Stefan Edlich

Prof. Dr. Stefan Edlich is a Professor at the Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin, leading the Data Science Master program and the Data Science Lab. He holds a Dr. med. Ing. and has authored 13 books, including the world's first NoSQL book. His research focuses on NoSQL databases, Big Data systems, AI applications in health, industry, and education, and data quality.

Edlich organizes conferences on Big Data, functional programming, and Clojure, and manages the NoSQL Archive. He has been part of the Berlin Big Data Center (BBDC) since 2014. His work spans over 60 publications, with recent contributions in AI-driven healthcare, blockchain, and distributed systems.

He advises students and maintains strong industry ties with companies like Zalando, Amazon, and IBM. His teaching excellence has earned him the 'Top 25 Lecturer' award multiple times at Beuth. Edlich's collaborations include projects like the MOMO mobile app for machine learning and the BBC-DaaS open-data platform.

Research interests include data science applications in biodiversity, HCI innovations, and education technology. He actively contributes to open-source projects like Clarango (Clojure driver for ArangoDB) and advocates for data literacy through the Stifterverband initiative.