Anders Baumann

Working Experience

• 08/2004 - : Software developer for Maconomy.
• 06/2003 - 06/2004: Software developer for E.B.S. Business Software, Quito, Ecuador. Task: Conversion of an existing client-server application to native Internet technologies. The client-server application is human ressource software written in PowerBuilder and it is converted into a web solution (Java/XML/XSLT) using XMLSP Manager.
• 03/2003 - 05/2003: Research assistant at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Task: To improve the XML Store system, perform experiments and prepare a paper for submission. The paper gives an overview of the XML Store system and furthermore describes enhancements of the network communication and other improvements.
• 06/1998 - 04/2002: Software developer for WS Atkins Denmark. Tasks: Development of database systems in MS Access and MS SQL Server and development of Intranet solutions in ASP and Visual Basic (Student job).
• 02/2000 - 08/2000: Software developer for The Quality-of-Life Research Center. Task: An Internet based questionnaire developed in Visual Basic, MS Access and Java Script (Alternative for a military service).
• 02/1995 - 06/1998: Archivist and proofreader at The National Encyclopaedia of Denmark (Student job).

Education

• 2002: Master of Science in Information Technology from the IT University of Copenhagen (IT-C), Denmark. Specialization: Distributed Systems.
• 2000: Bachelor degree in Computer Science (DIKU) and Film & Media Studies from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
• 1994: Two semesters at Golden West College, California, USA.

Thesis

Tine Thorn, Mikkel Fennestad and Anders Baumann: A distributed, value oriented XML Store (PDF). Supervisor: Professor Peter Sestoft.

The thesis describes the design and implementation of a distributed, peer-to-peer filesystem for storing XML documents. There are two main focus points:

• Working with XML: The most widespread ways of working with XML (SAX and DOM) are naive and unable to handle common situations such as manipulating a large document and at the same time offer a rich API. The thesis presents a better way of working with XML documents.
• Distributed systems: Distributed systems are becoming more and more important with the increasing expansion of the Internet. One of the most exciting developments in distributed applications is the peer-to-peer architecture, that due to its decentralised nature makes very scalable and fault tolerant applications possible.

Projekt home page

Source code

The paper A peer-to-peer, value oriented XML Store (PDF) gives an overview of the XML Store system.

Potentially useful information

• My CV in English (PDF) - my CV in Spanish (PDF)
• Exam papers (PDF)
• Employment references (PDF)

Programming projects

• Checkers. Applet that lets you play American Checkers against the computer (note: Java Plugin required).
  • Documentation
  • Source code (Java)
• Connect Four (Linux version and Windows version). Program that lets you play the board game Connect Four against the computer.
  • Rules
  • Source code (C++)
• Netdraw. A simple, distributed drawing board.
  • Description
  • Source code (Java)

Misc.

• The Strictly Unofficial Anders Baumann Coolest Movies-of-All-Time List

Address

E-mail: baumann@it.edu

Home: Borgervaenget 80 st. tv., DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Tel: + 45 39180031.

Anders Baumann