Prof. Dieter Kranzlmueller is a full professor of Computer Science at the Ludwig-Maximlians-Universitaet Muenchen (LMU) and holds the chair of communication systems and systems programming. He is chairman of the board of directors of the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities as well as member of the board of the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM).