Sven Hartmann received the PhD and DSc degrees from the University of Rostock, Germany, in 1996 and 2001, respectively. From 2002 to 2007, he worked first as an associate professor, then full professor for information systems with Massey University, New Zealand. Since 2008, he is a full professor of computer science and chair for databases and information systems at Clausthal University of Technology, Germany. There he is also serving as academic dean with the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanical Engineering. He has more than 150 publications. He served as a PC member for more than 80 conferences, including ten times as PC chair. His research interests include database systems, Big Data management, conceptual modelling, and combinatorial optimization.