Christof Ebert

Christof Ebert, born in 1964 in Stuttgart, is a German computer scientist and entrepreneur. He studied electrical engineering and computer sciences from 1984 to 1990 at the University of Stuttgart and Kansas State University and received his PhD at the University of Stuttgart in 1994 on complexity control during the product life-cycle. From 1994 to 2007 he worked at Alcatel in Stuttgart, Antwerp and Paris, as director of engineering with global responsibility for software platforms and technology, and was named a member of Alcatel's technical academy in recognition of his contributions in productivity improvement, systems engineering and product lifecycle management. In 2006 he founded Vector Consulting Services, where he is managing director and partner. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Stuttgart, has authored several books and over 150 scientific publications, and is an IEEE Distinguished Visitor working on requirements engineering, product management and software engineering.