is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS) at Nokia, Munich, Germany. Since 2015, he is with the Standardization & Research lab, where he is Technical Manager of the German BMBF project TACNET 4.0, and led the 5G Industrial IOT Testbed at Hamburg Seaport as well as internal research and standardization work on Industrial IoT. He has published more than 50 scientific publications and has authored over 80 patents and patent applications.