Dr. Heiko Claussen

Dr. Heiko Claussen is chief technologist at Emerson's Aspen Technology business, leading its AI organization encompassing the Asset Performance Management (APM) product suite, the AI shared services research organization supporting all product areas, and the AI R&D organization focused on developing novel cross-functional AI products such as Aspen Virtual Advisor. Moreover, Heiko is defining and executing AspenTech’s AI strategy, driving innovation across industries including energy, chemical, subsurface engineering, and electric power grid. Prior to Aspen Technology, Heiko was head of autonomous machines and principal key expert of AI at Siemens and led initiatives to enable autonomous machine applications for factory automation. During his 15-year tenure at Siemens, where he was ‘Inventor of the Year’ twice, Heiko worked in many areas related to AI and digitization, including remote monitoring, machine learning, robotics, pattern recognition and statistical signal processing. Heiko is a recipient of numerous technical awards and recognitions and is the author of over 100 registered inventions with 67 granted/published patents. Heiko holds a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southampton, UK; a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Ulster, UK; and a Dipl.-Ing degree in electrical engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Kempten, Germany.