Curriculum vitae

Here are some cornerstones of my personal history:

12. Oct. 1974 born in Würzburg, Germany; son of Manfred Metzler (professor of toxicology) and Doris Metzler (retired teacher).
1980 - 1984 Elementary school in Würzburg.
1984 - 1993 Friedrich-Koenig-Gymnasium - high school, Würzburg. Favorite subjects: English, math and physics. Hobbies: role playing games, computer games, progressive rock, writing for the students' magazine, playing keyboards, and volleyball.
1993 - 2002, with short breaks: studied physics at the University of Würzburg. Some steps along the way:
1995 Vordiplom - pre-diploma.
1996-1997 studied in Austin, TX. Did a Master's Thesis on fluidized beds. Very interesting experience, highly recommended.
1998 diploma exams
1998-1999 diploma thesis on interacting neural networks.
1999 - 2002 dissertation on neural networks, time series, and game theory.
2003 postdoc at the NECSI and MIT in Cambridge, MA.