Alexander Schlaefer is a computer scientist with a keen interest in medical applications, including medical robotics, image guidance & navigation and treatment planning. Dr. Schlaefer studied computer science at Humboldt-University Berlin and subsequently joined Prof. Achim Schweikard's group at the University of Luebeck, where he received his PhD. After a stay as Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University's Department of Radiation Oncology he returned to Luebeck to lead the newly established medical robotics group. Subsequently, he founded the Institute of Medical Technology and Intelligent Systems at Hamburg University of Technology. Dr. Schlaefer is an author of more than 200 publications and a member of academic societies in medical physics, computer science, and computer assisted surgery.