Curriculum vitae

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Sloboda, B.
Abteilung Ökoinformatik, Biometrie und Informatik
Büsgeninstitut
Faculty of Forest Science and Forest Ecology


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  • Diploma (Forest Science), Gregor Mendl University Brünn, 1967
  • Assistant, Chair for Mathematics, Gregor Mendl University Brünn, 1967-1969
  • Dr. rer. nat (Biometry), University Freiburg i.Br., 1972
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Bad.Württ. Forst. Versuchsanstalt, Freiburg i.Br., 1972-1976
  • Habilitation in „Forest Biometry and Informatics”, Yield Science, 1976-1977
  • C3 Professor in Forest Biometry at University of Göttingen, 1976-1994
  • AWARD of JSPS, Visiting professor, Univ. Nagoya and Tokyo, 1988 and 1994
  • Dr. h.c., TU Zvolen, 1992
  • Call on chair for “Biometry and appl. Informatics”, Gregor Mendl University Brünn
  • C4 Professor in “Forest Biometry and Informatics”, University of Göttingen since 1994
  • Dean of Faculty of Forestry (for 2 years), 1987, 1995, Member of Senate, 1997-1999
  • Member of Centre for Informatics, University of Göttingen, since 2000
  • Member of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science (Cooptation) since 2008
  • Speaker of GAUSS PhD Programm “Environmental Informatics”
  • Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Forest Science



Key words:


  • Growth Modelling, Root Modelling
  • Growth Grammar for Plant models
  • Stochastic Processes for Tree and Stand Growth
  • Spatial Structural and Functional Plant Models