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Draft:Michael May (computer scientist)

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  • Comment: This is basically an adaptation of the German Wikipedia article Michael May (Informatiker), I don't exactly understand why the draft was rejected. Please assist me. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michael Doubleyou (talk • contribs) 18:47, 11 September 2026 (UTC)
Michael May at the international FMplus Conference 2026 in Muenster, Germany

Michael May (born 22 September 1954) is a German mathematician and computer scientist. He is an emeritus professor of computer science and facility management at the HTW Berlin – University of Applied Sciences. His professional work has focused on mathematics, hydrodynamics, information technology, integrated workplace management, digitalization and related applications in facility management.

Education and academic career

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May was born on 22 September 1954 in Zerbst, East Germany. He studied mathematics at the Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg from 1972 to 1976.

From 1976 to 1981, he worked at the Central Institute for Mathematics and Mechanics of the Academy of Sciences in Berlin, now the Weierstrass Institute. There he received his doctorate in mathematics in 1981 for research in functional analysis related to multiphase flows in magnetohydrodynamics (Navier-Stokes und Maxwell's equations)

From 1982 to 1991, May worked at the Central Institute for Cybernetics and Information Processes in Berlin, where he established a research group concerned with computer aided schematics, now known as graph drawing. In 1990, he completed his habilitation with research on the automatic layout of network-like diagrams.

After working at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), May joined HTW Berlin in 1994 as a professor of applied computer science. From 2000 to 2020, his professorship focused on facility management and information technology.

Since 2021, May has worked as a senior researcher and research manager at the Society for the Advancement of Applied Computer Science (GFaI) in Berlin.

Research and professional activities

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May's early research and professional activities have focused particularly on functinal analysis, discrete mathematics and graph theory (crossing number), information technology and digitalization in facility management. His later work includes computer-aided facility management, integrated workplace management, information management, building information modeling, IT integration and related applications.

Within the German Facility Management Association gefma he founded a working group concerned with digitalization in facility management in 2001. The group developed guidelines dealing with IT in facility management, including definitions, concepts, interfaces, implementation models, data management, CAFM procurement and certification.[1]

May has also been involved in international cooperation in facility management. He served as a representative of GEFMA in international professional organizations including EuroFM and the International Facility Management Association (IFMA).

May has edited and contributed to a number of books and professional publications on information technology, facility management and BIM.

He is the editor of the CAFM-Handbuch[2], a German-language reference work on computer-aided facility management and digitalization. The fifth edition was published by Springer in 2025. The book covers CAFM, BIM, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, data management, IT integration, network facility management[3], energy management and other aspects of digitalization in facility management.

May was also one of the two editors, together with Geoff Williams, of The Facility Manager's Guide to Information Technology[4]. The edition was produced through a collaboration between the IT Community of IFMA and the Digitalization working group of gefma and involved more than 20 authors from the international facility management community. The book received the IFMA Distinguished Author Award in 2019. May and Geoff Williams were recognized for their work on the publication at the World Workplace conference in Phoenix.

Awards and honours

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  • 1989 – Leibniz Medal, awarded by the Academy of Sciences in Berlin in the silver class, for scientific achievements in mathematical methods of layout optimization.[5]
  • 2011 – Research Award, HTW Berlin.[6]
  • 2013 – Science Communication Award, HTW Berlin.[7]
  • 2019 – IFMA Distinguished Author Award, together with Geoff Williams, for The Facility Manager's Guide to Information Technology.[8]
  • 2025 – Appointment as EuroFM Ambassador to Germany.[9]

