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Dr. Sven A. Brueckner
Vector Research Center (VRC), a Division of TechTeam Government Solutions, Inc.
3520 Green Court, Suite 250
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734.302.4683
Fax: 734.302.5661
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EDUCATION

Humboldt University, Berlin (1991 - 2000)

Doctoral Student at the Institute of Computer Science (1997-2000)
Artificial Intelligence Department
Thesis: "Return from the Ant — Synthetic Ecosystems for Manufacturing Control" (Doctorate degree "Doktor rerum naturalium" awarded June, 2001)

Computer Science Diploma (equiv. Masters Degree) (1997)
Diploma-thesis (in cooperation with Daimler-Benz AG, Research & Technology): "Autonomous and Cooperative Control of a Flexible Manufacturing System"
Course Studies:

Automata and Petrinet-Technology
Parallel Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Neural Networks
Modeling and Simulation
Software-architectures: UNIX
Mathematics (Stochastics)
Political Sciences

Computer Science "Vordiplom" (equiv. Bachelor Degree) (1993)

Six Weeks Practical Studies (1995)
In cooperation with the Department of Biology of the Humboldt University Berlin, research into a biology-inspired behavioral model for agents

Thames Valley University, London (UK) (1994 - 1995)

ERASMUS Inter-University Cooperation Program
Course Study: The Development of the European Union, Urban Social Geography, Computer/Video Graphics, Object-Oriented Modeling

Alternative Military Service, Berlin, Germany (1990 - 1991)

Humboldt University, Berlin (1988 - 1990)

Special School for Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science

EMPLOYMENT

2000 - Present	Vector Research Center (VRC), a Division of TTGSI Senior Research Scientist Project Lead and Project Manager Perform systems design, implementation, and analysis Develop new algorithms which support organizational scientific and research related initiatives Design experiments Conduct fundamental research in agent technologies
1997 - 2000	DaimlerChrysler AG, Research & Technology (DCRT) Multi-Agent Systems Department Participated in industrial projects in the Manufacturing Control Group; e.g. the EU project MASCADA Participated in the development of prototypical agent-architecture for internal DCRT projects
1995 - 1996	PSI AG (Process-Control & Information-Systems) Berlin, Germany Developed and implemented specification and prototypical knowledge-based extension for guided user-interaction in an existing system for computer-network diagnosis Researched combination of rule-based and case-based reasoning and exten-sion of the Case-Retrieval Network model

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

See my publications page and also check for more publications from our ABC research group.

SPECIAL SKILLS

General

Excellent performance with agent systems design, implementation and analysis; ability to work in teams; effective problem solver; creative and positive thinker; motivator and self-starter; willingness to learn and share knowledge with others; enthusiastic about assignments; detail oriented with ability to think critically and globally. Excellent working experience with various Web browsers and search engines. Experienced with SGML/XML, their functions, and DTD structure.

Computer

World Wide Web Design, Implementation, Programming: DHTML, XML, Java, C++, logic programming, PERL
Platforms: UNIX, Linux, Windows 95+, Windows NT, DOS
Agent Implementation Architectures: dMars, Voyager, IBM Aglets, Zeus, SWARM

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Complex Adaptive Systems
• Multi-Agent Systems - Theory and Application
• Emergence, Self-Organization
• Artificial Life & Swarm Intelligence
• Coordination and Control