playing a central role in aligning the scientific activities of the various teams, collaborating closely with the management board in continuously reviewing strategic directions, leading the office team of the NTC BRIGHT consortium (presently one more position, to be filled), identifying promising novel applications and initiate technology transfer, maintaining and cultivating a network of public-private-partnerships, building up international visibility, maintaining intense communication with our stakeholders (ministry, presidential boards), collaborating closely with in-house experts in optics, microelectronic design, clean-room processing (including nitride, silicon, and hybrid platforms), advanced micro/nano metrology, CMOS design, bridging the gap between groups from semiconductor technology and applications, like optical neuromorphic processing, AI and deep learning, communication technology and autonomous aerial vehicles, engaging with world-class research centers in semiconductor technology and its applications., contributing to collaborative projects with external partners and integrate into a dynamic, interdisciplinary team of Andreas Waag at IHT.