Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Wille-Haussmann studied electronic engineering at the University of Stuttgart. He received his Ph.D. with the topic "Usage of the symbolic model reduction for analyzing control strategies in Smart Grids" in 2011. He has been working at Fraunhofer ISE since 2005. Since 2010, he is the head of Power Grids and Energy Management research group. His research focus is on the integration of distributed generators and loads into grids.