Publications
| born 3.7.1939 | in Berlin |
| 1958: | Studies of Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, University of Stuttgart |
| 1965: | Diploma in Mathematics |
| 1966: | Diploma in Electrical Engineering |
| 1969: | Dr. rer. nat. in Computer Science |
| 1976: | Professor of Computer Science at the University of Dortmund |
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since 1981: |
Full Professor of Computer Science at the University of Hagen
(FernUniversität), chair of Practical Computer Science II
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| 1972 | Managing Director of the Institute for Computer Science at the University of Stuttgart |
| 1984/85 | Vice President (Prorector) for Education at the FernUniversität |
| 1989 - 1995 | Chair of IFIP-Working Group WG2.7 (13.4) 'User Interface Engineering' |
| 1994 - 1998 | Member-at-Large of the Council of the ACM |
| since 1995 | Member of the Board of Directors of EuroPACE2000 |
| 1998 - 2000 | Secretary and Treasurer of the ACM |
| since 1999 | Vice-Chair of EuroPACE 2000 |
| since 1999 | Media Representative of the FernUniversität Hagen |
| 1999 - 2002 | Vice Rector for Continuing Education at the FernUniversität Hagen |
| 2002 - 2.2004 | Vice Rector for Planning and Finances at the FernUniversität Hagen |
| 31.7.04 | retired |
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Leading functions in various international projects, funded mainly by the European Union. |
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| Member of various national and international organisations (ANSI, DIN, EADTU, EuroPACE2000, IFIP). | |
| Publications in the areas of user interfaces of operationg systems, planning, multimedia authoring and learning environments, design principles for interactive systems, CSCW, mobile agents. | |
| Chair, co-chair and reviewer for various national and international conferences; editor and co-editor of various conference proceedings. | |