Prof. Rudolf Staiger
              
                
                  
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      Curriculum Vitae
                    Date of birth: 19 March 1956 
      Nationality:  German 
      Status:   
                    Current Position: Professor at the University of Applied Sciences 
					Bochum, Dept. of Surveying Engineering and Geoinformatics. 
		The FIG General Assembly elected at its meeting in Sydney, Australia 
		in April 2010 Prof. Staiger as FIG Vice President for a four-year term 
		of office 1.1.2011-31.12.2014. 
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              Education
              
                - 1990-1992: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), 
                Graduate School of Business Administration (Zuerich, Switzerland)
 
                - 1988: PhD on the theory of ?On-line-Triangulation? for 
                Theodolite Measuring systems
 
                - 1983?1987: Scientific Assistant at the Geodetic Institute (University 
                of Karlsruhe)
 
                - 1976?1982 : Studies of geodesy at the University of 
                Karlsruhe (Germany) and Ecole Nationale des Sciences 
                G?graphiques (ENSG, Paris-St.-Mand? France) 
 
               
              Work experience
              
                - Since 1994: Professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen (former 
                Universit? Gesamthochschule Essen) in the Dept. of Surveying 
                Engineering. The areas of special interest are instruments, 
                sensors, measuring systems, the standardization, check and the 
                calibration of such systems.
 
                - 1992-1994: Software Development Engineer, R & D-Dept. for 
                Industrial Measure?ment Systems, (Leica-Geosystems, 
                Unterentfelden, Switzerland).
 
                - 1988-1991: Kern & Co AG, Aarau (later Leica-Geosystems, 
                Unterentfelden, Switzerland), System Specialist, Product Manager 
                and Head of the Dept. for Industrial Measurement Systems
 
               
              Professional activities
              
                - Since 2004 Chair Elect of FIG Commission 5 (and Chair 
                2006-2010)
 
                - Since 2003 Chairman of the AK5 (DVW) (Period 2003 - 2006)
 
                - Chairman of WG. 5.1 of Comm. 5 (FIG) (Period 2003 - 2006)
                
 
                - Since 2003 Member of the DIN-Commission ? Geod?ische 
                Instrumente und Ger?e (Geodetic Instruments and Devices). 
 
                - Since 1997 Member of Arbeitskreis 5 (AK5) ? Instrumente und 
                Methoden (Instruments and Methods) from DVW. This is the 
                National German Commission of DVW corresponding to Comm. 5 of 
                FIG.
 
               
              Publications
              More than 30 Publications in English, French and German. Most 
              of them are monographers.  
              In 2001 - together with Prof. Fritz Deumlich from Dresden - the 
              9th edition of the ?Instrumentenkunde der Vermessungstechnik?. 
              Languages
              German (mother tongue), English (fluent) and French (fluent). 
              Presentations
              Contacts
              Prof. Rudolf Staiger 
              Fachhochschule Bochum 
              University of Applied Sciences 
              FB Vermessungswesen und Geoinformatik 
              Lennershofstrasse 140 
              44801 Bochum 
              GERMANY 
              Tel. + 49 234 32 10 547 
              Fax + 49 234 32 14 735 
              Email: 
              
				rudolf.staiger@hs-bochum.de  
              30 December 2006  |