Education

1984
University of Cologne
State examination in Mathematics and Physics

1986
University of Cologne
Ph.D. in Mathematics

2004
Technical University of Darmstadt
Habilitation in Mathematics

Positions

1984 - 1988
University of Cologne, Institute for Mathematics
Scientific associate

1988 - 1989
University of Cologne, Institute for Mathematics
Scientific assistant

1989 – 1990
University of Bonn, Sonderforschungsbereich 303 “Information and Coordination of Economic Activities”
Scientific associate and board member

1990 - 1995
Siemens AG, Munich, Corporate Research and Development
Research engineer

1995 - 1998
Siemens AG, Munich, Corporate Research and Development
Project manager

1998 - 2000
Siemens AG, Munich, Corporate Technology
Head of Competence Center „Discrete Optimization“

Since 2000
Siemens AG, Munich, Corporate Technology
Senior Principal Research Scientist

Since 2006
German accreditation agency specialised in accrediting degree programs from the fields of engineering, informatics/computer science, the natural sciences and mathematics e.V. (ASIIN)
Auditor and member of Technical Commitee Mathematics

Teaching

1989 - 1990
University of Cologne, Institute for Mathematics
Lecturer „Mathematical Optimization“

1991 - 1993
Johannes-Kepler University of Linz, Institute or Systems Theory
Lecturer „VLSI Design“

1992 - 1994
Technical University of Darmstadt, Institute for Microelectronic Systems
Lecturer „Systems Engineering using VHDL“

1996 - 1998
Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Institute for Mathematics
Lecturer „Operations Research“

Since 2003
University of Cooperative Education Stuttgart, Faculty of Information Technology
Lecturer "Information Technology"

Since 2004
Technical University of Darmstadt, Faculty of Mathematics
Privatdozent