Personendaten
- Member of the Evangelical Free Church of Ramstein (Freie evangelische Gemeinde Ramstein)
- Married since 10.7.1987 with Monika Althoff (born Wolber), three children: Christopher Tim Althoff (born 2.4.1988), Robin Tobias Althoff (born 26.8.1990) and Maren Jana Althoff (born 21.6.1994)
Akademischer Grad
- 10.11.1997
Habilitation degree in Computer Science
Venia Legendi for Computer Science by the Department of Computer Science of the University of Kaiserslautern.
Title of habilitation thesis: „Evaluating Case-Based Reasoning Systems: The INRECA Case Study“ (Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Agnar Aamodt, Prof. Dr. M. M. Richter) - 18.9.1992
PhD degree in Computer Science
by the Department of Computer Science of the University of Kaiserslautern.
Title of the PhD thesis: A case-based learning component as an integrated part of the Moltke workbench for technical diagnosis (in German „Eine fallbasierte Lernkomponente als integrierter Bestandteil der Moltke-Werkbank zur Diagnose technischer Systeme“) (Reviewers: Prof. Dr. M. M. Richter, Prof. Dr. T. Christaller) - 29.9.1986
Diploma degree in Mathematics
Title of the diploma thesis: Concept and implementation of an inspection planning system with a specific focus on machine learning aspects (in German: „Konzept und Realisierung eines Systems zur Prüfplanerstellung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Lernaspektes“) (Reviewers: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. T. Pfeifer, Prof. Dr. M. M. Richter) - 11.10.1977 - 29.9.1986
Study of Mathematics at Aachen University of Technology (RWTH Aachen) with an emphasis on expert systems, with business sciences as minor subject and operations research as branch of study
Beschäftigung
- Since 1.1.2006
Excutive director of the Institute of Computer Science within the department of information and communication sciences of the University of Hildesheim - Since 15.11.2005
Preliminary executive director (founding director) of the Institute of Computer Science within the department of information and communication sciences of the University of Hildesheim - 15.7.2005 - 29.3.2006
Member of the board of review for a professorship on “business informatics” - 15.7.2005 – 15.2.2006
Chairman of the board of review for a professorship on “software engineering and software rechnology” - Since 1.5.2005
Member of the examination board for the course of study on information management and information technology (IMIT) - Since 1.4.2005
Member of the Senate of the University of Hildesheim - Since 1.4.2004
Full Professor (W3) for Databases and Information Systems with a focus on Intelligent Information Systems, Institute of Computer Science, Department of Information and Communication Sciences, University of Hildesheim (the first two semesters as a substitute) - 1.1.2003 – 31.3.2004
Core competence manager and department head „Experience based Systems and Processes" and member of the management board (ILA: Institutsleitungsausschuss) at the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE) in Kaiserslautern (Executive director: Prof. Dr. D. Rombach) - 1.2.2002 – 31.12.2002
Core competence manager and deputy department head „Systematic Learning and Improvement" and member of the management board (ILA: Institutsleitungsausschuss) at the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE) in Kaiserslautern (Executive director: Prof. Dr. D. Rombach) - 1.1.2001 – 31.1.2002
Core competence manager „Systematic Learning and Improvement" (included the groups “Organizational Learning and Experience Factory“, “Systematic Improvement“, and “Information Technology Security“ (ITS until 31.1.2002)) and member of the extended management board (XILA: erweiterter Institutsleitungsausschuss) at the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE) in Kaiserslautern (Executive director: Prof. Dr. D. Rombach) - 1.10.1998 – 31.12.2000
Group leader „Experience Factory Technology“within the department "Systematic Learning and Improvement" at the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE) in Kaiserslautern (Executive director: Prof. Dr. D. Rombach) - 1.1.1997 - 30.9.1998
Group leader „Quality Improvement/Experience Factory“ within the department "Quality and Process Engineering" at the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE) in Kaiserslautern (Executive director: Prof. Dr. D. Rombach) - 1.4.1993 - 31.12.1996
Project leader of EU project Inreca and of the Wimo project (funded by the State Rhineland-Palatinate) at the University of Kaiserslautern (within the research group of Prof. Dr. M. M. Richter) - 1.1.1993 - 31.3.1993
Employee of tec:inno GmbH (now empolis), Kaiserslautern - 1.10.1986 - 31.12.1992
Research associate (wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) within the Collaborative Research Center Artificial Intelligence – Knowledge-Based Systems (Sonderforschungsbereich 314 „Künstliche Intelligenz – Wissensbasierte Systeme“) in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Kaiserslautern (within the research group of Prof. Dr. M. M. Richter) - 1.3.1982 - 28.2.1986
Job as student assistant at the Laboratory for Tool Machines and Production Engineering, Aachen University of Technology (RWTH Aachen), chair for production measurement technology and quality management (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. T. Pfeifer)
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