Education

1986	Diploma in Computer Science (with Mathematics), Munich University of Technology (TUM)
1991	Doctorate degree (Dr. rer.nat.) in Computer Science RWTH Aachen

Work Experience

1986 - 1992	Research Assistant at RWTH Aachen
1993 - 1998	Scientific Assistant (C1) at RWTH Aachen
1994	Visiting Researcher at Chair of Software Engineering and Information Systems, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, The Netherlands
1996	Visiting Researcher at Computing and Information Science Department, Queen’s University, Kingston, Kanada
1998 - 2002	Associate Professor (C3) at Institute for Software Technology, Faculty of Computer Science, University of the German Armed Forces, Munich
since 2002	Full Professor (C4) at Institute for Data Technology, Department for Electrical Engineering and Communication Technology, Technische Universität Darmstadt

Main Research Fields

• Integration of Engineering Languages and Tools
• P2P Technologies for Distributed IDEs
• Model-Based / Product Line Testing
• Model-Based Software Engineering of Embedded Systems
• Model-Driven Security Engineering
• (Meta) Modeling Languages
• Model Transformation and Specification Languages
• Software Modernization and Reengineering

Professional Activities

• (Co-)Organizer of more than 20 conferences and workshops
• Programme Committee Member of about 100 conferences and workshops
• Dean of Student Affairs of the Information System Technology Study Center
at Technische Universität Darmstadt
• (Co-)Author of more than 130 scientific publications
(member of the list of the most cited computer scientists)
• ACM, IEEE, GI Member

Steering Committee Member

• ACM/IEEE International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS)
• European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications (ECMFA)
• International Conference on Graph Transformation System (ICGT)
• IEEE Symposia on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC)
• GI Joint Interest Groups (Querschnittsfachausschuss) on Modeling (QFAM)