Johannes Otterbach

Johannes Otterbach is a seasoned professional in AI and quantum technologies, currently serving as AI and Quantum lead at SPRIND since July 2024. As Chief Executive Officer at Orthogonal Otter UG since June 2023, Johannes previously held roles including Chief Technology Officer and Member of Technical Staff at nyonic, and Vice President of Machine Learning Research at Merantix Momentum from April 2021 to June 2023. Experience at OpenAI from June 2018 to April 2021 included positions as Member of Technical Staff and Fellow. Additional roles encompass Quantum Engineer at Rigetti Quantum Computing, Senior Data Scientist and Data Scientist at LendUp, and Infrastructure Engineer at Palantir Technologies. Academic achievements include a postdoctoral research position at Harvard University and a PhD in Physics from Kaiserslautern University of Technology. Education credentials also feature a Diploma in Physics from RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau.