Klaus Janschek received his Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering (1979) and PhD (Dr.techn.) in Control Systems Engineering (1982) from Technische Universität Graz, Austria; 1982 to 1995 he held industry affiliations in control systems development (fatigue and vehicle test systems; aerospace guidance, navigation and control); since 1995 to today he is full professor of Automation Engineering at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering and affiliated faculty member to the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Germany.