The task of the Scientific Directorate is to implement the Center's designated purpose in a scientific and subject-matter capacity. It convenes twice a year, in so doing establishing the research and event program, ensuring the quality of the Center's offerings, and monitoring how the program is put into practice.

Members of the Scientific Directorate are the Scientific Director and as much members as necessary and appropriate for the professionally competent evaluation of important computer science fields.

The members of the Scientific Board are appointed by the Supervisory Board on the joint proposal of the Scientific Director and the Scientific Advisory Board. The proposals come from a list that forms the Scientific Director in collaboration with the Scientific Advisory Board of the proposals of the shareholders. of the Scientific Board, and the Scientific Advisory Board.

The Scientific Director nominated by the Supervisory Board for a five-year term (re-appointment possible):

• Prof. Raimund Seidel, Ph.D., Scientific Director of Schloss Dagstuhl

The honorary members of the Scientific Directorate are appointed by the Supervisory Board for a term of three years (re-appointment possible):

• Prof. Gilles Barthe, Ph.D., IMDEA Software Institute Madrid, ES
• Prof. Dr. Bernd Becker, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, DE
• Prof. Dr. Daniel Cremers, TU München, DE
• Prof. Dr. Stephan Diehl, Universität Trier, DE
• Prof. Dr. Reiner Hähnle, TU Darmstadt, DE
• Prof. Dr. Lynda Hardman, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam and University of Utrecht, NL
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver Kohlbacher, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, DE
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Mitschang, Universität Stuttgart, DE
• Prof. Dr. Bernhard Nebel, Albert-Ludigs-Universität Freiburg, DE
• Prof. Dr. Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, DE
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Schröder-Preikschat, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, DE
• Dr. Emmanuel Thomé, INRIA Nancy - Grand Est, FR
• Prof. Dr. Heike Wehrheim, Universität Paderborn, DE
• Prof. Dr. Verena Wolf, Universität des Saarlandes, DE
• Prof. Dr. Martina Zitterbart, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, DE