Advisory board

Prof. Dr. Martin Eigner

PLM Pioneer & Systems Engineering Expert

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Eigner is a pioneer of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and System Lifecycle Management. After leading process, methods, and tools at Robert Bosch GmbH, he founded Eigner + Partner in 1985 - among the first PDM/PLM companies worldwide - and later established Eigner Engineering Consult, which he continues to lead. From 2004 to 2017 he held the chair for Virtual Product Development at TU Kaiserslautern, where he founded the Institute for Virtual Product Engineering. His work covers model-based systems engineering (MBSE), interdisciplinary development across mechanics, electronics, and software, and the digital thread from requirements to verification. He has authored or co-authored more than 15 books and hundreds of publications on PLM, engineering IT, and Industrial Internet topics. He is an honorary member of the prostep ivip Association and has served on advisory boards including Aras. At AI² he co-leads the Product development & V-Model expert group, where the work is embedding AI in structured lifecycles so intelligent features stay traceable, testable, and release-ready.