Michael Ley

Dr. Michael Ley is a founding editor and scientific staff member of the dblp Computer Science Bibliography, affiliated with the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Trier, Germany. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Trier (1993), with his dissertation titled Ein Datenbankkern zur Speicherung variabel strukturierter Feature-Terme. Implementierungstechniken.

His professional roles include leading the dblp project, which consolidates and disseminates bibliographic metadata in computer science. He has been involved in significant initiatives like the Smart Harvesting and LZI+DBLP projects, focusing on improving bibliometric infrastructure and database technologies.

Research interests center on information systems, database implementation, and academic bibliography management. He collaborates with institutions like Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik, contributing to publications and seminars in computer science.