Mai 09, 1965 born in Soest, Germany
| 1991 | Diploma degree in Computer Science, Univ. of Paderborn, Germany |
| 1996 | Dr.-rer. nat. degree in Computer Science, Univ. of Paderborn, Germany |
| 2000 | PD Dr.-Irer. nat., Habilitation entitled Integration von Verzögerungszeit-Invarianz in den Entwurf eingebetteter Systeme. Univ. of Paderborn, Germany |
| 2000-2002 | Chair of the Computer Science and Process Laboratory, University of Paderborn, Germany |
| 2002-2003 | Chair (procuration) of the Operating Systems Department of faculty for Elektrotechnik / Informatik, University of Kassel, Germany |
| since 2003 | Chair of the Computer Engineering Department of the faculty for Computer Science, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany |
| since 2006 | Dean of the Faculty for Computer Science, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany |
| since 2006 | Scientific Director of Computing Center of Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany |