Curriculum Vitae

Personal data

born 1957 in Altötting, Germany, married, one child

Education

University of Regensburg, Germany, M.A., Information Science (1984)
University of Regensburg, Germany, Dr. phil. in Information Science (1988), Dissertation
University of Regensburg, Germany, Habilitation in Information Science (1997), Post-doctoral Thesis

Professional positions

1998 - present	Professor of Information Science at the University of Hildesheim (International Information Management)
1997 - 1998	Interim Professor of Information Management at the University of Constance
1991 - 1997	Assistant Professor at the University of Regensburg
1984 - 1997	Project member and manager of several projects in the area of Information Retrieval, Human Computer Interaction, Evaluation of Information Systems

Functions

Management Board of the Special InterestGroup Information Retrieval of the German Society of ComputerScience

Management Board of the German Association for Information Science (Hochschulverband Informationswissenschaft)

IIM News Blog

News about the study programme International Information Management can be found in the IIM News Blog.

IIM Podcast

Here you will find the IIM Podcast from the IIM Logbuch.

Bachelor Degree Programme

The B.A. degree programme International Information Management (IIM): Information Science and Intercultural Communication offers a unique interdisciplinary approach to two highly relevant fields in today’s globalized world.

Master Degree Programme

The Master Degree Programme International Information Management / Information Science provides in-depth knowledge and skills for information science and language technology activities in a multilingual environment. The study programme is suitable for graduates of the bachelor degree programme IIM, but also for external applicants, especially from information science degrees.

Joint Degree: Global Studies on Management and Information Science (IIM-GLOMIS)

For the students of the University of Hildesheim the Joint Degree Program combines the Master Degree Programs "International Information Management - Information Science" of the University of Hildesheim and "Information and Communication Engineering" of the Pai Chai University, Daejeon and "Management Information Systems" of the Chungbuk National University , Cheongju. All three programs impart - with different emphases - qualifications for coping with and shaping complex information processes in an international and multicultural context.