Gerhard Pfister received his PhD in mathematics in 1971 and the Habilitation
in 1976 from the Humboldt University in Berlin.
He is Professor for mathematics at the University of Kaiserslautern since
1993 where he is heading the research group for Algebraic Geometry, Computer
Algebra and Singularity Theory. From 1983 to 1993 he was professor for
algebraic geometry at the Humboldt University in Berlin.
His research interests are Singularity Theory
and the development and implementation of algorithms to solve mathematical
problems by using Computer Algebra. Together with G.-M. Greuel and H.
Schönemann, he develops the internationally widespread Computer Algebra
system SINGULAR which is used in theoretical research as well as in applying
Algebraic Geometry and Computer Algebra to real problems coming from
industry. Gerhard Pfister is scientific advisor of the ITWM in the
field of Computer Algebra.