| 1975 | Born in Berlin |
| 1984 – 1990 | Early adolescence in Windhoek, Namibia |
| 1994 | Abitur in Berlin |
| 1994 – 1999 | Studies at the TU Berlin |
| 1995 | Military service |
| 1999 | Diploma in computer science at the TU Berlin |
| 1999 – 2005 | Research assistant of Prof. Siefkes, TU Berlin |
| 2001 | Diploma in mathematics at the TU Berlin |
| 2003 | Dr. rer.-nat. at the TU Berlin |
| 2004 | One-year research stay with Richard Karp at the ICSI, Berkeley |
| 2005 | University professor for theoretical computer science at the Universität zu Lübeck (tenured associate professor) |
| 2007 | Civil union with Carsten Lenz |
| 2008 – now | Dean of Studies |
| 2014 – now | Head of the scientific advisory board of the German national computer science competition |
| 2015 | Full professor at the Universität zu Lübeck |
| 1992 | One of the national winner in the German computer science competition |
| 1993 | Silver medaillist at the internation olympiade of informatics in Mendoza, Argentina |
| 1993 | Stipend by the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes |
| 1994 | Dr. Habbena award for an outstanding abitur |
| 1999 | Erwin-Stephan-Award of the TU Berlin |
| 2002 | Best student paper award at MFCS 2002 |
| 2003 | Dissertation thesis is nominated for the GI-disseration awards |
| 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2021 | Teaching award of the students of the faculty of technology and natural sciences |
