Tauno Otto serves as the Head of Development for the School of Engineering and holds the position of Professor and Program Director at Tallinn University of Technology. In addition, Tauno Otto is the Vice Chairman and a member of the Quality Assessment Council for Higher Education at the Estonian Higher Education Quality Agency (EKKA). Tauno Otto also contributes to the European Commission as a member of the Strategic Forum for Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI). Tauno Otto earned a PhD in Production Engineering from TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology between 2001 and 2006, following education at Keila 1st Secondary School from 1973 to 1985.