Career
- 1988-93: Study of computer science at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
- 1993-98: Scientific assistant at the chair database (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg)
- 1998: Dissertation "Schemaintegration für den Entwurf Föderierter Datenbanken"
- 1999 - end of 2000: Assistant professor at the university of Windsor (Canada)
- 1998 - 2006: Scientific assistant at the chair database (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg)
- End of 2004: Habilitation "Ähnlichkeitssuche in Multimediadatenbanken"
- 01.10.2006: Head of the chair database and information systems at the BTU Cottbus