Stephan Biller is the Chief Scientist for Manufacturing at General Electric. He is responsible for GE’s advanced manufacturing strategy and the development of GE’s Smart Manufacturing Initiative across GE businesses to increase performance and productivity. Prior to being named to this position in April 2012, he was a Technical Fellow & Global Group Manager for Sustainable Manufacturing Systems at General Motors’ R&D. Dr. Biller received a Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering from RWTH Aachen, a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Science from Northwestern University, and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Dr. Biller has been granted nine patents, has 17 active patent applications, developed 22 trade secrets, and co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications.