Resume

Wolf Ketter, Ph.D.

RSM Erasmus Rotterdam
Department Decision and Information Sciences, Room T09-12(Map)
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam

+31 - 10 - 408 2624 (Phone)
+31 - 10 - 452 9509 (Fax)
wketter@rsm.nl

Education
University of Minnesota*,* Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Ph.D. in Computer Science. Adviser: Maria Gini
Other committee members: John Collins, Alok Gupta, and Paul Schrater. 		                        2001 - 2006
University of St. Thomas*,* Department of Graduate Programs in Software, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
M.S. in Software Engineering. Adviser: Bernice Folz
1999 - 2000
University of Applied Sciences Trier*,* Department of Electrical Engineering, Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
M.S. in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Communications Engineering. Adviser: Ulf Schindel and Helmut Katzier.
1994 - 1998
Technical College*,* Department of Electrical Engineering, Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Diplom in Communications Engineering and University qualification. Adviser: Walter Haselsteiner.
1989 - 1994
Professional and Research Experience
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Department of Decision and Information Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Assistant Professor for Business Networks and Markets.
2007 - present
[MinneTAC], Trading Agent Competition - Supply Chain Management
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Research member.
2003 - present
Multi-AGent NEgotiation Testbed (MAGNET), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Research member.
2001 - 2006
Research Assistantto Maria Gini ,Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Research in distributed multi-agent systems.
2002 - 2004
Advanced Technologies Integration, Edina, MN, USA
Senior Consultant.
Sep. 2000 - Jul. 2001
Lawson Software, St. Paul, MN, USA
Software Systems Engineer.
Jun. 2000 - Sep. 2000
gohedging.com (not active), St. Paul, MN, USA
Owner and CTO.
2000
Siemens, München, Germany.
Thesis: Electrical Design and Electrical Modeling of Integrated Circuits and Circuit Board Connectors.
1998
Weiss-Electronic, Trier, Germany.
Developer and Project Manager (part-time).
Sep. 1993 - Dec. 1997
Weiss-Electronic, Trier, Germany.
Degree in Communications Engineering in connection with the Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
Aug. 1989 - Aug. 1993
Affiliations
For a list of my affiliations please click: here

Awards and Honors
4th Trading Agent Competition for Supply-Chain Management, Hakodate, Japan
Finalist with [MinneTAC].
May. 2006
Computer Science Research Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Best research poster price for most commercially innovative research.
Mar. 2006
3rd Trading Agent Competition for Supply-Chain Management, Edinburgh, Scotland
Finalist with [MinneTAC].
Aug. 2005
Tenth SIGART/AAAI Doctoral Consortium and National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Participant and Conference Scholarship.
July 2005
Computer Science Research Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Best research poster design price.
Oct. 2004
International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS), Columbia University, New York City, USA
Participant and Conference Scholarship.
July 2004
International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS), Bologna University, Bologna, Italy
Participant and Conference Scholarship.
July 2002
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, USA
Scholar.
Jan. 1999 - Dec. 2000
Fulbright
Selected for the Fulbright Fellowship program.
Jan. 1999 - Dec. 2000
Nikolaus Koch Merit Foundation, Trier, Germany
Fellow.
Jan. 1999 - Dec. 2000
German Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (VDE)
Outstanding student award.
Jan. 1999
University of Applied Sciences, Trier, Germany
Best student of the year (Diplom).
1998
Siemens, München, Germany
Fellow of the Siemens International Students program.
1996 - 2006
RWE, Trier, Germany
Fellow of the Professor Dr. Koepchen Merit Foundation.
1997
German National Merit Foundation, Bonn, Germany
Fellow (top one percent of entire German Student population).
1996 - 1998
University of Applied Sciences, Trier, Germany
Best student in the intermediary degree exams (Vordiplom).
1996
Professional School for Trading and Technology, Trier, Germany
Best student in university entry exams.
1994
Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Trier, Germany
Best alumnus.
1993
Konrad-Adenauer High School, Traben-Trarbach, Germany
Best alumnus.
1989
Research Interests
For a list of my research interests please click: here

