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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
Author of books such as 'Understanding the New Digital World', 'Design Thinking in Education', and 'Blockchain – Hype or Innovation'
Published extensively in international conferences and journals
Launched numerous MOOCs on openHPI.de, reaching tens of thousands of global learners on digital literacy topics
Member of acatech – German Academy of Science and Engineering
Member of the Board of Governors of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Chair of the German MINT initiative 'MINT Zukunft schaffen'
Research Experience
2004–2023: Managing Director and Scientific Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering (HPI) at the University of Potsdam
Emeritus Full Professor (C4) of Computer Science at the University of Potsdam, holding the Chair of Internet Technologies and Systems at HPI
2017–2021: Founding Dean of the Faculty of Digital Engineering at the University of Potsdam
2007–2023: Program Director of the HPI-Stanford Design Thinking Program
Taught at numerous institutions including Humboldt University of Berlin, TU Berlin, Beijing Institute of Technology, University of Paderborn, University of Trier, University of Luxembourg, Dalian University of Technology, Shanghai University, and University of Potsdam