Christian Schulte

Dear Christian, so many memories we shared during our time studying in Karlsruhe, finally driving you late at night - after dragging the washing machine down from the 4th floor- in the Ford Transit to Saarbrücken - the next step of your academic career. I'm glad we got the opportunity to meet in Stockholm in 2013. We missed you for our celebration in Karlsruhe in 2015, now - sadly - we miss you, your kindness and your humour, forever.

Dear Christian, Thank you for having my PhD student Alberto Delgado visiting many years ago. It was a fruitful collaboration. I was just about to check up on your work to learn the sad news. Death is a part of life, but it hurts when it comes too early. I am so sorry for your loss, your family's loss, and the loss for your friends and colleagues.

CP doesn't feel the same without him. I miss his laugh and his smile.

I will never forget his kindness and amazing knowledge. Rest in peace Christian.

I only had Christian as a lecturer for one course but he made a big impact in his warmness to his students, his excitement over the material and his willingness to engage when challenged. I've spoken to several students who attended that same course with me, and the constant in those conversations were that they all had only kind words to describe Christian.

A true dedicated teacher with passion and patience. May you rest in peace.

Christian, you created the basis of my academic work and something I still would like to bring to full fruition at some time in the future. And you were a great "Bremser" for "Informatik 1" and "Informatik 2" given by Prof. Smolka at Saarland University ;-) I always hoped I would meet you again some day to achieve something even greater than you achieved anyway, but maybe that takes a little longer now. Rest in peace and all the best to your family. All the very very best. Ralph

I am deeply saddened by Christrian's demise. Last time we came across eachother near the entrance of KTH while I was rushing to attend a meeting. We greeted eachother and he said, I should visit his office sometime soon and I said not today but it would be very soon. Alas, that moment never came😥. I got to know Christian when I was part of PhD student council and he briefed me how to evaluate the potential faculty members during the interview. Throughout my PhD studies , he supported me in evaluating the study plans in general and then during the last 6 months in more depth e.g. how to reduce the scope of my work to finish the PhD in time. His help didn't stop there, he also guided me how to make academic CV, write good posters etc... We had our fair share of arguments as well and I loved his straightforwardness. Christian you left us quite early and this void would not he filled. I hope that by applying the ethical values we learned, in the industrial research environment, your legacy would live forever....

I had a warm feeling about Christian even before I got the chance to meet him in person, as so many of the people I look up to and hold dear shared with me their own feelings about Christian as a joyful, compassionate and caring person. I remember Pierre talking about Christian during the Constraint Programming lectures in Uppsala; it was obvious that Pierre regarded Christian not only as a respected college and researcher but also, and especially, as a close friend. Alexandra too shared her joy about having met Christian, where he was a huge source of inspiration and positive energy. Kim too had caring thoughts about Christian, that he balanced intellectual aspects of life with both humor and passion. Once I finally got the chance to meet Christian in person, we instantly "clicked". I could talk with him just like I would an old friend that shares your passion. He had what we call "glimten i ögat" and he could criticize your work in such a way that helped raise you up to become a better researcher and person, all the while having you feel but warmth towards both Christian and the constructive criticism he would give. I know personally that Christian was a great mentor and supervisor as I was fortunate enough to have him believe in me and want to supervise one of my research projects. Christian went out of his ways to help make this possible, as there existed no course at KTH fit for exactly the kind of research I wanted to do, so he created one; and thus I got the privilege of having him as my supervisor. Over time, I also got to share so many joyful aspects of life with Christian as he would give me gentle glimpses into his mind, through the jokes he would write in e-mails, his heartfelt laughter and his endless passion. I feel very sad that Christian is no longer with us, he gave so much of himself to help lift others up, and really showed how deeply people will care for you when you show compassion and take interest in them. You will be missed Christian. *varma kramar* /Robin