Sessions - Integrated Design and Process Technology

Conference Reception Speakers
Dr. Wolfgang Reisig
Humboldt-universität
zu berlin
Student of Computer Science, Karlsruhe
and Bonn, Diploma 1974; Assistant professor
at the University of Bonn (1974-1976) and RWTH Aachen
(1976-1983); Ph.D. in Computer Science, RWTH Aachen,
1979; Visiting professor, University of Hamburg 1983/84;
Project Manager, GMD, St. Augustin, 1984-1988; Habilitation,
University of Bonn, 1987; Professor, TU Munich 1988-
1993; Full Professor, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 1993 -
current; Managerial director at the Department of Computer
Science, 1994-1996; Dean of the Mathematical and Natural
Science Faculty, 1996-1998; Managerial director at the Department
of Computer Science, 2002-2004; Summer 1997:
Senior researcher at the International Computer Science Institute
(ICSI), Berkeley, California; Winter term 2000/2001:
“Lady Davis Visiting Professorship” at the Technion, Haifa,
Israel; IBM Faculty Award 2002, “Cross-organizational Business
Processes (Composition of Web Services)”; Winter term
2004/2005 Senior researcher at Microsoft Research, Redmond,
USA; IBM Faculty Award 2005; Member of the European
Academy of Sciences; Beta Chair 2006, Technical University
of Eindhoven; and co-editor of the journal „Software
and Systems Modeling“.
Dr. Dan Jones
President, texas a&M
University-CoMMerCe
Dr. Dan Jones assumed the presidency
of Texas A&M University-Commerce in
July 2008. Prior to coming to Commerce, Dr. Jones served
as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at
Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas; and
as Dean of University College at the University of Houston-
Downtown, where he was also a faculty member in the
English Department. He began his teaching career as an
instructor of English at Casper College, Casper, Wyoming.
Dr. Jones holds bachelor’s degrees in English and journalism
from the University of Texas at Austin, a master’s in English
from Rice University, and a master’s and Ph.D. in American
Studies from the University of Iowa. Throughout his academic
career, Dr. Jones has focused on broadening access to
higher education and supporting the success of students.
He continues to pursue scholarly interests in the field of
non-fiction writing, and is a regular presenter at regional
and national conferences. Dr. Jones believes in the power
of education to transform lives and shape futures, and has
dedicated his career to expanding opportunity for all students.
Conference Welcome Address
Dr. Günter Stock
President, Berlin-
BrandenBurg academy
of sciences and
Humanities
Born 7th February 1944, 1970 doctorate, 1978 habilitation in
Heidelberg. 1980-1983 Professor of Vegetative Physiology in
Heidelberg; 1983-2005 Schering AG, from 1989 to 2005 as
board member, with responsibility for research and development.
Since January 2006, he is President of the Berlin-Brandenburg
Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
He is Senator of the German National Academy of Sciences
Leopoldina, Senator and Scientific Member of the Joint
Committee of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG),
Member of the National Academy of Science and Engineering
(acatech), Member of the European Academy of Sciences
and Arts, Member of the Academia Europaea, Chair of the
Jury of the “Deutscher Zukunftspreis” of the Federal President
of Germany, Member of the Forschungsunion Wirtschaft
– Wissenschaft of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
(BMBF), and he is member of various steering committees,
supervisory boards and scientific institutions (inter
alia Carl Zeiss AG, Charité). Günter Stock was member of the
Senate and Executive Committee of the Max Planck Society
(MPG /1993 - 2011) and Vice-President of the MPG (2001
– 2011). He is Cluster Spokesman and Network Speaker of
the network HealthCapital Berlin-Brandenburg, holder of the
Bundesverdienstkreuz First Class of the Order of Merit of the
Federal Republic of Germany and holder of the Verdienstorden
of the Federal State of Berlin. Since 2008, he is President
of the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities.
Dr. Manfred Scholle
President, Board of
fernUniversität
Please see page 5 for biography.
Dr. Peter A. Frensch
Vice President,
Humboldt-uniVersität
zu berlin
Please see page 5 for biography.
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