Dr. Michael Böhlen

Professor

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Biography

Michael Böhlen is a professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of Zurich, specializing in data management technologies. His research focuses on various aspects of data management, particularly time-varying information, data warehousing, similarity search in databases, and data analysis. He has a background in constructing data-centric systems, query processing, data modeling, query languages, and system architectures. Böhlen has held previous academic appointments at institutions including the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Aalborg University, the University of Arizona, and ETH Zurich. He has contributed significantly to his field through editorial roles, serving as an associate editor for the ACM Transactions on Database Systems and being a member of the VLDB Endowment. Böhlen has extensive experience in program committees for major conferences like VLDB and SIGMOD. He has also been involved in various research projects, including co-principal investigator for the MEDAN competence center focusing on medical data warehousing and analysis. His teaching includes courses in distributed database systems and data structures, and he supervises multiple PhD students.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2009-01-01 — Present

University of Zurich • Zurich, Switzerland

Leading the Department of Informatics and conducting research in data management.

Head of Faculty of Computer Science

2003-08-01 — 2007-09-01

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano • Bolzano, Italy

Oversaw the academic and administrative functions of the computer science faculty.

Associate Professor

1995-01-01 — 2003-01-01

Aalborg University • Aalborg, Denmark

Taught computer science courses and conducted research in data systems.

Lecturer

1990-01-01 — 1994-01-01

Grenchen Engineering School • Grenchen, Switzerland

Lectured in engineering and computer science.

Awards

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Co-Editor

2008-01-01

Requirements for University of Zurich

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Law or equivalent from a recognized university Minimum 180 ECTS credits
Application Checklist
  • Matriculation certificate
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Copy of passport
  • Motivation letter
Specialization Notes

Department of Law