Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ina Schieferdecker is head of Department 5 "Research for Technological Sovereignty and Innovations" at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Her department implements initiatives on modern key technologies such as quantum technologies, material technologies, microelectronics, communication, software and AI technologies, as well as on the future of work and value creation. 

She is a member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) and has been a member of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), the High-Tech Forum (HTF) and the Board of the Technology Foundation Berlin (TSB), among others. She is a member of the Supervisory Board of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and Chair of the Supervisory Board of CISPA (Helmholtz Center for Information Security). She has received various awards for her scientific work, such as the German Prize for Software Quality, the EUREKA Innovation Award, and the Alfried Krupp Sponsorship Award for Young University Teachers.