Biography

Education

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science (Dr. rer.-nat.), Dept. of Computer Science (FB Informatik), University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, September 2003. Advisors: Dr. Hans Hagen (University of Kaiserslautern), Dr. Bernd Hamann (UC Davis) and Dr. Gerik Scheuermann (University of Kaiserslautern).
  • M.S. in Computer Science (Dipl.-Inform.), Minor in Physcis, Dept. of Computer Science (FB Informatik), University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 1999.
  • B.S. in Computer Science (Vordiplom), Minor in Physics, Dept. of Computer Science (FB Informatik), University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, September 1995.

Professional Experience

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Image Processing and Integrated Computing, University of California, Davis, California, U.S.A. and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, Californina, U.S.A., September 2003 – PRESENT.
  • Visiting Scholar, Center for Image Processing and Integrated Computing, University of California, Davis, California, U.S.A., October 2002 – August 2003, February 2001 – July 2001, February 2000 – June 2000, September 1998 – June 1999.
  • Guest Researcher, Visualization Group, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, California, U.S.A., October 2000 – August 2003.
  • Research/Teaching Assistant (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter), AG Graphische Datenverarbeitung und Computergeometrie, Department of Computer Science (FB Informatik), University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, September 2001 – September 2002, October 2000 – January 2001.
  • Lecturer, Dept. of Computer Science, University of California, Davis, California, U.S.A., April 2001 – June 2001.
  • Student Emplyoee, Visualization Group, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, California, U.S.A., June 2000 – September 2000.
  • Researcher, German Research Center for Artificial Inteligence GmBH (DFKI), Kaiserslautern, Germany (in collaboration with tecmath GmBH&Co KG, Kaiserslautern, Germany), September 1999 – January 2000.
  • System Administrator and Consultant, ProBuy Einkaufsdienstleistungen, Mannheim, Germany, May 1991 – September 1998.
  • Student Teaching Assistant (Studentische Hilfskraft), AG Graphische Datenverarbeitung und Computergeometrie, Department of Computer Science (FB Informatik), University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, October 1997 – July 1998.
  • Student Research Assitant (Studentische Hilfskraft), Project “Visualisierung Parametrisch Editierbarer Raumkomponenten” (VIPER), AG Graphische Datenverarbeitung und Computergeometrie, Department of Computer Science (FB Informatik), University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, August 1996 – September 1997.
  • Student Research Assistant (Studentische Hilfskraft), Project “Knowledge Validation and Exploration by Global Analysis” (VEGA), German Research Center for Artificial Inteligence GmBH (DFKI), Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 1995 – September 1995.

Service

  • Reviewer: IEEE Visualization (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), Joint Eurographics – IEEE TCVG Symposium on Visualization (2002, 2003), IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (2001, 2002), The Visual Computer (2001), IASTED International Conference on Computer Graphics (2002), Book “Hierarchical and Geometrical Methods in Scientific Visualization,” (Springer-Verlag), Book “Geometric Modelling for Scientific Visualization,” (Springer Verlag).
  • Setup of Webserver for IEEE Visualization 1999.

Professional Membersips

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society (IEEE Computer Society), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society Technical Comittee on Visualization and Graphics (IEEE TCVG)

Awards

Best Student Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Computer Science (FB Informatik), University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, Summer Semester, 1998

Advising

  • Randall Rauwendaal Undergraduate Research Project, Topology-based Segmentation of Terrain Data, April 2003 – PRESENT.
  • Thomas W. Slankard, Undergraduate Research Project, Visualization of Experimental Earthquake Data, January 2003 – PRESENT.
  • Martin Oehler, Study Thesis (Projektarbeit), Parallel Volume Rendering of Adaptive Mesh Refienement (AMR) Data, July 2002 – January 2002.
  • Marco Schneider, Study Thesis (Proketarbeit), Visualization of Experimental Earthquake Data, January 2002 – December 2002.

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