FIG Council
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Volunteering for the Future
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President Prof. Rudolf Staiger
2019-2022
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Curriculum Vitae
Date of birth: 19 March 1956
Nationality: German
Current Position: Professor at the University of
Applied Sciences Bochum, Dept. of Surveying Engineering and
Geoinformatics.
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The FIG General Assembly elected at its meeting in SIstanbul,
Turkey
in May 2018 Prof. Staiger as FIG President for a four-year term
of office 1.1.2019-31.12.2022.
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
Géographiques (ENSG, Paris-St.-Mandé, France)
Work experience
- Since 1994: Professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen
(former Universität 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
- FIG Vice President (Period
2015-2018)
- FIG Vice President (Period
2011-2014)
- Chair of FIG Commission 5 (Period
2006-2010)
- Chair Elect of FIG Commission 5 (Period
2004-2005)
- 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 – Geodätische
Instrumente und Geräte (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
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