1. Chair of Software Systems
University of Tartu
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Institute of Computer Science
Chair of Software Systems
The head of the Chair of Software Systems
since the establishment of the chair in 1992 is
professor Jüri Kiho
Cand. Sc. from Moscow All-Union Research
Institute for Scientific and Technical Information,
1973; main research areas: multi-editors,
IT in organic chemistry.

2. At the chair there are four assoc. professors,
one of them - Jaak Vilo - on part-time (0.5) basis:
Helle Hein
Ph.D. from Tartu University, 1993;
main research areas: dynamical systems
computational mechanics
Ain Isotamm Cand. Sc. from Tallinn University of
Technology, 1972;main research areas: compilers
Jaak Vilo Ph.D. from University of Helsinki, 2002;
main research areas: bioinformatics, data mining

3. Varmo Vene Ph.D. from University of Tartu, 2000;
main research areas: semantics of programming languages, functional programming

4. three lecturers:
Eno Tõnisson
M.Sc. from University of Tartu, 1996;
main research areas: computer-aided learning
Anne Villems
main research areas: e-learning
Vambola Leping (since Sept. 2005)
M.Sc. from University of Tartu,
1997; main research areas: IT control and synergy

5. three assistants
two of them - Gunnar Nellis and Marina Issakova –
on part-time (0.5) basis:
Ahti Peder
M.Sc. from University of Tartu, 2001;
main research areas: combinatorics
Gunnar Nellis
B.Sc. from University of Tartu, 1997;
main research areas: multimedia
Marina Issakova
M.Sc. from University of Tartu, 2003;
main research areas: computer-aided learning

6. Scientific research work is distributed in a wide spectrum.
Teaching work comprises all courses with code MTAT.03.nnn.
The total number of yearly delivered courses is ~50. A number
of them are taught by additionally employed specialists from
outside the chair (incl. Master and PhD students at the Institute).
The average age of the staff ( ) is about 43 years.
At the Chair of Software Systems there are several additional
employees (e.g. programmers). The head of the chair is
unaware about employing those people as well as their
activities and responsibilities.

7. Professor of Distributed Systems
(elected in 2005)
Eero Vainikko
Ph.D. from University of Bergen, 1997;
main research areas: parallel and scientific computing, computational GRID technology