President Prof. Rudolf Staiger
2019-2022

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.

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)

• 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

• 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.