The most important links

• Personal University Website
• Research program Ambient Assisted Living Laboratory of our interdisciplinary Masterprogram BaSys (Barrier Free Systems)
• The OKSIMO-Project

Autumn 2008/Summer 2009

Following the ideas which we have presented at the ADAPCOG Conference 2008 we detect unexpected some structures, which allow us to define an experimental set up for a systematic research with an artificial consciousness. A fist paper has been accepted for IEEE-Africon2009.Furthermore I receid an invitation for a talk at the Brazilian Cognitive Science Conference Sept.2009.

Summer 2009

Elected by the senat of the university and then appointed by the president as deputy ombudsman for cases of possible misusage of the principles of true scientific research.

Frühjahr 2009

Contrary to our expectations we had a strong success with a first small modeling and simulation project (by using the OKSIMO open source software) (see Project description) for the city Rödermark. The experts from the administration as well as the political council responded very positively. They invited us to continue with a larger project, eventually together with oder neighbouring cities. (see Press release).

Autumn 2008/Spring 2009

While the interdisciplinary gestureRob project ist not working well --by several reasons-- we find an astonishing vivid development in the context of the topic humanlike intelligence as part of the overall AAL paradigm intended for smart homes of the future (especially for elderly people or/and people who need dayly assistance). Finally wie reorganize our complete research program (see: BaSys-FH AAL-Lab).

During summer 2007

On account of trade mark rights we are looking for a new name for the PlanetEarthSimulator-Project OKSIMO (Open Knowledge MOdeling SImulation) .At this time has the project a stable team formed by Volker Lerch, Bernhard Reinsch, Eero Wolf, Marco Dreier, Jens Heise und myself. More supporting persons are close nearby (e.g. Claudia Burkhardt, Herbert Brunner).

Since Sept-1, 2004

Appointement to a professorship (tenure) at the University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) for Computer Science with special interests in Knowlege Representation and Dynamic Modeling of Knowledge. With other colleagues the foundation of a multidisciplinary MA program Barrier free Systems (BaSys)with the special MA for Intelligent Systems. Simultaneously cooperating with the MA High Integrity Systems (HIS). From Sept. 2005 to Sept.2007 Representative of the University for E-Learning . During this time I could establish a complete infrastructure for eLearning including a team. In May 2007 in collaboration with other colleagues the foundation of the Forschungszentrum für Demographischen Wandel (FZDW) (Research Centre for Demographic Change (FCDC)); there I am the vice president.

During Spring, 2003

The Planet Earth Simulator Project at the INM (Institut for New Media). First ideas together with Jens Heise

Since March-1, 2002

Covering a Professorship for Computer Science at the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt

Together with the Professors Filip, Orth, Schrader and Wagner formation of the Institut for Applied Computer Science with Applications in Health Care (IPIAG := Institut für Praktische Informatik mit Anwendungen im Gesundheitswesen)

Since Sept. 2001

Lecturer for Computer Science at the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt ; Consultant

22.12.99-19.8.2001

Together with Dr. Joachim Hasebrook foundation of the Knowbotic Systems Gmbh & Co KG and Chief Executive Officer until August 2001. Shareholders have been the inm network GmbH and the Investment Company of the 'Bankakademie Verlag GmbH', which belongs to the 'Bankakademie e.V.' (Frankfurt). Knowbotic Systems developed and sold Software for the Skillsmanagement in Companies (Webbased, Client-Server) as well as Voice Services on a proprietary voiceplatform which was open for different standards and scalable (Corba, distributed, C++). 2001 has Knowbotic Systems won The Founder's Award of the city of Frankfurt as the 'most innovative start-up company' (see the page of frankfurt-business and follow the link Existenzgründung/Arbeitsmarkt/Förderprogramme and there the Link Frankfurter Gründerpreis year 2001 (It's in German only)

1.1.1999 - 21.12.1999

Founder and Head of the Department 'Learning Systems' of the company inm numerical magic GmbH (Frankfurt). One project was the development of a new model for artificial neurons

Oct 1994 - Dec 1998

Co-Founder and member of the new Institute for New Media (INM e.V.); head of the 'Knowbotic Interface Project' of the INM e.V. (Frankfurt). The main goal of this research was the analysis of the conditions which have to be met by a computer to be able to learn any natural language like a child. Projects of this time have been e.g. 'Blind's World I' and the 'RealNeuron'

Oct. 1992 - Oct. 1994

Member of the Academic Staff of the former Institute for New Media as part of the Städelschule (Frankfurt). One Project was at that time the TOP-Compiler Project: translating texts into pictures.

July 1990 - Oct. 1992

Member of the Academic Staff of the newly founded Center for Information- and Language Processing (CIS) at the Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU) (München). Lectures, Seminars, First Studies of learning systems.

Oct-5, 1990

Marriage with A.Henisch. She is a lawyer and a notary.

Since March 1990

End of membership in the catholic church. Foundation of a computer consulting company, especially for law-offices using UNIX-Systems.

Nov. 1968 - Febr. 1990

Member of the Jesuit Order

1989 - 1990

Lecturer at the Philos.-Theol.Hochschule Sankt Georgen (Frankfurt) for Philosophy of Language, at the same time student chaplain at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and beginning to work for a Habilitation at the Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU) (Munich).

1979 - 1989

Second Study: receiving a doctoral degree (summa cum laude) at the LMU München. The subjects have been: Theory of Science/ formal Logic, Experimental Psychology, and Phonetics (during that time I studied also Theoretical Linguistics and basic courses in the Chinese Language); in parallel I was working as a chaplain for students. The topic of the doctoral thesis was the analysis of some more formal properties of Non-Theorems using the Tableau Calculus as formal object.

1975 - 1979

End of the second part of the First Study: I received a Diploma (= Master) in Catholic Theology ('sehr gut'). Part two was mainly dedicated for theology at the Philos.-theol. Hochschule Sankt Georgen (Frankfurt), which is managed by the Jesuits. During theology I dealt -besides other topics- intensively with questions of text analysis and text interpretation.

1972 - 1975

Social worker for young people (in several cities and Locations).

1970 - 1972

Part one of the first study: Part one was mainly dedicated to philosophy at the Hochschule für Philosophie (Munich) which is managed by the Jesuits. My main interest was a that time philosophy of language and epistemology.

1968 - 1970

Basic training of the Jesuits (Meditation, liturgy, history, languages, social work and more)

1960 - 1968

High School at Hadamar (bei Limburg)

1955 - 1960

Primary and secondary schools at Langenaubach (Westerw.), Dillenburg (Westerw.), and Hadamar

05.10.48

Born in Friedland (Mecklenburg)