Steffen Fries

Steffen Fries is a Principal Engineer at Siemens AG's Corporate Technology, with extensive experience spanning nearly three decades. Active in the IEEE since March 2013, Steffen Fries focuses on security specifications for the Precision Time Protocol, IEEE 1588 v2.1. As a member of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) since March 2010, Steffen Fries represents Germany in various working groups related to security in power system automation and is involved in advisory and cybersecurity committees. Steffen Fries' early career includes work as a Systems Engineer at Siemens Automotive, specializing in software tools for analyzing car crash data and researching airbag deployment algorithms. Steffen Fries holds a Diplom in Electrical Engineering and Information Technique from Technische Universität Chemnitz, earned between 1990 and 1995.