Department of Computer Science | Institute of Theoretical Computer Science
| 1985-1991 | Study of Mathematics at the Mathematics Department of Freie Universität Berlin, Germany |
| 1991 | Diploma in Mathematics. Title of thesis: Set Systems of bounded Vapnik-Chervonenkis Dimension and a Relation to Arrangements (supervisor: Emo Welzl) |
| 1991-1995 | Graduate Study in Computer Science at the Computer Science Institute of Freie Universität Berlin |
| 1992-1993 | Member of the graduate program Graduiertenkolleg Algorithmische Diskrete Mathematik, supported by the German Science Foundation (DFG) |
| 1995 | PhD in Computer Science. Title of thesis: Randomized Optimization by Simplex-Type Methods (supervisor: Emo Welzl) |
| Since 1997 | Senior researcher in the group of Emo Welzl at the Institute of Theoretical Computer Science of ETH Zürich |
| Summer 1998 | Visiting researcher in the group of Prof. Günter M. Ziegler at Technische Universität Berlin |
| Sep. 2001 - Jul. 2002 | Software engineer at Perspectix AG in Zürich |
| Summer 2003 | Professor by Proxy at the Computer and Information Science Department of Universität Konstanz, Germany |
| Since 2010 | Co-founder of Kinderlabor and member of the ABZ of ETH Zurich |
| Since 2013 | Professor at the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zurich |