Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Jivka Ovtcharova stands out for her expertise in research and development of cutting-edge technologies such as AI and VR for industrial practice. She is head of the Institute for Information Management in Engineering (IMI), director at the Karlsruhe Research Center for Informatics (FZI), and founder of several centers, such as the Lifecycle Engineering Solutions Center (LESC) and the Center for Artificial Intelligence Talents (CAIT). Her current research focus is AI application in the areas of Virtual Engineering and Digital Twins.

Dr.-Ing. Matthes Elstermann, is long time expert in teaching programming and providing insights into and understanding complex concepts and processes for aspiring students.

Gabriela Molinar studied electrical engineering and information technology in Venezuela. She received her doctorate in 2020 from the Institute for Information Processing Technology (ITIV) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and now works in the energy sector at the transmission system operator TenneT TSO GmbH in Bayreuth.

She received the 2022 Ecology Award of the Viktor & Sigrid Dulger Foundation for her work "Machine Learning Tool for Transmission Capacity Forecasting of Overhead Lines based on Distributed Weather Data", which makes an important contribution to power load forecasting using artificial intelligence as an optimisation method for grid operation and to support the energy transition in Germany.