Dr. Wolfgang Hackenberg

Dr. Wolfgang Hackenberg has extensive work experience in various roles within the automotive industry. Dr. Wolfgang is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of SYNAOS GmbH, where they focus on developing software solutions based on artificial intelligence and cloud technologies for production and logistics in the Industry 4.0 environment.

Prior to their current role, Dr. Hackenberg worked at Volkswagen AG for several years in different positions. Dr. Wolfgang was the Head of Smart.Production:Lab, where they focused on industry 4.0, internet of things, data analytics, and human machine interaction. Dr. Wolfgang also served as the Head of Group IT Shop Floor, overseeing SCADA, machine data acquisition, energy management, and modular standardization.

Before joining Volkswagen, Dr. Hackenberg worked as an Assistant to the CIO/Executive Vice President, Assistant to the Head of Production IT, and Head of the Volkswagen PHD Kolleg at Volkswagen Group. Dr. Wolfgang also had roles as a PHD Candidate and Diploma Student.

Dr. Hackenberg gained early experience through internships at Siemens Management Consulting, Bayer, and Daimler Chrysler.

Dr. Wolfgang Hackenberg's education history includes a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Engineering from Technische Universität Clausthal. Dr. Wolfgang also holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration and Management, General from the University of Cologne. In addition, they were an exchange student at Littleton High School in 1997-1998. There is no information provided about their time at Tsinghua University.