1964	Born in Berlin, Germany
1986-1987	Nixdorf Computer AG
1988-1989	Student worker at GMD Research Center in Berlin (GMD FIRST)
1989	Diploma in Computer science from Technical University of Berlin
1990-2000	Researcher at GMD FIRST
1995	Dr. Ing. from Technical University of Berlin
1997	Visiting scientist at Fukuda-Lab, Nagoya University, Japan
1998-2000	Head of Visualization department at GMD FIRST
1998-1999	Lectures at HU Berlin and FHTW Berlin
since 2000	Professor for Applied Computer Science at (F)HTW Berlin
2000-2001	Scientific Advisor for FhG FIRST
2006-2011	Study Programme Director for Applied Computer Science
since 2004	Member of Competence Centers Human Computer Interaction, Gameslab and Visual Computing