Vita

Vita

List of events:

• January 13, 1976: Birth in Idar-Oberstein, Germany

• June 1986 - June 1995: Gymnasium an der Heinzenwies, Idar-Oberstein, Germany

• June 19, 1995: Abitur (High School Graduation)

• October 4, 1995 - July 31, 1996: Military Service at Kommando 2. Luftwaffendivision, Birkenfeld, Germany

• October 1996 - June 2001: Computer Science Study (Subsidiary Subject Mathematics) at the University of Kaiserslautern (UKL), Kaiserslautern, Germany

• September 23, 1998: Vordiplom (Intermediate Diploma)

• June 19, 2001: Diploma in Computer Science (summa cum laude), Diploma Thesis: "Development of a logical architecture for Software Project Control Centers", Software Engineering Research Group, UKL

• July 2001 - December 2003: Research assistant for the Software Engineering Research Group and the special research project SFB 501 at UKL

• January 2004 - December 2007: Research assistant for the Software Engineering Research Group, UKL in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE), Kaiserslautern, Germany

• January 2008 - March 2009: Senior engineer at Fraunhofer IESE

• October 31, 2008: Dr. rer. nat. (summa cum laude), Dissertation: "Goal-oriented Quantitative Software Project Control", Computer Science Department, UKL, Defense: October 31, 2008, published in 2009

• April 2009 - March 2011: Department Head "Processes and Measurement" (PAM) at Fraunhofer IESE

• April 2011 - November 2012: Department Head "Measurement, Prediction, and Empiricism" (MPE) at Fraunhofer IESE

• April 2011 - December 2020: Division Manager "Process Management" (PM) at Fraunhofer IESE

• Since April 2011: Board member of group "Measurement and Data Science" of the German Computer Science Association (GI - Gesellschaft für Informatik)

• April 2011 - September 2023: Lecturer at TU Kaiserslautern

• January 2018 - September 2023: Coordinator of the strategy process at Fraunhofer IESE

• Since December 2018:  Ombudsman for Good Scientific Practice at Fraunhofer IESE

• January 2021 - September 2023: Division Manager "Smart Digital Solutions" (SDS) at Fraunhofer IESE

• Since October 2023: Research Coordinator, University Cooperations at Fraunhofer IESE (part time)

• Since October 2023: Professor for Applied Computer Science at University of Applied Sciences Mainz, Germany

Program Committee Activities

List of PC activities in conferences and workshops:

• CSMR/ERA (Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering / Early Research Achievements): 2012

• ICSSP (International Conference on Software and System Process): 2015, 2016

• IWSM (International Workshop on Software Measurement) und Mensura (International Conference on Software Process and Product Measurement): 2011, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022

• GI-Informatik Workshops: 2008, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

• Metrikon: 2012-2015

• PROFES (Product-Focused Software Process Improvement): since 2006

• SEAA (EUROMICRO Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications):

  • AI4DevOps (AI-Enabled Software Development and Operations): since 2020

  • SPPI (Software Process and Product Improvement): since 2012

  • MeSVAM (Measurement as a Strategy for Software Value Management): 2012-2017

  • EsPreSSE (Estimation and Prediction in Software & Systems Engineering): 2013-2017

• SWQD (Software Quality Days): since 2012

• WoSQ (International Workshop on Software Quality): 2011-2012

Conference and Workshop Chairs

List of conferences and workshops as chair:

• GI-Workshop: Trustworthiness of AI Solutions, 2022: Program Co-Chair

• GI-Workshop: Use of pre-built AI Services in Scientific and Industrial Discourse, 2022: Program Co-Chair

• GI-Workshop: Data Science: Industry Experience and Practical Tips, 2021: Program Co-Chair

• GI-Workshop: Software Measurement Quo Vadis, 2017: Program Co-Chair

• ICSSP (International Conference on Software and System Processes) 2023: Program Co-Chair

• ICSSP (International Conference on Software and System Processes) und ICGSE (International Conference on Global Software Engineering) 2021: Industry Co-Chair

• IWSM (International Workshop on Software Measurement) / Mensura 2016, Program Chair

• PROFES (Product-Focused Software Process Improvement) 2013, Program Co-Chair

• PROFES (Product-Focused Software Process Improvement) 2008, Short Paper Co-Chair

• WESoC (International Workshop on Efficient Software Cost Estimation Approaches) 2006, Program Co-Chair