Dr. Sven Herold received a degree in mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics from the University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany, and a Ph.D. degree from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, in 2003. From 1998 to 2003, he was a Scientist at the Department of Adaptronics at the University of Magdeburg. Since 2003, he has been a Scientist at the Competence Center Mechatronics/Adaptronics, Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability (LBF), Darmstadt, where he has been the leader of the modeling and simulation group since 2006. From 2012 to 2019, he was Head of Department Structural Dynamics and Vibration Technology at the Fraunhofer Institute LBF in Darmstadt. Since 2016, he has been Head of the Smart Structures division. In 2023, Sven Herold took over the position of Deputy Director of the Fraunhofer Institute LBF. Sven Herold is a Speaker at the Fraunhofer Business Area Adaptronics and Board Member of Kompetenznetz Adaptronik e.V. and EARPA (European Automotive Research Partners Association).