Bernhard Thalheim

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Bernhard Thalheim

Bernhard Thalheim (born March 10, 1952 in Radebeul ) is a German computer scientist and university professor of the chair of information systems technology at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel . He published fundamental articles on conceptual modeling and the theory on which it is based.

Life

From 1971 to 1975 Thalheim studied mathematics at the Technical University of Dresden . In 1979 he was promoted to Dr. rer. nat. PhD in Discrete Mathematics from Lomonosov University . In 1985 he completed his habilitation at the Technical University of Dresden in the field of theoretical computer science .

From 1986 to 1989 Thalheim was a lecturer at the Technical University of Dresden. He then taught and researched from 1989 to 1993 as a professor and chair holder at the University of Rostock . From 1993 to 2003 he was dean and professor at the Brandenburg Technical University in Cottbus . Since 2003 he has been Professor of the Information Systems Technology Chair at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel .

In addition, Bernhard Thalheim was visiting professor at the University of Kuwait from 1988 to 1990 and in 2004, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 visiting professor at the University of Klagenfurt (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt) in Austria . In 2003 he was visiting professor at the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and in 2006 visiting professor at Massey University in New Zealand .

In 2005 he was appointed Kolmogorow Professor e. H. the Moscow State University and was the world's fifth scientist who was honored in this way. On October 22, 2008, he received the Peter P. Chen Award for his outstanding contributions to the research area of ​​conceptual modeling.

He is the founder of the German branch of DAMA, is Vice-Chair of the Steering Committee of the FoIKS conferences and a member of the Steering Committee of other conferences, including a. ER, ADBIS, ASM and NLDB. He is editor of Data and Knowledge Engineering and other journals and a member of Dataport's advisory board .

Scientific contributions

Conceptual modeling

Thalheim published fundamental articles on conceptual modeling theory and the science of conceptual modeling on different levels of abstraction and areas of application. These include the higher-order entity-relationship model he developed , the book Dependencies in Relational Databases and Chapters 6, 12 and 17 of the Handbook of Conceptual Modeling .

The Higher-Order Entity-Relationship Model (HERM) and the book Dependencies in Relational Databases serve as the basis for system analysis and design methods, CASE tools and repository systems. The HERM is the basis for a number of commercial projects in Germany and Europe and is cited as a reference for the fundamentals of database management systems and entity relationship modeling .

The HERM developed by Thalheim has its roots in APG Brown and its invention of the Entity-Relationship-Model -concept, but also picks up on other, fundamental ideas from earlier work, such as B. by Peter Chen , which were mainly developed and promoted by practitioners.

Conceptual modeling for IT fundamentals

Scientific articles on the topic of conceptual modeling foundations and theory forming span an area of ​​IT problem-solving work, such as B. the semantics in databases for generalized, functional dependencies for a user-friendly database design; Co-design as a holistic approach for collaboration and cooperation in the design of information system applications; Micro, meso and macro level of the work processes of users for the development of collaboration frameworks for distributed web information systems; the conceptualization of theories in various application areas as the basis for content management systems; Model suites as design theory and the basis of multi-model engineering for dealing with information system models and their complexity when evolution occurs; Business process modeling and notations that go beyond the modeling of business processes lead to the basics of database management; and the systematic development of Internet sites for the development of web information systems.

Database design tools

RADD Rapid application and database development (toolkit for developing structures, constraints, functions, views and interfaces for database systems)
VisualSQL (Visual database querying) Visual database programming - VisualSQL

Publications (selection)

