curriculum vitae

Current Position (since 2009)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
FLinT Center for Fundamental Living Technology
Dep. of Physics and Chemistry
University of Southern Denmark
Odense, Denmark

Associated member
ICREA-Complex Systems Lab
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain

Main Research Interests

Theory & Modelling of Complex Systems: Equation-Based and Rule-Based Modelling, Multi- Scale Dynamics, Phase Transitions, Emergence of Organization.
Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology: Protocell Research, Artificial Life, Self-replicating Systems, Functionalized Matter.
Unconventional Computing: Evolutionary Strategies, DNA Computing, Membrane Computing, Physically Immersed Computing, Emergence of Biological Information.

Education

2009: Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.) summa cum laude,
University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück Germany
2005: Diploma (MSc) System Science (very good),
University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück Germany

Research Experience

2008 – 2009: FLinT Center for Fundamental Living Technology,
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Research Assistant for Theory and Computation
2007: ECLT European Center for Living Technology, Venice, Italy
Visiting Scientist
2006: UFZ Center for Environmental Research,
Dep. Ecological Systems Analysis, Leipzig, Germany
Research Assistent in Theoretical Systems Ecology
2005, 2006 – 2007: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos NM, USA
Research Assistent in Computational Physics
2004 – 2006: ICREA-Complex Systems Lab,
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Research Assistent in Computational Modelling
2003: IMB Institute for Molecular Biotechnology, Jena, Germany,
Theoretical Systems Biology Research Group
Research Assistent in Systems Biology
2001: Julius-Maximilian University, Würzburg, Germany,
Dep. Ecology
Research Assistent in Computational Ecology

Teaching

2012: 1st COBRA Summer School on Biological and Chemical Information, San Candido, Italy
lecturer
2010: Assembling minimal living systems (KE819)
Dep. of Physics & Chemistry, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
co-lecturer for molecular modeling, information theory, and protocell energetics
2009: Assembling minimal living systems (study club)
Dep. of Physics & Chemistry, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
co-lecturer for physico-chemical modeling (MD and DPD) and molecular self-assembly
2009: WE-Heräus-Summer School: "Steps in Evolution", Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany
lecturer for wet artificial life
2008: International Summer School "Blueprint for an Artificial Cell" ECLT European Center for Living Technology, Venice, Italy
session leader of dissipative particle dynamics workshop
2003: Foundations of Theoretical Computer Science
Dep. of Mathematics & Computer Sciences, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
graduate student instructor
2002: Algorithms of Bioinformatics
Dep. of Mathematics & Computer Sciences, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
undergraduate student instructor
2001: Introduction to Applied System Science
Dep. of Mathematics & Computer Sciences, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
undergraduate student instructor

Awards and Grants

2009: DCSC Grant for High Performance Computing Hardware (1.000.000 DKK)
2004 – 2005: German Academic Exchange Service Stipend
2000: VVO-Award for outstanding work in support of research & academia

Other academic activities

On demand reviewer for the Journal of Artificial Life, Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Journal of Physical Biology, ...
Maintainer and main developer of the spartacus software for simulation of spatially resolved artificial chemistry http://harold.teerun.de/spartacus/
2013: Member of the Program Committee of the 14^th International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems (Alife 14), New York City, USA
2013: Member of the Program Committee of the European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL 2013), Taormina, Italy
2012-2013: Work package leader of the "IT architecture" work package of the European Commission sponsored FP7-FET project MatchIT
2012: Member of the Program Committee of the 13^th International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems (Alife 13), Lansing, USA
2010: Chair of Organizing Committee of the 12^th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems (Alife XII), Odense, Denmark
2010: Organizer of and chair at the 1^st Joint NBI-SDU Workshop, Odense, Denmark
2009: Participant and chair at the WE-Heräus-Summer School "Steps in Evolution", Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany
2008: Participant of the Complex Systems Summer School, Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe NM, USA