Dr. Daberkow has been a professor of Automotive System Engineering at the Heilbronn University in Germany since 2009. Prior to that, Dr. Daberkow worked as an IT manager for Electrics and Electronics at Daimler Trucks (2004 to 2009); as Engineering Data Management Deployment Manager (2004-2009) and Supplier Integration Manager (2001 to 2004) with Mercedes-Benz Trucks; and as a Research Assistant, Mechatronics & Vehicle Systems, at Daimler Benz Research in Frankfurt. Dr. Daberkow received his Ph.D. at the University of Stuttgart in 1993.