Klaus Diepold is a professor at the Technical University of Munich. During his time in industry, he was the chief architect of award-winning software tools MotionPerfect and SteadyHand and is a coauthor of 'Understanding MPEG-4: Technology and Business Insights' (2004). He is a board member of the Center for Digital Technology and Management and Fellow for Innovation in University Education. He was awarded the Start-Up Mentor of Excellence Award in 2021 by the Technical University of Munich. In 2023 he received the Unipreneurs Award by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research for his entrepreneurial activities.