CV

Work Experience

• Full Professor (教授)
  • When: since 2016 (ongoing)
  • Where: School of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (人工智能与大数据学院), Hefei University (合肥大学) in Hefei (合肥市), Anhui (安徽省), China (中国)
  • What: research, teaching, and supervising students
• Associate Professor (副教授)
  • When: 2011–2016
  • Where: School of Computer Science and Technology (计算机科学与技术学院), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC, 中国科学技术大学) in Hefei (合肥市), Anhui (安徽省), China (中国)
  • What: research, teaching, and supervising undergraduate and graduate students
• External Lecture Services
  • When: 2009–2014
  • Where: School of Software Engineering (中国科学技术大学软件学院), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC, 中国科学技术大学) in Hefei (合肥市), Anhui (安徽省), China (中国)
  • What: teaching
• Postdoctoral Researcher (PostDoc, 博士后)
  • When: 2009–2011
  • Where: School of Computer Science and Technology (计算机科学与技术学院), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC, 中国科学技术大学) in Hefei (合肥市), Anhui (安徽省), China (中国)
  • What: research, teaching, and co-supervising undergraduate and graduate students
  • Supervisor: Xin YAO (姚新)
• Researcher (full-time employed PhD student)
  • When: 2005–2009
  • Where: Distributed Systems Group, Fachbereich 16: Elektrotechnik/Informatik, University of Kassel (德国卡塞尔大学) in Kassel, Hessen, Germany
  • What: research, teaching, and co-supervising undergraduate and graduate students
  • Supervisor: Kurt Geihs
• Teaching and Research Assistant
  • When: 2004–2005
  • Where: Chair of Operating Systems, Department of Computer Science, Chemnitz University of Technology (德国开姆尼茨工业大学) in Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany
  • What: teaching, some programming tasks
  • Supervisor: Winfried Kalfa
• Teaching and Research Assistant
  • When: 2004–2005
  • Where: Chair of Communications Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology (德国开姆尼茨工业大学) in Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany
  • What: Development of Teaching Material, some programming tasks

Education and Training

• Postdoctoral Researcher (PostDoc, 博士后)
  • When: 2009–2011
  • Where: School of Computer Science and Technology (计算机科学与技术学院), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC, 中国科学技术大学) in Hefei (合肥市), Anhui (安徽省), China (中国)
  • Topics: Evolutionary Computation, Benchmarking, Logistics, Genetic Programming
  • What: research, teaching, and co-supervising undergraduate and graduate students
  • Supervisor: Xin YAO (姚新)
• Doktor der Ingenieurwissenschaften (Dr.-Ing., 博士)
  • When: 2005–2009
  • Where: Distributed Systems Group, Fachbereich 16: Elektrotechnik/Informatik, University of Kassel (德国卡塞尔大学) in Kassel, Hessen, Germany
  • Topic: Synthesis of distributed algorithms using Evolutionary Computation and Genetic Programming.
  • Supervisor: Kurt Geihs
  • Result: summa cum laude
  • Meaning: Comparable to the Doctor of Engineering, Engineering Doctorate, Doctor of Science, or a PhD degree.
  • ISCED'2011 Level: 844
• Diplom-Informatiker (Dipl.-Inf., 学士+硕士)
  • When: 2001–2005
  • Where: Chair of Operating Systems, Department of Computer Science, Chemnitz University of Technology (德国开姆尼茨工业大学) in Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany
  • Supervisor: Winfried Kalfa
  • What: Development of a visual editor for teaching material in the programming language Java.
  • ISCED'2011 Level: 74
  • Meaning: The German "Diplom-Informatiker" was an academic degree which was comparable to a Bachelor's and Master's in one.

Awards and Honors

• Thomas Weise (汤卫思). Huangshan Friendship Award of Anhui Province (安徽省黄山友谊奖). Anhui Provincial People's Government (安徽省人民政府). April 2025.
• Hefei University (合肥大学) and Thomas Weise (汤卫思). Hefei Foreign Expert Studio 2021 (合肥市外国专家工作室). Hefei City Foreign Experts and Technology Talent Management Service Office (合肥市外国专家与科技人才管理服务处). 2022.
• Thomas Weise (汤卫思). Hefei City Friendship Award (外国专家“友谊奖”). Hefei Municipal Government (合肥市人民政府). December 2020.
• Thomas Weise (汤卫思). Hefei Specially Recruited Foreign Expert (合肥市特聘外国专家证书) within the First Hefei Recruitment Program of Talented Foreigners (首批市"引进外国高端人才计划"). Hefei Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology (合肥市科学技术局), Hefei Municipal Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs (合肥市外国专家局). 2019.
• Thomas Weise (汤卫思). Second Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area Friendship Award (第二届合肥经济技术开发区友谊奖). Administration Committee of the Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area (合肥经济技术开发区管理委员会). 2018.
• Thomas Weise (汤卫思). HP Information Science Award for Young Teachers (惠普信息科学青年教师奖). University of Science and Technology of China (USTC, 中国科学技术大学). 2016
• Thomas Weise (汤卫思). 2010 Dissertation Thesis Award. Association of German Engineers (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, VDI) Nordhessen for the PhD dissertation. Awarded in 2011.
• Thomas Weise (汤卫思), Steffen Bleul, Marc Kirchhoff, and Kurt Geihs. Ranked third at the international Web Service Challenge (WSC'2008). Washington, 2008.
• Steffen Bleul, Thomas Weise (汤卫思), and Kurt Geihs. Ranked second at the international Web Service Challenge (WSC'07). Tokyo, 2007.
• Steffen Bleul, Thomas Weise (汤卫思), and Kurt Geihs. Ranked first at the international Web Service Challenge (WSC'06). San Francisco, 2006.