Ingo Weber

Prof. Dr. Ingo Weber is a Full Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in the Department of Information System Development and Operation within the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology. He also serves as Director of Digital Transformation and ICT Infrastructure at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. Previously, he held a full professorship at TU Berlin (2019–2022) and spent a decade in Australia researching at CSIRO, NICTA, and UNSW. His research focuses on Business Process Management (BPM), Process Mining, Blockchain technology, Software Architecture, DevOps, and AI Systems Engineering. Weber has authored/co-authored influential books including DevOps: A Software Architect's Perspective (Addison-Wesley, 2015) and Engineering AI Systems: Architecture and DevOps Essentials (2025).

Education & Career
- PhD in Semantic Methods for Business Process Modeling (University of Karlsruhe, 2009)
- SAP Research parallel role during doctoral studies
- Tenured Professorships at TU Berlin and TUM

Research Interests
Weber's work bridges academic theory and industrial applications. Key areas include:
- Blockchain-based process execution (Caterpillar framework on Ethereum)
- AI-driven DevOps practices
- Scalable transaction creation in blockchain systems
- Sustainability-oriented process analysis (SOPA framework)
- Generative AI for large process models

Awards
- Two-time BPM Best Blockchain Paper Award (2019/2022)
- ISSRE Best Paper (2015)
- CSIRO/NICTA Excellence Awards (2015–2018)
- EDOC 2023 Best Paper

Grants & Labs
- Leads Fraunhofer's digital transformation initiatives
- Collaborates with industry partners like Commonwealth Bank (Australia)
- Active in EU/CSIRO-funded blockchain research projects

Key Contributions
- Pioneered blockchain-based BPM systems (Caterpillar)
- Defined blockchain pattern taxonomies
- Developed tools like BLF (Blockchain Logging Framework)
- Advocates for responsible AI engineering practices