahlbock, S. F. Crone (eds.) (2010)  Proc. of The 2010 Intern. Conf. on Data Mining (DMIN'10), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 12-15, 2010, CSREA Press

R. Stahlbock, S. F. Crone, S. Lessmann (eds.) (2009)  Proc. of The 2009 Intern. Conf. on Data Mining (DMIN'09), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 13-16, 2009, CSREA Press

R. Stahlbock, S. F. Crone, S. Lessmann, (2009),  Data Mining - Special Issue in Annals of Information Systems, Vol. 8, 2010, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-1280-0, ISSN 1934-3221 [Springer]

R. Stahlbock, S. F. Crone, S. Lessmann (eds.) (2008)  Proc. of The 2008 Intern. Conf. on Data Mining (DMIN'08), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 14-17, 2008, CSREA Press (Vol. I, II)

R. Stahlbock, S. F. Crone, S. Lessmann (eds.) (2007)  Proc. of The 2007 Intern. Conf. on Data Mining (DMIN'07), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 25-28, 2007, CSREA Press

S. F. Crone, S. Lessmann, R. Stahlbock (eds.) (2006)  Proc. of The 2006 Intern. Conf. on Data Mining (DMIN'06), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 26-29, 2006, CSREA Press

S. F. Crone, S. Lessmann, R. Stahlbock (associate eds.) (2005)  Proc. of The 2005 Intern. Conf. on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI'05), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 27-30, 2005, CSREA Press

E-Business – Winter Semester 2025/26

• Positive feedback
  • Enthusiasm and interesting content#
  • Familiar examples that made understanding easier
  • I particularly liked the discussions, or rather the opportunity to participate in discussions, and the many questions you raised.
  • Unfortunately, other courses rarely achieve this.
  • The enthusiasm that was conveyed, and the use of humor. In general, also thought-provoking perspectives that I have taken with me for life.
  • Very enthusiastic lecturer; discussions in class and case studies were very interesting and instructive; practical examples were excellent
• Suggestions (gladly taken into account for future courses)
  • More practice-oriented topics and information. In some cases, too many graphics and models that are not very connected to reality.
  • More case studies would be appreciated, as the exchange is particularly helpful and interesting.
  • The practical examples were good, but they were mostly at the beginning and became less frequent toward the end.

Exercises: Fundamentals of Information Systems – Winter Semester 2025/26 (two courses)

“What did you particularly like and what should be retained? Were your expectations regarding content, didactic design, or acquired skills and knowledge met?”

• That everything was logically explained and easy to follow.
• That at suitable points we occasionally went beyond the exercise content through additional, understanding-oriented questions from you. The cross-references to lecture slides were very helpful.
• The explanation and communication of the content.
• Explanations of the tasks and real-life references.
• Clear explanations and responsiveness to students.
• I particularly liked that you were never judged for saying something wrong. Even if you had little knowledge of information systems, you still felt comfortable participating, which I found really good. The content was explained very clearly. Dr. Stahlbock was one of the lecturers whose sessions I always attended.
• Professional and friendly demeanor, with both seriousness and respect. By far the best professor in the Information Systems module. I should have switched to your exercise group earlier.
• Very good and clear explanations; when there are comprehension problems, things are kindly repeated, and the general interaction is very pleasant.
• Extensive responses to all questions; very good and understandable explanations.
• The exercise sessions are very important. More of them, please—but aligned closely with the exam.
• More exercises with you.
• Everything was explained very clearly. You repeatedly checked for questions and addressed them.
• I particularly liked the calm and relaxed atmosphere. My expectations were fully met. Thank you.
• Dr. Stahlbock’s way of explaining: first clarifying the individual terms of the task. His motivation to encourage us to think independently.
• The tips and tricks for the upcoming exam. You can tell that Dr. Stahlbock wants all of us to pass. Very good—keep it up.
• Explanations with practical, real-life examples to illustrate theoretical processes were always very helpful for understanding.
  The atmosphere was pleasant, and there was space for explanations.
• Good student involvement and clear explanations, also when answering questions. It encouraged independent thinking beyond the task.
• Good explanations and additional background knowledge. Examples. Everything was explained calmly and clearly.
• I find your explanations very good, and compared to other exercise sessions, I can follow and understand what you want to convey. Another plus is that you keep an eye on time and, unlike in another session I attended, manage to cover all the material. Also, that you write things down (e.g., models). Thank you—your sessions helped me a lot.
• The detailed, example-based explanations helped me understand things that were not previously clear to me. The didactic design fully met my expectations.
• Going through the tasks step by step and gradually reaching the solution was very helpful for understanding.
• Absolutely nothing should be changed.
• Please continue exactly like this—I have never had such a good exercise session as the ones you lead.
• There were no suggestions for improvement or negative criticism (except that I occasionally ran a few minutes over time—to finish an explanation or answer a question).

Thank you for the evaluations.