Olaf Wolkenhauer

Olaf Wolkenhauer (born March 14, 1966 in Buchholz in the Nordheide ) is a German engineer and control technician specializing in mathematical modeling and data analysis . Since 2003 he has been Professor of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics at the Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Rostock .

Life

In 1985–1988, Wolkenhauer completed an apprenticeship in marine and special technology at AEG Systemtechnik in Hamburg. This was followed by the technical diploma in Wilhelmsburg in 1989. This was followed by a degree in electrical engineering at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences from 1989–1993 . After graduating as a Dipl.-Ing. (FH) 1993, Wolkenhauer continued his academic training 1993–1994 with studies at the University of Portsmouth ( Great Britain ) and in 1994 he received his Bachelor of Engineering (hons) 1st degree . This was followed by a scientific position at the Control Systems Center at the University of Manchester from 1994–1997 . Wolkenhauer received his doctorate in 1997 from the University of Manchester on the subject: "Possibility Theory with Applications to Data Analysis". He continued his work in Manchester 1997-1999 as a lecturer at the Control Systems Center with a Lucas Varity Research Lectureship. Afterwards, Wolkenhauer moved to the Faculty of Information Technology and Systems at the University of Delft (Netherlands) as a visiting researcher for two years . 2000–2003 he returned to the University of Manchester for an interdisciplinary lectureship at the Department of Electrical Engineering & Electronics (Control Systems Center) and the Department of Biomolecular Sciences. In 2003, Wolkenhauer followed his appointment to the chair of systems biology and bioinformatics at the University of Rostock , the first chair of its kind in Europe. From 2003-2006 he was also visiting professor at the University of Manchester. In 2004 he was an adjunct professorship at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland ( USA ) and since 2010 a visiting professorship at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences . Wolkenhauer was named a Lifelong Fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in South Africa in 2005 . The declared research goal of Wolkenhauer is to “discover laws in cell biological systems; to understand the life of cells with the help of mathematics. ”In addition to his scientific research, Wolkenhauer has also published a Low German conversation manual. Wolkenhauer likes to use his free time to kite surfing or to play music as a hobby DJ.

More functions

• Founding member of the Center for Logic, Philosophy of Science and History of Science (ZLWWG), 2006
• External reviewer for the EU Commission Directorate of - Health Research, Unit F4 - Fundamental Genomics
• Member of the systems biology working group at DECHEMA Frankfurt
• Member of the national selection panel for the MTZ Award for Systems Biology
• Peer Review Panel UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
• Founder of the international journal IET Systems Biology
• Founder of the Steinbeis Research Center "Analysis of Complex Systems"
• Member of the "Life, Light & Matter" department of the interdisciplinary faculty of the University of Rostock

Publications (selection)

• W. Dubitzky, O.Wolkenhauer, H.Yokata, KH. Cho: Encyclopedia of Systems Biology. Springer Verlag 2012.
• M. Ullah, O. Wolkenhauer: Stochastic Approaches for Systems Biology, Springer Verlag 2011.
• O. Wolkenhauer, P. Wellstead, KH Cho (Eds.): Systems Biology. Portland Press (Essays in Biochemistry Series) 2008.
• O. Wolkenhauer: Data Engineering: Fuzzy Mathematics in System Theory and Data Analysis. John Wiley and Sons, New York 2001.
• O. Wolkenhauer: Possibility Theory with Applications to Data Analysis. Research Studies Press, Chichester 1998.

Web links

• Entry on Olaf Wolkenhauer in the Catalogus Professorum Rostochiensium
• University of Rostock, Institute for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics: Olaf Wolkenhauer
• List of publications Olaf Wolkenhauer on dblp
• The kitesurf professor from Warnemünde, contribution on NDR television, "North Tour" from July 5, 2014 ( Memento from July 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Wolkenhauer on the homepage of the Institute for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics at the University of Rostock. Retrieved July 2, 2015 . 
2. ↑ STIAS homepage
3. ↑ Computer science professor promotes the Low German language with the book "Nich lang schnacken". (No longer available online.) September 19, 2012, archived from the original on July 4, 2015 ; Retrieved July 2, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ members ZLWWG. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 4, 2015 ; Retrieved July 2, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Homepage Fundamental genomics research. Retrieved July 2, 2015 . 
6. ^ Section Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology, DECHEMA. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 4, 2015 ; Retrieved July 2, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ Members of the national selection panel for the MTZ Award for Medical Systems Biology. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 2, 2015 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
8. ^ Homepage Journal IET Systems Biology. Retrieved July 2, 2015 . 
9. ↑ Homepage INF. Retrieved July 2, 2015 .