Research assistant

Postal address

University of Oldenburg
Faculty II - Computing Science, Economics and Law
Department of Computing Science
Dept. of System Analysis and Optimisation
Ammerländer Heerstr. 114-118
26129 Oldenburg

Dissertation
Title: "Flexible component-based modelling and simulation of scenarios for the verification and validation of automated maritime driving systems"
Submission: 19 February 2026
Start of procedure: 27 February 2026
Thesis defence: 30 April 2026
Publication: pending

Research topics & interests
Discrete-time simulations
(Micro- & sub-microscopic) traffic simulations
Agent-based simulations
Distributed applications & simulations
High Level Architecture (HLA)
Development & testing of automated driving systems
Scenario-based V&V of automated systems
Model-driven development
Software development
Application-oriented Computing Science
Artificial Intelligence

Hake, G., Reiher, D., Mentjes, J. & Hahn, A. (2024). Integrating scenario- and contract-based verification for automated vessels. Journal of Marine Science and Technology, doi: 10.1007/s00773-024-01008-0.

Reiher, D. & Hahn, A. (2023). Ad hoc HLA simulation model derived from a model-based traffic scenario. SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modelling and Simulation International, doi: 10.1177/00375497231152651.

Reiher, D., & Hahn, A. (2021). Towards a Model-Based Multi-Layered Approach to Describe Traffic Scenarios on a Technical Level. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, doi: 10.3390/jmse9060673.

Reiher, D., & Hahn, A. (2021). Review on the Current State of Scenario-and Simulation-Based V&V in Application for Maritime Traffic Systems. OCEANS 2021: San Diego - Porto, 2021, doi: 10.23919/OCEANS44145.2021.9705781.

Reviewer, 16th IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems, Robotics, and Vehicles (CAMS 2025), Wuhan, China, 25-28 August 2025, https://conferences.ifac-control.org/cams2025/

Head of Local Organization, 13th IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems, Robotics, and Vehicles (CAMS 2021), Oldenburg, Germany, 22-24 September 2021, doi.org/10.1016/S2405-8963(21)01831-0

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Research Assistant
University of Oldenburg
Feb. 2019 - Feb. 2026
Research Assistant with doctoral intentions and teaching responsibility in the Department of Computing Science at the University of Oldenburg.

Senior Software Engineer / Architect
the peak lab. GmbH & Co KG
Feb. 2017 - Jan. 2019

Software Engineer
the peak lab. GmbH & Co. KG
Feb. 2015 - Jan. 2017

Working Student / Developer
the peak lab. GmbH & Co. KG
May 2014 - Jan. 2015

Working student
inexso GmbH | Software for customer communication
March 2011 - Apr. 2014

Master of Science (Business Informatics)
Study programme - University of Oldenburg
Oct. 2012 - Jan. 2015
Focus: Information Systems, Software Development, Mobile Commerce, Intelligent Systems; Thesis: "Development and prototypical implementation of a generic framework for context-sensitive services on mobile devices"

Bachelor of Science (Business Information Systems)
Studies - University of Oldenburg
Oct. 2009 - Sep. 2012
Focuses: Information systems, software development, project management, computer networks; final thesis: "Development of a tool for creating and exporting annotated graphs"