MATLAB EXPO DEUTSCHLAND

Hans Adlkofer, SVP Automotive Systems

Infineon Technologies AG

Hr. Hans Adlkofer has been senior vice president of automative systems at Infineon Technologies since 2009. This group translates the application requirements of the automotive industry into product road maps, developing a chipset that addresses all requirements and pain points of customer.

He started his career at National Semiconductor in the marketing department with focus on ASICs for the automotive industry before joining Giesecke & Devrient to develop secure operating system for smart cards. He later moved to Siemens Semiconductor (now Infineon), where he headed an application center for security and smart card ICs and moved to Singapore to manage business operations for the Asian market. In 2003, he took over the responsibility for the business unit sensors in Infineon Technologies to drive growth in automotive applications such as radar sensors, pressure sensors, and wheel speed sensors. Hr. Adlkofer studied electronics with the focus on semiconductor technologies.

Jens Dietrich, Head of Control & Protection Platform – Control Software

Siemens Energy

Jens Dietrich is the head of control platforms for HVDC and FACTS applications at Siemens Energy, Germany. His group is responsible for the development, continuous improvement, and targeted use of a software ecosystem based on MATLAB and Simulink for the delivery of customized control systems for HVDC and FACTS. Jens leads a team of passionate experts who love to bring state-of-the-art software development techniques to the model-driven world. 

Previously, he worked as development manager, product owner, and developer for various control and simulation applications in power transmission. He holds a M.Sc. and B.Sc. from RWTH Aachen University in electrical and computer engineering with focus on power systems and control simulation.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Florian Holzapfel, Chair Professor

TUM Institute of Flight System Dynamics

Florian Holzapfel has been a full professor and director of the Institute of Flight System Dynamics at Technische Universität München for more than 17 years. His research areas include dynamics, guidance, navigation, and control of aerospace vehicles, along with avionics and safety-critical systems. His particular focus is on transitioning novel methods to industrial practice in close collaboration with small and medium enterprises and startups. International collaboration is a key element. 

Prior to joining TUM as a professor, he was a project leader for flight control and simulation at iABG mbH. Florian holds a PhD from TUM with his thesis on nonlinear adaptive flight control of a UAV. He graduated from TUM with a diploma in mechanical engineering, majoring in aerospace engineering.

Dagmar Münch, Head of Development

Küster Automotive GmbH

Dagmar Münch is head of development at Küster Group where she oversees system, mechanics, software, and electronics engineering, as well as testing, functional safety, and cybersecurity. She has held key leadership roles in electrical/electronic development since joining Küster in 2023.

Prior to Küster, Frau Münch held senior positions at leading automotive and technology companies. At Schaeffler Technologies, she served as head of product development for mechatronics, where she was responsible for the development of innovative mechatronic solutions for industrial and consumer products. At Porsche, she led the development of electronic sensors, actuators, and hybrid components. Earlier in her career, she was deputy head of powertrain electronics sensors at Volkswagen, where she specialized in the development of sensor technology for powertrain applications. She began her professional journey at Robert Bosch GmbH, contributing to requirements management and the development of advanced sensor systems.

Nils-Hendric Schall, Division Manager, Electric & Software Engineering

WRD Wobben Research and Development GmbH

Nils-Hendric Schall is the division manager of electric and software engineering at ENERCON Group, a position he has held since 2022. Mr. Schall began his professional journey as an electrical engineer at MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG in Augsburg before becoming the engineering group lead in 2002. From 2005 on, he led the data analysis and measurement infrastructure group at MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG (now TRATON) in Munich. In October 2006, Nils-Hendric Schall became the head of R&D at manroland AG, where he was already working with Model-Based Design. He became vice president of electric and software engineering at Nordex Energy GmbH in 2011, and in 2019, he moved to Wobben Research and Development GmbH (ENERCON Group) in Aurich as the head of division system controls where he introduced Model-Based Design in the teams. 

Nils-Hendric Schall studied electrical and IT engineering at the Technical University of Munich, graduating with a diploma degree in engineering.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Stark, Fachgebietsleiter Industrielle Informationstechnik

Technische Universität Berlin

Prof. Rainer Stark is professor for industrial information technology at the Technical University of Berlin. Previously, he was director of the virtual product creation division of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (IPK) until 2021, and the managing director of the department for machine tools and factory management (IWF) of the Technical University of Berlin until 2013. He is an active researcher and expert in virtual product creation, digital twins, and data engineering and analytics. Prof. Stark is member of the German Academy of Technical Sciences (acatech), the scientific societies WiGeP, Design Society and CIRP, and board member of the ProSTEP iViP association. He is also an active member of the VDI board of product development and product management and of the acatech research board Industrie 4.0. He has been a member of the speaker team of the research board Industrie 4.0 since June 2024.

Peter Seeberg, Founder

asimovero

Peter Seebrg is an independent AI consultant for asimovero. He spent 25 years working in the IT industry for companies such as Intel, Infor, Seiko, Mentor, and almost 10 years in industrial automation at Softing.

Peter moderates discussions, does public presentations, and advises companies on the introduction of AI. He co-produces a weekly podcast on industrial ai and is the host of the OPC Foundation podcast. Peter Seeberg studied computer aided design in Delft.