Lead Architect, Generative AI · Mercedes-Benz AI Center of Competence
Making AI work
at enterprise scale.
Technology strategist, AI architect, scientist and manager with 20 years of experience making innovation happen with AI — grounded in a computer-science PhD, many projects and international publications.
Focus
Where I spend my time 01
AI Architecture
Scalable, governed multi-cloud AI platforms that let the whole enterprise build, deploy and operate reliably.
02
GenAI Strategy
Setting the direction for GenAI at work, driving adoption and delivering measurable outcomes through programs and enablement.
03
AI Scaling
Governance, operating models, partnerships and applied ML — combined to scale trustworthy AI across the enterprise.
Recent writing
All articles & talks → AI Slop Grenade A name for walls of AI-generated text sent without care or refinement — little effort for the sender, more work for the recipient. AI The Missing Role in Forward Deployed Engineering In large German enterprises, the standard Echo–Delta–Dev pod has a gap: governance. The model needs a fourth role. AI Agents and Their Structural Dimensions The term 'agent' is used loosely across AI systems. Four structural dimensions help distinguish different types of agents more precisely. AI Frontier AI in 2026 – What’s Not Going to Change As AI capabilities race ahead, the fundamental constraints around reliability, organizational adoption, and job-level automation are likely to remain unchanged in 2026. AI
Let’s talk about AI at scale.
Talks, panels, collaborations — the quickest way to reach me is LinkedIn.