Alexander Ziegler

Innovate and Enhance Industrial Communication

Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

Extending the architecture of OPC UA for deterministic communication over TSN, 5G, WIFI 6/7 and DetNet. Chair and editor for OPC UA TSN sub-group. Represents Siemens in standardisation activities for OPC UA.

Experience

  • Siemens (Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
    • System Architect and Senior Key Expert for Industrial Communication
      Mar 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

    • Innovation Manager (Industrial Communication)
      Oct 2011 - Feb 2019 · 7 yrs 5 mos

    • Senior Embedded System Engineer
      Oct 2007 - Sep 2011 · 4 yrs

      System Design (SW + FPGA) for PCIe based PROFINET IRT Network Adapter Development for PROFINET Stack and FPGA based RT communication test equipment

  • Chair of OPC UA TSN Sub-Group at OPC Foundation
    Mar 2019 - Aug 2022 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Chair and editor of OPC UA TSN Sub-Group (since 03-2019) - Extending the architecture of OPC UA for deterministic communication over TSN, 5G, WIFI 6/7 and DetNet

  • Liaison Officer for OPC Foundation in 5G ACIA at 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA)
    2021 - 2022 · 1 yr

  • Embedded Software Ingenieur at Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS, Institutsteil Entwicklung Adaptiver Systeme EAS
    Sep 2001 - Apr 2002 · 8 mos