Education and Training

University Degrees

Habilitation in Computer Science, Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Thesis: "Requirements Engineering and Tool-Support for Security and Privacy"
Habilitation presentation: "Fairness im Maschinellen Lernen"

Doctor of Science (Dr. rer. nat.), Department Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Kassel, Germany
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Lutz Wegner (Interactive Systems and Database Group, University of Kassel, Germany), Prof. Dr. Jan Jürjens (Software Engineering for Critical Systems Group, Technical University Dortmund)
Thesis: "The Challenge of Authentication in Insecure Environments"

Diploma of Computer Science (Dipl.-Inform.), Department of Computer Science, Technical University, Darmstadt, Germany (equivalent to master of computer science)
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Johannes Buchmann, Dr. Christoph Ludwig (Theoretical Computer Science - Cryptography and Computer Algebra Group, Technical University, Darmstadt)
Thesis: "Securitymodels for Ajtai-Dwork’s cryptosystem"

Diploma of Mathematics (Dipl.-Math.), Department of Mathematics, Technical University, Darmstadt, Germany (equivalent to master of mathematics)
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Johannes Buchmann, Dr. Christoph Ludwig (Theoretical Computer Science - Cryptography and Computer Algebra Group, Technical University, Darmstadt)
Thesis: "Securitymodels for Ajtai-Dwork’s cryptosystem"

Training and Continuing Education

Certificate: The Development and Management of Research Projects at Kassel University and Philipps-University Marburg (152 hours)
The course is a joint project between Kassel University and Philipps-University Marburg. It is planned as basis for learning integrated with practice to strengthen key skills pertaining for research. The course includes seminars covering the following areas: developping and applying for a project, managing a project, presenting the results, organising a conference, transferring results to the industry. The aim is to provide the participants with skills for developping, applying for and managing projects. It ends with the internal assessment and the succesfull defense of a participant's project proposal.

Certificate: Llukas - Didactics of Continuing Higher Education at Kassel University (310 work units)
Llukas is a modular continuing education certificate program of the didactics of higher education. The course is geared to national standards of continuing education concepts of the didactics of higher education. It provides an opportunity to develop and enrich competencies necessary for instructors at the higher education levels. At the same time, a proof of qualification is earned which certifies pedagogical-didactical competencies. The program includes seminars covering the following areas: teaching and learning, student advisement, testing and grading, evaluating, innovation development, key competencies for teachers, reflection and transfer. Traning includes the development of E-learning competencies which are incorperated across thematic areas.

Training as Emergency Medical Technician (520 hours) with an additional Voice Radio Training (30 hours)
The training includes 160 hours theory, 160 hours hands-on training at a hospital, 160 hours hands-on training on an ambulance, and a final course with examination lasting 40 hours. The theoretical part includes basic knowledge regarding anatomy and physiology, general matters and measures of emergency medicine, and special emergency profiency of important areas (e.g. internal medicine, surgery, neurology, psychiatry). Furthermore, the structure of the rescue service, legal and technical issues as well as hands-on exercises of emergency techniques are covered. The hand-on training in the hopital is done in the emergency ambulance, the intensive care unit, and anaesthesia. It teaches medical measures as preparing a fusion, assisting at an intubation, handling pharmaceuticals, and monitoring patients.