Prof. Leue obtained a Diploma Degree in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Hamburg (D) in 1990, and a PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Berne (CH) in 1995. From 1995 throughout 2000 he was first an Assistant Professor and later an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo (CDN). In 1998 he was a Member of Technical Staff in the Computing and Mathematics Research Center of Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill (USA). In 2000 he accepted a Professorship in Computer Science at the University of Freiburg (D). In 2004 he was appointed Full Professor and holder of the Chair for Software and Systems Engineering at the University of Konstanz (D). Visiting appointments include the Université Joseph Fourier in Grenoble (F) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (CH). His research interests are in developing engineering methods for safe and dependable complex systems.