André Brinkmann received the PhD degree in electrical engineering from Paderborn University, in 2004. He is a full professor with the Computer Science Department, JGU and head of the ZDV (since 2011). He has been an assistant professor with the Computer Science Department, Paderborn University from 2008 to 2011. His research interests focus on the application of algorithm engineering techniques in the area of data centre management, cloud computing, and storage systems. He has published more than 100 papers in renowned conferences and journals.