Home Page of Guntis Arnicans Faculty of Computing University of Latvia 19 Raina Blvd. - 445, Riga LV 1586, Latvia Phone: +371 67034475

Education

2011 University of Latvia, honorary degree Professor

2007 University of Latvia, honorary degree Associate Professor

2005 University of Latvia, honorary degree Docent

2004 University of Latvia, Dr.sc.comp.

1994 University of Latvia, Mg.sc.comp.

1993 University of Latvia, high school education, qualification Mathematician

Professional experence

since 1991 University of Latvia, Faculty of Computing (former till 2009 Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, Computing Department)

since 2011 professor

since 2010 director of bachelor program

since 2006 head of the Chair of Programming

2007-2011 associate professor

2005-2007 docent

1995-2005 lecturer

1993-1995 assistant

1991-1993 laboratory assistant

Most important courses:

Data structures and algorithms

Sotware testing

Analysis and optimization of algorithms

Software engineering

Supervisor of more then 100 students’ thesis for Bachelor and Master degree since 2001 (no exact data available for period 1993-2000)

Scientific publications internationally reviewed: 15, other international: 4

1994 - 2008 AAS Balta (insurance company)

2006 - 2008 IT Project Manager

Tariff system for insurance products, maintenance of legacy systems

1998 - 2006 Manager of Information Systems Development Department

System development and customization, maintenance of legacy systems, migration to new insurance information system, data migration, data analysis

1994 - 1998 Manager of Information Systems Department & Manager of IT Department

Developing IT in AAS Balta from “zero” (software, hardware, people, procedures), developer of the most of the information systems

2004 - 2006 Ventspils University College

Associate professor, the main course: Theory of Algorithms

1991 - 1994 Software House Riga (software development company)

Programmer, system analyst

Memory management system for interpreter integrated in the graphical CASE tool “GRADE DOS”

Complete refactoring of graphical business modelling tool “Mosaik” (Siemens)

Scientific projects

since 2009 ESF project Datorzinātnes pielietojumi un tās saiknes ar kvantu fiziku, manager of activity Model based architecture

2006 - 2008 ERAF project (ESS 2006/29), Jaunu tehnoloģiju izstrāde informācijas sistēmu izveidei un integrācijai, manager of activity

2005 - 2007 ESF project (ESS 2005/11), Datorzinātņu studiju programmu modernizēšana Latvijas Universitātē, manager of module

Profesional activities

since 1997 Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

since 1999 Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Computer Society

since 2007 The Board Member of the Latvian Software Testing Qualification Board (LSTQB) affiliated by the International Software Qualification Board (ISTQB)

since 2003 Member of program committee of conference “Testing Theory and Practice”, Riga

since 1996 Main coach of students’ teams of Latvia for all international student collegiate programming contests;

since 2002 the main contest organizer in Latvia and Baltic States

Ninth Conference on Databases and Information Systems (Baltic DBIS), 2010, Riga, Co-Chair of organization committee

Business Analysis - 1st International Conference in Riga, 2010, member of program committee

Publications

Official personal data (University of Latvia, in latvian)