On the Representation of Permutations as Products of Transpositions

Daniel Neuenschwander was born in 1963 near Neucha ˆtel (CH). After his doctorate (under the direction of H. Carnal) at the University of Bern in 1991, he was appointed professor of mathematics at the Biel School of Engineering and Architecture of the Bern University of Applied Sciences (the former HTL). After having got a part-time professorship for actuarial sciences at the University of Lausanne, he completed his habilitation in 1996. He teaches mathematics of insurance and finance also at the University of Bern and holds a position at the Federal section of cryptology at the Department of Defense. He has taught at the University of Dortmund and has been invited professor at the University of Nancy I. His main mathematical workingarea is probability theory (especially on algebraic structures) and its applications in insurance, finance, and cryptology. Non-mathematical interests include music (organ, harpsichord, piano) and travelling.