Introducing the new Thinknet 6G core team

28.10.2025

We are very pleased to announce an important change in the structure of the Thinknet 6G team:

Over the past five years, two external experts have supported us as chairmen of Thinknet 6G with their contributions and advice: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kellerer from the Technical University of Munich and Peter Merz, Head of Standardization at Nokia. We would like to sincerely thank Wolfgang and Peter for their commitment, foresight and inspiration in building Thinknet 6G from the ground up. Without Wolfgang and Peter, Thinknet 6G would never have become what it is today.

However, we are making an update to the team structure and are pleased to announce that we are expanding the role of the two chairs to a group of six experts who will form the new Thinknet 6G core team. The new core team consists of:

Representatives of the industry

Peter Merz Peter Merz,
Peter Merz
Nokia
Head of Nokia Standards
Uwe Bäder Uwe Bäder,
Uwe Bäder
Rohde & Schwarz
Director International Relations
Stefan Brück Dr. Stefan Brück,
Dr. Stefan Brück
Qualcomm Technologies
Head of Qualcomm Modem Technology Germany

Representatives from research and science

Wolfgang Kellerer Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Kellerer,
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Kellerer
Technische Universität München (TUM)
Chair of Communication Networks
Norman Franchi Prof. Dr. Norman Franchi, FAU,
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norman Franchi
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Chair of Intelligent Technical Electronics and Systems
Giovanni Del Galdo Fraunhofer IIS,
Prof. Dr. Giovanni Del Galdo
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
Professor

Keep an eye on our website and social media as we will be introducing the core team members in more detail over the coming months.