1990 – 1995 Study of Mathematics at Saarland University Saarbrücken (Germany)
1996 – 2004 Scientific assistant at Saarland University Saarbrücken (Germany)
1999 PhD at Saarland University Saarbrücken (Germany)
2002 – 2003 Research stay at Tufts University Medford, MA (USA)
2004 Habilitation at Saarland University Saarbrücken (Germany)
2004 – 2006 Assistant Professor at Saarland University Saarbrücken (Germany)
2007 – today Associate Professor at the Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg (Germany)