Advisory Board
Our scientific advisory board plays a key role in shaping the strategic development of CIDS. It not only provides guidance on critical future issues but also serves as a platform for exchange and coordination among various stakeholder groups that utilize the services and expertise of CIDS and its departments.
The CIDS Advisory Board consists of 11 members. Six advisory board members are members of TU Dresden who are not assigned to CIDS. The other five advisory board positions are filled by external members from outside TU Dresden. The external advisory board members are characterized by proven expertise in a field relevant to the work of CIDS and can come from science, research, industry and practice.
A heartfelt thank you to our advisory board members for accompanying us on our journey!
Prof. Dr. Katy Börner (Indiana University Bloomington)
- Current position: Victor H. Yngve Professor Engineering & Information Science, Indiana University Bloomington/ USA
- Doctorate in Computer Science, University of Kaiserslautern, 1997
- Visiting Professor at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in the Netherlands/ Visiting Professor and Mercator Fellow at the Institute of Applied Computer Science and Applied Cognitive Science at the University of Duisburg-Essen
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow since 2012
- 2018–2020 funded by the Humboldt Foundation in the Humboldt Research Award Program for Natural Scientists from the USA
- Member of the CODIP Advisory Board
J. Prof. Dr. Merle Fairhurst (TU Dresden)
- Current position: Junior Professorship for Socio-affective Touch, CeTI, TU Dresden
- Diploma in Music, The Juilliard School of Music, USA, 2000
- 2017-2022 Assistant Professor at the LMU Munich and 2019-2022 Deputy Professor at the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich
- Member of the Cluster of Excellence CeTI: Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop
- Focus on psychophysical, physiological and imaging methods in combination with novel computational modeling approaches to study social, dynamically evolving multisensory events
Prof. Dr. Nabil Harfoush (OCAD University Toronto)
- Current position: Faculty of Design, OCAD University, Toronto
- Member of the College of Design, Engineering & Commerce at Philadelphia University and Associate of Harvard's School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS)
- Doctorate in Data Communications, TU Dresden, 1977
- (Co)founder of 4 companies, positioning as CIO in 3 technology companies
- Professional experience as engineer, educator and multi-entrepreneur, consultant for e.g. UNESCO, WHO, World Bank
- Focus on improving the resilience of communities and organizations, especially SMEs, and developing tools to support intrapreneurs
Dr.-Ing. Christin Henzen (TU Dresden)
- Current position: Research Associate at the Chair of Geoinformatics, coordination in the NFDI4Earth project
- Founder and head of the Geo UX working group in the German UPA, member of the professional association
- Co-Chair of the OGC Data Quality DWG; involved in ISO19157-3 development as a Liason Expert
- Doctorate in geoinformatics, TU Dresden, 2017
Prof. Dr. Anne Lauber-Rönsberg (TU Dresden)
- Current position: Professor at the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science at TUD (Chair of Civil Law, Intellectual Property Law, in particular Copyright Law, as well as Media and Data Protection Law)
- 2020–2024 Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, TUD
- Doctorate at the Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Media Law, TUD, 2011
- Deputy non-judicial member of the Constitutional Court of the Free State of Saxony
- Member of the Council for Information Infrastructures (RFII)
- Principal Investigator at ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig
Marco Lehner (student member, TU Dresden)
- Student Representative of the Computer Science Student Council, TU Dresden
- Student member of the Commission for Public Relations
Veronika Liebke (TU Dresden)
- Current position: Head of SG SLM Coordination, Directorate Student Affairs and Continuing Education, TU Dresden
- Sachgebiet SLM Coordination supports the stakeholders of SLM at TU Dresden, from the beginning of studies to alumni work
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Niels Modler (TU Dresden)
- Since July 9, 2025 Vice Rector Academic Affairs and Lifelong Learning
- Current position: Holder of the Chair of Function-Integrative Lightweight Engineering, TUD
- Managing Director of the DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center 639 "Textile-reinforced Composite Components for Function-integrating Multi-material Design in Complex Lightweight Applications"
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Doctorate at the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology, TUD, 2008
- Coordination of the development of the research campus for a greenhouse gas-neutral circular economy (CircEcon) in the "Schwarze Pumpe" industrial park
- Member of the scientific circle of the eNOVA Strategy Group Automotive Future, Dresden
Gunda Röstel (Urban drainage Dresden GmbH)
- Current position: Managing Director, Gunda Röstel Urban drainage Dresden GmbH
- Studied special education in Rostock, graduated as a teacher
- Politically active, including as Federal Chairwoman of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen from 1996–2000
- Among other things, Chairwoman of the Board of German Water Partnership e.V., Chairwoman of the University Council of TU Dresden 2010–2023, member of the Supervisory Board of University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden
- Received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2024 for voluntary work in the social and ecological field
Katrin Stump (SLUB)
- Current position: Director General SLUB, Dresden
- Studied Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at the Universities of Bamberg and Jena
- Leading positions at the universities in Graz, Freiberg, Braunschweig and most recently at TU Dresden
- Member of the Council for Information Infrastructures (RFII) since 2018
Prof. Dr. Carsten Werner (Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden)
- Current position: Academic Director Leibnitz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden
- Chair of Biofunctional Polymer Materials at TUD
- Doctorate in physical chemistry, TUD, 1999
- Member of the Cluster of Excellence "Physics of Life" and the Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health at TU Dresden (EKFZ) since 2019
- Co-founder of the Max Bergmann Center for Biomaterials Dresden (MBZ), 2002
- Elected member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)