Hasso-Plattner-Institut

Prof. Dr. Tobias Friedrich

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Prof. Dr. Tobias Friedrich

Chair for Algorithm Engineering

Hasso Plattner Institute
University of Potsdam
Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Str. 2-3
14482 Potsdam
Germany

Office: A-1.10

Tel.: +49 331 5509-410
Fax: +49 331 5509-429

E-Mail: tobias.friedrich(at)hpi.uni-potsdam.de

Research Interest

Algorithm engineering (e.g. efficient algorithms for the hypervolume, scale-free satisfiabiliy, enumeration in data profiling)
Probabilistic methods and quasirandomness (e.g. Propp machine)
Artificial intelligence (e.g. bio-inspired and evolutionary optimization)
Data science (e.g. time series analytics for industrial IoT services)
Network science (e.g. hyperbolic network embeddings)
Distributed algorithms (e.g. information spreading in social networks)
Graph algorithms (e.g. average-case analysis of dynamic graph algorithms)

Publications

List of my/group/recent publications; also as PDF
All PDFs of the groups publications
Other listings can be found at DBLP or Google Scholar

Selected Research Projects

Project "Formation of Realistic Networks" at part of the research unit "Algorithms, Dynamics, and Information Flow in Networks" (since 2020) funded by DFG
Project "Theory of Estimation-of-Distribution Algorithms" (since 2020) funded by DFG
Project "Geometric Selfish Network Creation" (since 2020) funded by DFG (with Pascal Lenzner)
Project "Scale-Free Satisfiability " (since 2018) funded by DFG
Project "Evolutionary diversity optimisation" (2019-21) funded by ARC (with Frank Neumann)
Project "The Hyperbolic Geometry of Networks" (since 2018) funded by DFG
Project "Virtual Compressor" (2018-2021) funded by ILB
Project "Improving Applicability of Nature-Inspired Optimisation by Joining Theory and Practice" (2016-2020) funded by COST
Project "Theory of Swarm Algorithms and Their Effectiveness in Uncertain Environments" (since 2016) funded by DFG
Project "Bio-inspired Computing for Problems with Dynamically Changing Constraints" (2014-16) funded by ARC (with Frank Neumann, Zbigniew Michalewicz, and Marc Schoenauer)
Project "Analysis of Discrete Load Balancing on Heterogeneous Networks" (since 2015) funded by DFG (with Thomas Sauerwald)
Project "Parameterized Analysis of Bio-inspired Computing" (2014-16) funded by ARC (with Frank Neumann)
Project "Speed of Adaptation in Population Genetics and Evolutionary Computation (SAGE)" (2014-16) funded by EU FP7 ICT FET Open Scheme
Project "Smoothed Parameterized Complexity" (2013-14) funded by GIF
Project "Average-Case Analysis of Parameterized Problems and Algorithms" (2012-15) funded by DFG (with Jiong Guo)
Project "Theoretical Foundations of Swarm Intelligence" (2009-11) funded by DFG (with Carsten Witt)

Short Biography

Since 2021: Dean of the Digital Engineering Faculty at the University of Potsdam
Since 2015: Full professor (W3) at University of Potsdam and Head of the Chair for Algorithm Engineering at the Hasso Plattner Institute Potsdam, Germany
2012–15: Full professor (W3) and Chair of Theoretical Computer Science I at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany
2011–12: Head (W2) of independent research group Random Structures and Algorithms at the Cluster of Excellence MMCI, Saarbrücken, Germany
2011–12: Senior researcher and coordinator of the Bio-Inspired Computation Group at the Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik, Saarbrücken, Germany
2009–11: Research associate at the Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik, Saarbrücken, Germany
2008–09: Postdoc at the International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, USA
2007: Ph. D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in Computer Science, Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik, Saarbrücken, Germany
2005: Master's degree (Dipl.-Math.) in Mathematics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany
2003: Master's degree (M. Sc.) in Computer Science, The University of Sheffield, UK

