# Britta Kehden

> Dr. rer. nat. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel 2008

**Wikidata**: [Q102340540](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102340540)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/britta-kehden

## Summary
Britta Kehden is a computer scientist who earned a Dr. rer. nat. (doctoral) degree from Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel in 2008. She completed her doctorate under the supervision of Rudolf Berghammer and Gunther Schmidt and is listed in academic author databases (MathSciNet and the Mathematics Genealogy Project).

## Biography
- Born: [not available]
- Nationality: [not available]
- Education: Dr. rer. nat., Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (2008)
- Known for: Earning a doctoral degree in computer science from Kiel University and being part of an academic lineage supervised by Rudolf Berghammer and Gunther Schmidt
- Employer(s): [not available]
- Field(s): Computer science

## Contributions
Publicly available source material documents that Britta Kehden completed a doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.) at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel in 2008. Her doctoral research was supervised by Rudolf Berghammer and Gunther Schmidt, both established figures in computer science. Kehden is recorded in formal academic registries: she has a MathSciNet author identifier (mr_author_id 797794) and an entry in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (id 125664). These listings indicate a contribution to the scholarly record through a doctoral dissertation and likely related publications, but the provided sources do not supply the dissertation title, publication list, or details of subsequent projects, patents, or software. No additional information about employers, specific papers, or concrete products led by Kehden appears in the supplied material. As such, the verifiable contributions are her doctoral thesis (2008) and inclusion in academic bibliographic and genealogical databases.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Britta Kehden?
A: Britta Kehden is a computer scientist who earned a Dr. rer. nat. from Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel in 2008.

### Q: Where did she receive her doctorate and when?
A: She received a Dr. rer. nat. (doctoral degree) from Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel in 2008.

### Q: Who supervised her doctoral work?
A: Her doctoral advisors were Rudolf Berghammer and Gunther Schmidt.

### Q: Are there public records or identifiers for her publications?
A: Yes. She is listed in MathSciNet (mr_author_id 797794) and the Mathematics Genealogy Project (id 125664), which indicate a scholarly record tied to her doctoral work.

## Why They Matter
The verifiable public record for Britta Kehden centers on her doctoral completion at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel in 2008 under Rudolf Berghammer and Gunther Schmidt. Earning a Dr. rer. nat. situates her within the academic tradition of computer science scholarship and ties her to two established researchers, which matters for academic lineage and the propagation of research ideas. Her presence in centralized bibliographic and genealogical resources (MathSciNet and the Mathematics Genealogy Project) ensures that her doctoral work is discoverable by other researchers and students tracing topics or intellectual descent in computer science. While specific thesis details and subsequent outputs are not provided in the available sources, the documented doctorate and advisor relationships make Kehden part of the scholarly network that contributes to cumulative research in computer science. Without this record, her doctoral contribution would be less visible to bibliographic systems and to historians or analysts mapping academic lineages and publication ecosystems.

## Notable For
- Earning the degree Dr. rer. nat. from Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel in 2008.
- Having Rudolf Berghammer and Gunther Schmidt as doctoral advisors.
- Being listed in MathSciNet with author identifier mr_author_id 797794.
- Having an entry in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (id 125664).
- Occupation listed as computer scientist.

## Body

### Academic qualification
- Degree: Dr. rer. nat.
- Institution: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.
- Year: 2008.
- Source statement: Wikidata description records "Dr. rer. nat. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel 2008."

### Doctoral supervision and academic lineage
- Doctoral advisors:
  - Rudolf Berghammer (documented as doctoral advisor).
  - Gunther Schmidt (documented as doctoral advisor).
- Implication: Kehden is part of the academic lineage associated with these supervisors.

### Bibliographic and identifier records
- MathSciNet author identifier: 797794.
- Mathematics Genealogy Project identifier: 125664.
- These identifiers confirm a presence in academic registries tied to authorship and doctoral genealogy.

### Publicly available limits
- No dissertation title is provided in the supplied material.
- No specific publications, patents, software projects, employers, or subsequent academic positions are listed in the provided sources.
- Other biographical details such as birth date and nationality are not available in the supplied material.

### Source provenance
- Education and doctoral-advisor data are drawn from the supplied structured properties referencing Kiel University and advisor entries.
- Identifier numbers are taken from the supplied structured properties.

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## References

1. Mathematics Genealogy Project