  • 2011. Handbook of Conceptual Modeling: Theory, Practice, and Research Challenges . With David W. Embley (eds.), Springer ISBN 3-642-15864-1
  • 2011. Semantics in Data and Knowledge Bases . With Klaus-Dieter Schewe (eds.), 4th International Workshops, SDKB 2010, Bordeaux, France, July 5, 2010, Revised Selected Papers Springer.
  • 2010. Advances in Databases and Information Systems - 14th East European Conference . With Barbara Catania, and Mirjana Ivanovic (eds.), ADBIS 2010, Novi Sad, Serbia, September 20–24, Proceedings Springer.
  • 2008. Semantics in Data and Knowledge Bases . With Klaus-Dieter Schewe (eds.), Third International Workshop, SDKB 2008, Nantes, France, March 29, 2008, Revised Selected Papers Springer.
  • 2008. Web Information Systems Engineering - WISE 2008 . With James Bailey, David Maier, Klaus-Dieter Schewe, and Xiaoyang Sean Wang (eds.), 9th International Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, September 1-3, 2008. Proceedings Springer.
  • 2007. Conceptual Modeling - ER 2007 . With Christine Parent, Klaus-Dieter Schewe, and Veda C. Storey (eds.), 26th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Auckland, New Zealand, November 5-9, 2007, Proceedings Springer.
  • 2004. Abstract State Machines 2004. Advances in Theory and Practice . with Wolf Zimmermann (eds.) 11th International Workshop, ASM, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany, May 24–28, 2004. Proceedings Springer,
  • 2004. Web Information Systems . With Christoph Bussler, Suk-ki Hong, Woochun Jun, Roland Kaschek, Kinshuk, Shonali Krishnaswamy, Seng Wai Loke, Daniel Oberle, Debbie Richards, Amit Sharma, and York Sure (eds.), WISE 2004 International Workshops, Brisbane, Australia, November 22-24, 2004. Proceedings Springer.
  • 2003. Semantics in Databases . With Leopoldo E. Bertossi, Gyula OH Katona, and Klaus-Dieter Schewe (eds.), Second International Workshop, Dagstuhl Castle, Germany, January 7–12, 2001, Revised Papers Springer.
  • 2003. Advances in Databases and Information Systems . With Leonid A. Kalinichenko, Rainer Manthey, and Uwe Wloka (eds.), 7th East European Conference, ADBIS 2003, Dresden, Germany, September 3-6, 2003, Proceedings Springer.
  • 2000. Entity-Relationship Modeling Foundations of Database Technology . Springer, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-540-65470-4 .
  • 2000. Current Issues in Databases and Information Systems, East-European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems . With Julius Stuller, Jaroslav Pokorný, and Yoshifumi Masunaga (eds.), Held Jointly with International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications, ADBIS-DASFAA 2000, Prague, Czech Republic, September 5–8, 2000, Proceedings Springer.
  • 2000. Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems . With Klaus-Dieter Schewe (eds.), First International Symposium, FoIKS 2000, Burg, Germany, February 14-17, 2000, Proceedings Springer.
  • 1999. Conceptual Modeling: Current Issues and Future Directions (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) With Peter Chen, Jacky Akoka, and Hannu Kangassalo (eds.).
  • 1991. Dependencies in relational databases . published by Teubner.
  • 1989. Practical Database Design Methodologies . Kuwait University Press.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.uni-kiel.de/aktuell/pm/2005/2005-090-thalheim.shtml
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Towards a Theory of Conceptual Modeling. J. UCS 16 (20): 3102-3137 (2010)
  4. ^ The Science of Conceptual Modeling. DEXA (1) 2011: 12-26
  5. ^ Entity-Relationship Modeling Foundations of Database Technology, Springer, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-540-65470-4
  6. ^ Dependencies in relational databases published by Teubner in 1991
  7. ↑ Handbook of Conceptual Modeling: Theory, Practice, and Research Challenges, Springer 2011 - Hardback - 589 pages - ISBN 3-642-15864-1
  8. ^ APG Brown, Modeling a Real-World System and Designing a Schema to Represent It, in Data Base Description, ed Douque and Nijssen, North-Holland, 1975, ISBN 0-7204-2833-5
  9. ^ Peter P. Chen: The Entity-Relationship Model - Toward a Unified View of Data . In: ACM Transactions on Database Systems 1/1/1976 ACM-Press ISSN  0362-5915 , pp. 9-36
  10. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from April 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

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personal data
SURNAME Thalheim, Bernhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German computer scientist
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Radebeul