Curriculum Vitae:

• 1966 born in Erfurt, Germany
• 1986-1991 Studies in mathematics at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
• 1991 Diploma in mathematics, FSU Jena
• 1991-1992 Graduate Fellowship from the Land Thüringen
• 1992-1996 Research Assistant (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at FSU Jena
• 1993-1994 Visiting Scholar at the University of Rochester, USA, with a Research Fellowship from the DAAD
• Dissertation in computer science, FSU Jena, summa cum laude
• 1996-2000 Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Wissenschaftlicher Assistent) at FSU Jena
• 1996 - 2002 Participating in two international collaborative research projects on computational complexity funded by the NSF and the DAAD
• 1997-1998 Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester, USA, with a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the DAAD in the NATO program
• 1999 Habilitation in computer science, FSU Jena
• 2000 Heisenberg Fellowship of the DFG
• since 10/2000 Associate Professor for computer science at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
• 2003 - 2007 DFG Research Project on computational complexity
• 2005 Book: "Complexity Theory and Cryptology. An Introduction to Cryptocomplexity" published by Springer-Verlag
• 2005 Book: "Lilandra. Vier Märchen", illustrated by Irene Rothe, Lunardi Verlag, Berlin. In German.

Main Research Interests:

• computational complexity theory
• cryptology
• algorithmics