Chair for Operations Research COMTESSA, Department of Computer Science, Universität der Bundeswehr, Munich, Germany

Studied mathematics, electrical engineering, and philosophy at TU Darmstadt and EPFL Lausanne 1987-93. Dipl.-Ing. ’93, Doctorate 1998 with award. Assistant Professor at Cologne University (Dr. habil. 2005; venia legendi ”Mathematics”). Visiting Professor at University of New Mexico (U.S.A.), University Graz (Austria), University of California at Berkeley, Naval Postgraduate School NPS Monterey (U.S.A.) & Beihang University (China).  Visiting scientist at SANDIA, Los Alamos National Lab, Santa Fe Institute for Complex Systems and MIT. Associated with Centre for the Advanced Study of Algorithms CASA (USA), Center for Network Innovation and Experimentation CENETIX, vice-chair of EURO group ”Experimental OR”, Program for Highly Gifted Pupils, Research Program ”Intelligent Networks and Security Structures” (INESS), International Best Paper Awards ’03, ’05, ’07.  Chair of the Advisory Board of the German Society for Operations Research (GOR). Chair of the GOR working group ”Simulation and Optimization of Complex Systems”. Foundation of COMTESSA (Core Competence Center C³ for Operations Research, Management – Strategic Studies, Safety & Security ALLIANCE), member of MUNICH AEROSPACE and HOLM (House of Logistics and Mobility) Frankfurt/ Germany.