Simon Stier received his Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Informatics and Technology of Functional Materials from JMU Würzburg in 2014 and his subsequent Master's degrees in Computer Science and Functional Materials from JMU Würzburg in 2017. In 2021, he completed his PhD in the field of interdisciplinary research on materials, processes and sensor applications at the Graduate School for Science and Technology Würzburg. He is currently Head of the Department for Digital Transformation at Fraunhofer ISC Würzburg and member of the European Materials Modelling Council (EMMC) and the Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA) Taskforce Digitalization.