Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Berger, since 2001 full professor of Automation Technology at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg and an honorary professor of Smart Production at Aalborg University (Denmark). He is the founder and director of the SME Technology Transfer Center Modern Industry Brandenburg and the German Federal SME Competence Center Industry 4.0 Cottbus. He was a member of the Digital Advisory Council of the Federal State of Brandenburg. Since 1994 appointed as an expert in various R&I programs of the European Union. Author & co-author of 200+ scientific and technical publications.