Academic Education
10/2015 - 06/2018	Academic Studies in Information Systems at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Master of Science)
08/2016 - 12/2016	Semester Abroad at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) South Korea
10/2011 - 04/2015	Academic Studies in Information Systems at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Bachelor of Science)
Work Experience
since 09/2018	Research Assistant at the Chair for Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, University of Münster
12/2015 - 03/2018	Graduate Assistant for the Project "Agent-based Simulation of Epidemics" at the Institute of Molecular Virology, University Hospital Münster
10/2014 - 09/2015	Student Assistant for the Project "Agent-based Simulation of Epidemics" at the Institute of Molecular Virology, University Hospital Münster
10/2012 - 03/2013	Student Assistant at Practical Computer Science Group (Tutor for Programming I), University of Münster
Functions and Memberships
since 03/2022	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) - Special Interest Group on Simulation (SIGSIM)

Evaluating Parallelization Strategies for Large-Scale Individual-based Infectious Disease Simulations Ponge, Johannes; Horstkemper, Dennis; Hellingrath, Bernd; Bayer, Lukas; Bock, Wolfgang; Karch, André (2023) In: Winter Simulation Conference 2023, San Antonio, TX, United States. IEEE Xplore Type of Publication: Research article in digital collection (conference)
EpiPredict: Agent-Based Modeling of Infectious Diseases Suer, Janik; Ponge, Johannes; Hellingrath, Bernd (2023) In: Künstliche Intelligenz, 2023 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
SpaceImpact - Utilization of spatially resolved data sources for an established agent-based model of Germany and its impact on predicted SARS-CoV-2 dynamics Ponge Johannes, Karch André (2021) In: DFG - Research Conference Pandemics, virtual, . Type of Publication: Abstract in digital collection (conference)
Estimating the Impact of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions in Heterogeneous Populations During an Emerging Infectious Disease Epidemic Ponge Johannes (2021) In: 2021 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), Phoenix, USA, . Type of Publication: Abstract in digital collection (conference)
Generating synthetic populations based on german census data Ponge Johannes, Enbergs Malte, Schüngel Michael, Hellingrath Bernd, Karch André, Ludwig Stephan (2021) In: (eds.), . (no publisher available). Type of Publication: Research article in edited proceedings (conference)

Optimal control of the epidemic under heterogeneity conditions - Subproject B (OptimAgent) Duration: 01/05/2022 - 30/04/2025 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project
User-oriented Extension and Automation of Agent-based Software for Pathogen-specific Modelling of Epidemics (EPIPREDICT) Duration: 01/03/2020 - 28/02/2022 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project

Introduction to Agent-Based Infectious Disease Modeling and Hands-On Workshop Ponge, Johannes (04/05/2022) Mathematical infectious disease modelling – Covid-19 experiences and a hands-on workshop, Virtual Type of talk: scientific talk
Infectious Disease Modeling Ponge Johannes (22/09/2021) Autumn School 2021: Wissenschaft in Krisenzeiten – mit Interdisziplinarität gegen Pandemien, virutal Type of talk: scientific talk
EpiPredict - An Infectious Disease and Intervention Modeling Platform Ponge Johannes (28/06/2021) 2nd VIRAL Symposium, virtual Type of talk: scientific talk
Agentenbasiertes Modelling von Epidemien Ponge, Johannes (26/11/2019) Zukunft mit Daten - Modelle, die die Welt vereinfachen, Berlin Type of talk: scientific talk
Towards a user-oriented modeling platform for agent-based simulations of infectious diseases Ponge, Johannes (15/10/2019) Geoinformatikforum, Institut für Geoinformatik Universität Münster, Münster, Deutschland Type of talk: scientific talk