Committee Work
Journal of Information Technology
Reviewer.
present
Workshop for Trading Agent Design and Analysis, at the AAAI 2007 Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 23rd 2007,
Program Committee Member and Reviewer.
Spring 2007
2nd Smart Business Network Initiative Discovery Event, Vanenburg Castle, Putten, The Netherlands
Discussant.
June 14 - 16, 2006
2nd Statistical Challenges in E-Commerce Research Symposium, Carlson School of Management, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Session Chair and discussant.
May 22 - 23, 2006
Workshop for Trading Agent Design and Analysis & Agent Mediated Electronic Commerce VIII, at the Fifth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, Hakodate, Japan, May 9th 2006,
Program Committee Member and Reviewer.
Spring 2006
Twenty-first National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, July 16-20 2006,
Reviewer.
Spring 2006
University of St Thomas, St Paul/Minneapolis, MN, USA
International Reunion Planning Committee.
2005/2006
German Student Association Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Elected President, member of the executive board, and founding member.
2005 - 2006
Third International Joint Conference Autonomous Agents & Multi Agent Systems (AAMAS), Columbia University in New York City, New York, USA
Student volunteer - helped with the organization of a workshop.
Jul. 2004
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Session Chair at Workshop: Agent Based Modeling and Simulation.
Nov. 2003
Object Technology User Group (OTUG), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Founding Member of the Twin Cities - Patterns Group (TCPG) and member of the TCPG steering committee.
2000 - 2002
Stammtisch, a monthly German speaking group, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN, USA
Organizer.
1999 - 2006
German Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (VDE), Trier, Germany
Elected President of the young members and member of the executive board.
1995 - 1998
Teaching and Educational Contributions
University of Minnesota, Center for Teaching and Learning Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Participant in Preparing Future Faculty program.
Spring 2005
University of Minnesota*,* Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Teaching Assistant for Artificial Intelligence I_,_ Introduction to Software Engineering_,_ Software Engineering II_, and_ Introduction to Computer Networks. 		                        2004 - 2006
University of Minnesota*,* Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Teaching Assistant for Software Engineering I + II, Principles of Database Systems, Software Testing, and Software Quality Management. 		                        2001 - 2002
University of St. Thomas*,* Department of Quantitative Methods and Computer Science, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Teaching Faculty Member, taught: Introduction to Information Processing, and Object-Oriented Databases. 		                        1999 - 2000
University of St. Thomas*,* Globally Minded Student Association, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Participant in Global Classroom Enrichment Project_; Taught German culture_. 		                        Spring 1999
Siemens, Research Headquarter, München, Germany.
Invited talk to the members of the group CT-SE-2, "Mentoring Patterns."
Aug. 2001
Object Technology User Group (OTUG), St. Paul, USA.
Invited talk to the members of the Twin Cities - Patterns Group, "The Mediator Design Pattern."
Apr. 2000
Siemens, Research Headquarter, Department of Information and Communication Networks, München, Germany.
Presented thesis: ``Electrical Design and Electrical Modeling for IC-Packages and Board Connectors.''
Nov. 1998
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Invited talk to the faculty and students, "Computerized Traffic Control Systems."
May 1997
University of Applied Sciences Trier*,* Department of Electrical Engineering, Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Invited talk to the faculty and students, "Computerized Traffic Control Systems."
Apr. 1997
Recent Talks
For a list of my recent talks please click: here

Recent Publications
For a list of my recent publications please click: here

Skills
  • Languages: Fluent in German and English and basic Russian
  • OS: Linux (several variants), UNIX (several variants), Windows 98/2000/XP
  • Database Language: SQL
  • Markup Languages: CSS, XHTML, XML
  • Mathematical Languages: Excel, Octave, Matlab
  • Programming Languages: Assembler, C, Fortran, Java, Pascal, Perl, Prolog
  • Typesetting Languages: LaTEX, Word
  • Software Development Collaboration Tools: Sharepoint, TWiki, Wiki
  • Software Development Process Methods: CMM, Scrum, XP
  • Software Development Tools: Ant, CVS, Eclipse, JUnit, Patterns, UML

Hobbies
Traveling, Tai-Chi, Yoga, Mountaineering, Ice Climbing, Hiking, Biking, Cooking (especially German and Thai food), Stammtisch,Schalke, Guitar,...

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