Born February 9th, 1972 in Düsseldorf, Germany
Nationality: German
Married with Gudrun Rohde since November 17th, 2001
Father of Hannah Rohde, born July 16th, 2004
Father of Paula Rohde, born February 6th, 2006

Academic Education

1982 - 1991:
Gymnasium at Städtisches Humboldt-Gymnasiums Düsseldorf
Oct 1991 - Jun 1992:
Undergraduate Studies
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf University)
Major: Philosophy; Minors: Psychology, History
Apr 1994 - Mar 1996:
Undergraduate Studies
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf University)
Major: Medicine
Oct 1994 - Sep 1997:
Undergraduate & Master's Studies
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf University)
Major: Mathematics; Minor: Philosophy, Computer Sciences
Oct 1997 - Jun 2001:
Master's Studies
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Bonn University)
Major: Mathematics; Minor: Philosophy, Computer Sciences
Jul 2001 - Nov 2001:
Doctoral Studies
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Bonn University), Mathematical Logic Group
Dec 2001 - Dec 2005:
Doctoral Studies
RWTH Aachen University, Computer Science VII - Automata Theory and Logic in Computer Science

Degrees

June 14th, 1991:
Abitur (High School Degree)
Städtisches Humboldt-Gymnasiums Düsseldorf (best grade in school)
1992 / 1996:
My academic degrees in Philosophy and in Medicine are comparable with the international degree of B.A. and B.Med.Sc., but the German educational system did not offer this degree at that time
July 18th, 1997:
Vordiplom (B.Sc.) in Mathematics
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf University) (best possible grade)
June 26th, 2001:
Diplom (M.Sc.) in Mathematics
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Bonn University) (best possible grade)
Diploma Thesis: Über Erweiterungen des Axioms der Determiniertheit (On Extensions of the Axiom of Determinacy)
December 8th, 2005:
Doktor rer.nat. (Ph.D.)
RWTH Aachen University
Dissertation thesis: On Games and Logics over Dynamically Changing Structures

Positions

Jan 1998 - Sep 2000:
Studentische Hilfskraft (Research Assistant)
GMD - German National Research Center for Information Technology
Oct 2000 - Jun 2001:
Studentische Hilfskraft (Teaching Assistant)
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Bonn University), Department of Mathematics
Jul 2001 - Nov 2001:
Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (Senior Teaching Assistant)
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Bonn University), Department of Mathematics
Dec 2001 - Mar 2006:
Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter (Research Associate / Ph.D. Student)
RWTH Aachen University, Computer Science 7 - Automata Theory and Logic in Computer Science
Since Apr 2006:
Projektleitung und Entwicklung (Project Manager)
RWTH Aachen University, CiL - Center for integrative eLearning & eTeaching
Since Oct 2004:
Fachstudienberater für Lehramt Mathematik und Physik (Adviser for Master of Education in Mathematics and Physics)
RWTH Aachen University

Services

Jul 1992 - Sep 1993:
Civilian Service (as an alternative to Military Service)
Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Düsseldorf
Jan / Feb 1994:
Hospital Service
St. Vinzenz-Krankenhaus Düsseldorf

Grants

Sep / Oct 1995:
Travel Grant for Japan by the Studienwerk für Deutsch-Japanischen Kulturaustausch NRW e.V.

Traineeship

Sep 1995:
Traineeship at the Research Laboratories of Yaskawa Electric Corp., Tokio, Japan

Awards

Sep 2001:
Third place on the Studierenden-Konferenz Mathematik 2001
(Students Conference Mathematics 2001, Awards for the best Diploma / Master's theses in Mathematics in Germany)

Teaching Experience

See teaching/research.

Professional Experience / Projects

Jan 1998 - Sep 2000:
For GMD - German National Research Center for Information Technology:
- QUATEAM: Qualifying for teleworking in middle class business (Requirements for teleworking, groupware, conference systems, document management systems; technical, legal, organizational and administrative conditions)
- TUBORA: Development of an hotel reservation system and an internet-based tourist information system for the region Bonn / Rhein-Sieg / Ahrweiler
- IBEPRAES: Development of the internet-based fair presentation for GMD - IBE (e.g. CeBIT 2000)
- Development of database applications
- Design and development of POI systems
Jan 1998 - Sep 2000:
Lectures and Seminars on "Demonstrating the Potential of the Internet for Business Applications", "E-Commerce and Applications for B2B", "Strategies for Searching Information on the Net" and "Design and Components of a Professional Presentation on the Internet" at the KompEC - Centre for E-Commerce, a project of Chamber of Commerce Bonn, University for Applied Science St. Augustin and GMD - German National Research Center for Information Technology; supported by the BMWI - Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
Nov 1999:
Web catalog INTEReasy: Development of an application to visualize and edit the hierarchies and analyze the consistency of the databases
Feb 2000:
Lecture on "Strategies for Searching Information on the Net" at IFPO - Institut für Personalökonomie und Berufsorientierung GmbH, Bonn
Dec 2001 - Dec 2003:
ULI - Universitärer Lehrverbund Informatik. ULI is a cooperative project of 10 universities sponsored by the Zukunftsinvestitionsprogramm" (Future Investment Program) of the BMBF - German federal department for education and research. Within the project I developed the infrastructure to record lectures electronically and to produce downloadable video files.

Publications

See Publications.

Conferences and Workshops

Organisational Assistance: For participation see teaching/research.

Member of Professional Organisations