Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Herwig Unger
Education
| 9/1972 – 8/1980 | Polytechnical School in Greifswald |
| 9/1980 – 8/1984
11/1984 – 4/1986 9/1986 – 2/1991
8/1989 – 2/1990
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Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Gymnasium Greifswald; graduation with highest marks
Military service Study at Technical University of Ilmenau; Major in Electrical Engineering, Specialisation in Technical Computer Science and Engineering, graduation as ’Diplom-Ingenieur’ with highest marks Part-time study at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Faculty of Automation, Prof. Swiridow |
Professional experience
| 9/1984 – 10/1984
5/1986 – 8/1986 3/1991 – 1/1994
2/1994 – 8/1996 7/1994 4/1996 – 6/2000 8/1996 – 12/2006
5/2000 4/2004 – 9/2004
9/2006 – present |
Mechanics in the R&D department of Information Electronics Greifswald (Nachrichtenelektronik Greifswald)
Research assistant at the Chair of Computer Architecture in the Faculty of Automation at Technical University of Ilmenau Lecturer of Technical Computer Science at University of Rostock Dr.-Ing. (PhD) awarded with predicate “magna cum laude” Software consultant/Project leader at anemometerbau plc, Rostock Tenured faculty member in the Department of Theoretical Computer Science at University of Rostock Scientific degree Dr.-Ing. habil. (DSc) awarded by habilitation Substitute for the chair professor of Computer Networks and Distributed Systems at University of Leipzig Chair professor of Communication Networks at FernUniversität in Hagen |
Long-term stays abroad and other foreign activities
| 7/1995 – 9/1995
7/1998 – 9/1998 9/2002
2/2003 – 3/2003 9/2003 2/2004 – 3/2004 8/2011 – 3/2012
Since 2007 |
Senior visiting scientist at the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI); Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Visiting professor in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at University of Montreal, Canada Visiting professor in the Department of Information Systems at University of Guadalajara, Mexico
International lecturer at King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB),Thailand Annually visiting lecturer and supervisor of MSc and PhD students at KMUTNB and leader of 3 projects granted by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – The intense cooperation was honoured in September 2009 and October 2015 by the ‘Outstanding International Academic Alliance Award’ offered by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. |
Further information
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§ Web-based systems and applications
§ Internet algorithms and technologies § Adaption and self-organisation in complex systems § P2P systems as well as context- and location-sensitive applications § Large-scale, distributed simulations
§ Over 120 publications in refereed journals and conferences § 23 books published/edited § Over 35 invited talks and lectures given in 10 countries
§ 10 PhD students finished successfully § 6 PhD candidates recently under supervision in Germany, 5 in Thailand § supervision of one DSc thesis
§ Airbus Industrie, Hamburg § Telecom Malaysia, Research & Development § Ajinomoto Ltd.,Thailand § Jens Nicolaysen Consulting, Hamburg
§ German (native) § English (fluent in speaking and writing) § Russian (fluent in speaking and writing) § Spanish and Thai (basic knowledge)
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| Memberships:
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§ IEEE Computer Society, 1992 – 2005
§ Society of Computer Simulation (SCS), since 1996, Director of the Council on Tools and Technology, 2002 – 2004 § German Computer Society (GI), since 1995 head of the working group ‘Real-Time Communication’ § Society for Design and Process Science (SDPS), since 2008, |