Selected publications

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  • Michael May (ed.): CAFM-Handbuch – Digitalisierung im Facility Management erfolgreich einsetzen. 5. Auflage, Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden, 2025, 522 S. (Print: ISBN 978-3-658-49046-1, eBook: ISBN 978-3-658-49047-8)
  • Michael May, Markus Krämer, Maik Schlundt (eds.): BIM in Real Estate Operations – Application, Implementation, Digitalization Trends and Case Studies. Springer Nature, Wiesbaden, 2023, 288 p. (Print: ISBN 978-3-658-40829-9, eBook: ISBN 978-3-658-40830-5)
  • Kai Kummert, Michael May, Andrea Pelzeter (eds.): Nachhaltiges Facility Management. Springer Vieweg, Berlin Heidelberg, 2013, 233 S. (ISBN 978-3-642-24890-0, eBook: ISBN 978-3-642-24891-7)
  • Michael May, Geoff Williams (eds.): The Facility Manager's Guide to Information Technology – An International Collaboration. 2nd edition, IFMA, Houston, 2017, 635 p. ISBN 978-1-938780-00-4
  • Michael May, Silvia Schwochow: Network FM – An essential technology in real estate and facility management. Corporate Real Estate Journal 15(June 2026)4, 361-374. doi: 10.69554/HFMS8378
  • Michael May, Markus Krämer: Digitalisation technologies in real estate and facility management. In: Corporate Real Estate Journal 15(2025)1, 73-92. (ISSN print: 2043-9148, web: 2043-9156) doi: 10.69554/VQNZ4545
  • Jana Kolpakova, Michael May, Udo Maar: Workspace Management as a Part of FM Mission: A Study of German FM Education. Facilities 37(2019)13/14, 995-1007 (ISSN: 0263-2772) (doi: 10.1108/F-12-2017-0117)
  • Michael May, Michael Clauss, Philip Salzmann: A Glimpse into the Future of Facility and Maintenance Management: A Case Study of Augmented Reality. In: Corporate Real Estate Journal 6(2017)3, 227-244. (ISSN print: 2043-9148, web 2043-9156)
  • Michael May: Best Practice Space Optimisation for Office Buildings. In: Corporate Real Estate Journal 5(2016)2, 154-170. (ISSN print 2043-9148, web 2043-9156)
  • Thomas Madritsch, Michael May: Successful IT Implementation in Facility Management. In: Facilities 27(2009)11/12, 429-444. (ISSN 0263-2772)
  • Michael May, Krzyzstof Szkatula: On the Bipartite Crossing Number. In: Control and Cybernetics 17(1988)1, 85-98. (ISSN 0324-8569)
  • Michael May: Computer-Generated Multi-Row Schematics. In: Computer-Aided Design 17(Jan./Feb. 1985)1,25-29. (ISSN: 0010-4485) doi: 10.1016/0010-4485(85)90007-7
  • Michael May: On the Theory of Compressible Fluids. In: Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik (ZAMM) 62(1982)11, 609-613. (ISSN 0044-2267) doi: 10.1002/zamm.19820621106
  • Michael May: On Two-Phase Flows in Magnetohydrodynamics. In: Mathematische Nachrichten 101(1981)1, 121-139. (ISSN 0025-584X) doi: 10.1002/mana.19811010112

References

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  1. ↑ Hohmann, Joachim; May, Michael (1 November 2013). "Information Technology for Facility Management – GEFMA special interest group on CAFM defines standards and best practices in German-speaking countries". IFMA's FMJ Magazine. 23 (6): 52–56. ISSN 1059-3667 – via Reseach Gate.
  2. ↑ May, Michael, ed. (2025). CAFM-Handbuch: Digitalisierung im Facility Management erfolgreich einsetzen (in German). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-49047-8. ISBN 978-3-658-49046-1.
  3. ↑ May, Michael; Schwochow, Silvia (1 July 2026). "Network FM – An essential technology in real estate and facility management". Corporate Real Estate Journal. 36 (4): 361–374. doi:10.69554/HFMS8378. ISSN 2043-9156.
  4. ↑ May, Michael; Williams, Geoff (1 June 2017). The Facility Manager's Guide to Information Technology – An International Collaboration (2nd ed.). Houston, USA: IFMA. pp. 1–634. ISBN 978-1-9387-8000-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ↑ "Leibniz-Tag 1989 (Ehrungen, Zuwahlen, Auszeichnungen)". spectrum. 20 (10): VI. 1 October 1989. ISSN 0049-1861.
  6. ↑ "Research Award HTW Berlin". 1 October 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Science Communication Award". 21 October 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Distinguished Author Award für GEFMA-Vorstand Michael May". www.gefma.de. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "EuroFM Ambassadors". eurofm.org. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
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