Prof. em. Dr. Klaus Brunnstein
*25.5.1937 - +19.05.2015
- Studies:
- Physics & Mathematics at Universities of Marburg (1957-1960),
Muenster (1960) and Hamburg (1961-1964) - Diploma 1962:
- Theoretical (High Energy) Physics (Asymptotic Behaviour of Nuclear Form Factors)
- Dissertation 1966:
- Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (Computational model of propeller and its interaction with ship wake and rudder)
- Academic career:
- 1964-1973: Computer Center, German Electron Accelerator (DESY): mainframe operating system (coupling IBM/360-75 and /360-65) with minicomputer (DEC) network, optimization of computing-intense application programs; development of library information system (High Energy Physics Index)
1969-1971: Cofounder, Faculty for Informatics, Hamburg University
1973: Professor for Application of Informatics, Hamburg University - Special areas:
- 1973-1980: Computer-Aided Instruction, Medical Informatics, Applications in Sciences, Economic Applications, Social Implications of Informatics
Since 1980: Data Protection, Computer and Network Security, Incident and Risk Analysis of IT Systems, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Informatics; Computers, Culture and Media
1988: Foundation of Virus Test Center (VTC)
1989: First (2 year) course on IT Security and Incident Analysis - International cooperation:
- Active contributions in IFIP: the "International Federation for Information Processing"
1976: German representative in IFIP TC-9 "Relationship between Computer and Society"
1976: Founding chairman WG 9.2 "Social Accountability"
1990-1992: Chairman IFIP TC-9 (1st term)
1993-1995: Chairman IFIP TC-9 (2nd term)
1999-...: German representative in IFIP
2001: elected IFIP Trustee
2000: elected IFIP Vice President
2002: elected (14th) IFIP President (term: 2002-2004) - Major International Conference activities (Program/Stream Chair etc):
- 1989: Opportunities and Risks of AI Systems, Hamburg, 1989
1992: Conference on Social Impact, IFIP World Computer Congress 1992, Madrid
1994: Conference on Social Impact, IFIP World Computer Congress 1994,Hamburg
1996: Intellectual Property Rights in the Information Society (KnowRight), Wien 1996
1998: Intellectual Property Rights (KnowRight 2), IFIP World Computer Congress 1998, Vienna-Budapest, 1998
2000: Intellectual Property Rights (KnowRight 3) and InfoEthics, Wien, September 2000
2002: Human Choice and Computers (HCC-6), IFIP World Computer Congress2002, Montreal
2003: World IT Forum (WITFOR) August 2003, Vilnius/Lithuania - Membership:
- GI (German Society for Informatics) member of presidial board (1996-2001)