Oliver Stoschek graduated in 1997 as a civil engineer with a speciality in hydraulic engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) from the University of Hannover, Germany and in 2003 received a Ph.D. in coastal engineering from the Franzius-Institut, University of Hannover. He is presently Head of the Hydraulic Department at DHI Wasser & Umwelt GmbH, Syke, Germany.