• Research foci

    • Multiobjective Evolutionary Computation
    • Hybrid Algorithms
    • Theory and Algorithms (Scheduling / Graphs)
    • Social Media Analytics / Online Propaganda

  • Education

    07/2015- 12/2018
    Habilitation and venia legendi (Information Systems)
    04/2013- 12/2018
    PostDoc
    05/2006- 10/2012
    Phd studies in computer science
    10/1999- 04/2006
    Studies in Computer Science

  • Positions

    10/2023- 03/2025
    Interim Professorship for Statistics & Optimization
    since 01/2023
    Extraordinary Professorship (Computational Social Science & Systems Analysis)
    since 11/2022
    Head of the Research Group on Computational Social Science & Systems Analytics (CSSSA)
    2019- 2023
    Associate Professor at the Department for Information Systems, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
    since 2018
    Academic Co-Head of the ERCIS Competence Center "Social Media Analytics"
    since 2016
    Head of the Research Group Social Media Analytics and Multi-objective Optimization
    2013- 2018
    PostDoc Researcher at the Department of Information Systems, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
    2006- 2012
    Research Associate at the Robotics Research Institute, TU Dortmund University

  • External functions

    since 01/2023
    Head, Steering Committee of the Multidisciplinary International Symposium for Open Online Media (MISDOOM)
    since 04/2022
    Member, German Informatics Society
    2019
    General Chair, General Chair of the Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media (MISDOOM 2019)
    since 2018
    Mitglied of the Integrity & Security Initiative lead by the federal office for information security
    since 2018
    CLAIRE (Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe), Supporter
    since 05/2006
    Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Professional Member

  • Appointments

    06/2022
    Offer to a Professorship for AI, Data Science & Analytics, University of Muenster (rejected)