Academic Activities

Honorary Title of Adjunct Professor with The University of Adelaide (since 2016)
Organizer of DCGT 2019, COSEAL 2019, FOGA 2019, ALGO 2022
Organizer of Dagstuhl seminar Theory of Randomized Optimization Heuristics in 2019 (with Carola Doerr, Carlos M. Fonseca, Xin Yao) and 2022 (with Anna Auger, Johannes Lengler, Carlos M. Fonseca)
Organizer of Oberwolfach seminar Random Graphs: Combinatorics, Complex Networks and Disordered Systems in 2023 (with Amin Coja-Oghlan, Mihyun Kang, Konstantinos Panagiotou)
Local Chair of GECCO 2017, Editor-in-Chief of GECCO 2016, Co-Chair of the Theory Track of GECCO 2012 (with Jonathan E. Rowe) and GECCO 2013 (with Alberto Moraglio)
Best Paper Awards at ESA 2016, SAT 2018, ESA 2019 and in different tracks of GECCO: Genetic Algorithms (2008), Multiobjective Optimization (2009, 2010), Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence (2015), Real World Applications (2021)
(Senior) Program committee member of AAAI, IJCAI, GECCO, PPSN, RANDOM, FOGA, SEA, STACS, ESA (various years)
Invited talk at MFCS 2016
Organizer of the 8th Workshop on Theory of Randomized Search Heuristics ThRaSH 2014
Tutorial speaker at GECCO 2010, PPSN 2010, GECCO 2011, ThRaSH 2012, CEC 2013, and STACS 2019
Guest editor of two special issues in Theoretical Computer Science (2013, 2014)
Selected artist at the 2011 Joint Mathematics Meetings Exhibition of Mathematical Art in New Orleans
My Erdős Number is two (path: Paul Erdős - Joel Spencer - me).

Teaching

Current courses taught at HPI can be found here
Courses taught at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität can be found here
For bachlor/master thesis topics send an email or stop by my office
Initiated Sommercamp Informatik at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität

Programming Contests

Coaching for ACM-ICPC International Collegiate Programming Contest
Judge of 34. Bundeswettbewerb Informatik
Organizing Central-European Olympiad in Informatics (CEOI) 2014
Course on Competitive Programming in SS 2016
Participation of HPI students in German Collegiate Programming Contest

Algorithm Engineering

Our research focus is on theoretical computer science and algorithm engineering. We are equally interested in the mathematical foundations of algorithms and developing efficient algorithms in practice. A special focus is on random structures and methods.

News

04.07.2022 | PhD awarded to Martin Schirneck

Martin Schirneck successfully defended his dissertation titled Enumeration Algorithms in Data Profiling. Supervised by … > Go to article

06.05.2022 | Two papers accepted at IJCAI

We are happy to announce that two papers written by members of our group have been accepted for publication at the … > Go to article

03.05.2022 | Two papers accepted at CiE and SWAT

Our group members Vanja Doskoč and Timo Kötzing had their paper Maps of Restrictions for Behaviourally Correct Learning … > Go to article

19.04.2022 | PhD awarded to Ralf Rothenberger

Ralf Rothenberger successfully defended his dissertation titled Satisfiability Thresholds for Non-Uniform Random k-SAT … > Go to article

12.04.2022 | Two papers accepted at ICALP

The International Colloquium on Automata, Languages and Programming (ICALP) is one of the prime theory venues in Europe … > Go to article

08.04.2022 | PhD awarded to Anna Melnichenko

Anna Melnichenko successfully defended her dissertation Selfish Creation of Realistic Networks which was supervised by … > Go to article

Contact

Prof. Dr. Tobias Friedrich
Algorithm Engineering
Office: A-1.10
E-Mail: friedrich(at)hpi.de

Assistant: Katrin Heinrich
Raum: C-2.11
Tel.: +49 331 5509-180
Fax: +49 331 5509-189
E-Mail: office-friedrich(at)hpi.de

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