Management Team
Dr. Andreas Gerber, Group CEO (xaitment, GmbH)
Andreas Gerber is co-founder of xaitment GmbH and has managed the company since its inception in 2004. Andreas holds a master’s degree and doctorate in computer science from the University of Saarland. For more than six years he worked as a research scientist and software developer at the renowned German Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) in Saarbrücken, where he specialized in the design, implementation, integration and application of multi-agent systems. During his time at the DFKI, Andreas was responsible for several European and national research projects on artificial intelligence, including the analysis of AI’s application to logistics, decision-making, coordination/cooperation in dynamic environments. These projects were ultimately what led to the founding of xaitment GmbH.
Dr. Thorsten Maier, CTO and Managing Director (xaitment, GmbH)
Thorsten holds a master’s degree in physics and a doctoral degree in applied mathematics from the University of Kaiserslautern. Prior to his position at xaitment, he spent seven years as a research scientist focusing on scientific computing. He was responsible for several scientific computing and mathematical modeling projects that were funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Additionally, he was head of the research and funding office (Forschungsreferat) at the University of Kaiserslautern. As the CTO of xaitment, Thorsten heads the entire AI development team, which includes all research and development and research coordination.
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