Matthias Kaiserswerth

Matthias Kaiserswerth is Vice-President for Global Systems Management and Compliance Area Strategy at IBM. Since January 2006 he leads the IBM Research Strategy in Systems Management and Compliance, coordinating the research work across IBM's eight global research laboratories. From 2002 until the end of 2005 he was the Managing Director of an IBM Integrated Account. He lead a team of sales and services people serving the global power and automation company ABB headquartered in Switzerland. During this time he grew revenues by more than 80%, mostly due to a 10 year $1.7B infrastructure outsourcing contract closed in 2003.
In 2000 Matthias Kaiserswerth became the director of IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory. He was responsible there for some 200 researchers in the field of physical sciences, communications technology, and computer science. Additional responsibilities were for the IBM Zurich Industry Solutions Lab where IBM hosts customers to meet with its researchers to discuss future technology and emerging business trends.
From 1997 through 1999, Dr. Kaiserswerth was on assignment at the IBM TJ Watson Research Center where he lead the networking software and security research. In addition, he was responsible for setting IBM Research's global security research strategy and starting IBM efforts in the emerging field of privacy technology research.
From 1988 through 1997 he worked as a Research Staff Member in the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory on various research projects ranging from high-performance communication systems to message brokering in a medical environment. Most recently, he worked on smart cards and Java security, which lead to the OpenCard industry standard for using smart cards in a Java environment and Visa's Java Cardtm Price Breakthrough program based on the IBM Zurich Research JCOP platform.
Dr. Kaiserswerth received his MSc and PhD in Computer Science from McGill University in Montreal, Canada and from Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany respectively. He is an honorary professor at Friedrich-Alexander University where he teaches applied computer science.



	Matthias Kaiserswerth Matthias Kaiserswerth is Vice-President for Global Systems Management and Compliance Area Strategy at IBM. Since January 2006 he leads the IBM Research Strategy in Systems Management and Compliance, coordinating the research work across IBM's eight global research laboratories. From 2002 until the end of 2005 he was the Managing Director of an IBM Integrated Account. He lead a team of sales and services people serving the global power and automation company ABB headquartered in Switzerland. During this time he grew revenues by more than 80%, mostly due to a 10 year $1.7B infrastructure outsourcing contract closed in 2003. In 2000 Matthias Kaiserswerth became the director of IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory. He was responsible there for some 200 researchers in the field of physical sciences, communications technology, and computer science. Additional responsibilities were for the IBM Zurich Industry Solutions Lab where IBM hosts customers to meet with its researchers to discuss future technology and emerging business trends. From 1997 through 1999, Dr. Kaiserswerth was on assignment at the IBM TJ Watson Research Center where he lead the networking software and security research. In addition, he was responsible for setting IBM Research's global security research strategy and starting IBM efforts in the emerging field of privacy technology research. From 1988 through 1997 he worked as a Research Staff Member in the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory on various research projects ranging from high-performance communication systems to message brokering in a medical environment. Most recently, he worked on smart cards and Java security, which lead to the OpenCard industry standard for using smart cards in a Java environment and Visa's Java Cardtm Price Breakthrough program based on the IBM Zurich Research JCOP platform. Dr. Kaiserswerth received his MSc and PhD in Computer Science from McGill University in Montreal, Canada and from Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany respectively. He is an honorary professor at Friedrich-Alexander University where he teaches applied computer science.
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