He received his Ph.D. degree (Dr.-Ing., with distinction) and his M.Sc. in computer science (Dipl.-Inf. Univ.) from the engineering faculty of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in 2015 and 2008, respectively. Until 2010, he worked as a software engineer within the area of model-based testing and automated test case generation. His previous research focus was related to prospective assessments of health technologies, and healthcare decision-support. His current research interests include various topics on simulation and modeling using agent-based simulation, and hybrid simulation. Major application areas are simulation of vehicular networks, innovative aspects of connected mobility, and future mobility services.