As CTO/CIO of itemis AG, Dr. Stephan Eberle brings over 25 years of experience across embedded IoT, cloud‑native platforms, model‑driven engineering, and AI‑powered software development. He is driving itemis’ transformation into a product‑focused company centered on AI enablement, governance, compliance automation, and cybersecurity — turning opaque AI systems into transparent, auditable, and trustworthy solutions for regulated industries. His current work focuses on building the core infrastructure for responsible enterprise AI: MCP servers, knowledge graphs, and trace adapters that give AI agents access to validated organizational knowledge; governance mechanisms that link AI outputs back to their source data; and lightweight integration approaches that unify fragmented tool landscapes without vendor lock‑in. He also oversees cloud‑native architectures across AWS, Azure, and European sovereign providers and led itemis to ISO 27001 and TISAX certification in 2025. With deep roots in cloud architecture (AWS, Kubernetes, CDK, Docker), software engineering (Java, Rust, Python, TypeScript, C/C++), model‑driven development/DSLs, and embedded systems, Dr. Eberle combines executive leadership with in-depth hands‑on expertise. He deploys this breadth to build context‑enabled, fully traceable AI systems, hardened DevSecOps workflows, and scalable cloud infrastructures that translate AI ambition into operational reality.
