Dirk Schmidt

Since July 1, 2005, I have been employed as a systems administrator at the Institute of Telematics under the direction of Professor Dr. Stefan Fischer.

Interests

• Simple communication protocols such as Gopher, Gemini, Spartan, and Nex
• Peer-to-peer networks LoRa, Meshtastic, and MeshCore
• Local AI and LLM infrastructure using Ollama and vLLM, including protocol-based AI services and experimental Rust server implementations for teaching purposes.
• Medical communication standards and protocols such as HL7, FHIR, DICOM, and DICOMweb
• Clinical terminologies and classification systems such as ICD, OPS, TNM, and SNOMED CT

Technical Conference Organization

Technical organization and operational support for three major scientific conferences, working closely with the respective conference leadership and local organizing teams:

• IPA 2005 – 10th World Congress of the International Photodynamic Association, Munich, Germany
  Technical support for an international scientific world congress organized during the presidency of Prof. Dieter Jocham.
• Viel Mehr Interaktion 2008, Lübeck, Germany
  Technical organization and on-site support for a major interdisciplinary multi-conference combining Mensch & Computer, DeLFI, Cognitive Design and Usability Professionals. Prof. Stefan Fischer was a member of the organizing committee.
• INFORMATIK 2009 – 39th Annual Conference of the German Informatics Society (GI), Lübeck, Germany
  Technical organization and on-site operations for the GI's annual conference with approximately 800 participants, 45 workshops and six tutorials. The conference was chaired by Prof. Stefan Fischer, Prof. Erik Maehle and Prof. Rüdiger Reischuk.

Responsibilities included extensive technical preparation, conference infrastructure, coordination with organizers, operational support throughout the events and troubleshooting under time-critical conditions.

Memberships

Active member of DVMD and GMDS, connecting medical information management, health informatics, and digital healthcare.

CV

Education

1994–1997
Training as a Medical Documentation Specialist
Successfully completed in November 1997.

June–November 1997
Final study project, Medical Center for Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Philipps University Marburg
Title: Development of a Database Application for Structuring Diagnostic Radiology Services

Internships

April–June 1996
Medical Center for Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Philipps University Marburg
Internship in diagnostic radiology and medical documentation.

January–March 1997
Hoechst AG, Clinical Development / Clinical Operations
Internship in the pharmaceutical clinical research environment.

Professional Experience

December 1997–March 1998
B. Braun Melsungen AG
Biometrics / Data Management
Clinical data management with a focus on Oracle 7.1.

May 1998–June 2000
Institut für Gesundheits-System-Forschung (IGSF), Kiel
IT and Clinical Research Support
Administration of the Novell NetWare-based network infrastructure and user support, combined with support for clinical studies and hospital-based research projects.
The IGSF was a WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Systems Research.

July 2000–June 2005
Klinik für Urologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Campus Lübeck
Technical Assistant
Responsible for network infrastructure, user support and intranet services.

July 2005–present
Institute of Telematics, University of Lübeck
IT Systems Administrator
Responsible for IT systems, server and network infrastructure, virtualization, user services and technical support for research and teaching.