Prof. Dr. Rolf Hellinger

VP for Power Electronics Center of Competence
Siemens AG Digital Industries

Rolf is an acknowledged Power Electronics expert and driver of breakthrough innovation. He is one of only 14 Top Innovators honored by the Siemens Managing Board for his outstanding achievements.
After graduating from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology with a master’s degree in electrical engineering and information technology, he received his PhD from the Berlin University of Technology with his work on unconventional electrical drive systems. He lectures at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen on power electronics for autonomous systems and at the Dresden University of Technology’s Institute for Electric Railways, where he was appointed honorary professor in 2007. He is a member of several scientific advisory boards and serves on the Board of Directors of the European Center for Power Electronics.