Marco Winzker studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Hannover, Germany, and worked on ASIC and FPGA design for several companies. Since 2004 he is a Professor of digital design at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University in Sankt Augustin, Germany. He was associate dean of the engineering department, project manager of the university project in the German "Teaching Quality Pact", and is now Vice President for Education.