Hartmut Hillmer has a Ph.D. from Stuttgart University (1989) on electronic transport in semiconductor QWs, Habilitation at TU Darmstadt (1996) on the QW material system AlGaInAs. He worked at the Research Center German Telekom (1989-1999) on semiconductor lasers, and NTT Optoelectronic Laboratories Japan (1991). He is a professor (since 1999) and board member (since 2016) of the Graduate Academy at the University of Kassel. “European Grand Prix for Innovation Awards” 2006. Research fields: photonics, nanomaterials microsystem technology, nanosensors and -actuators for smart personal environments, smart windows.