Wilhelm Pfleging is Head of the Laser Materials Processing Group at the Institute of Applied Materials, part of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. His research focuses on the development of laser-assisted processes, analysis and manufacturing of advanced lithium-ion batteries and related energy storage materials. Over the past decade, he has initiated numerous internationally and nationally funded projects in the field of laser materials processing and lithium-ion batteries, with a focus on battery performance and process upscaling. The projects include both fundamental and applied research with industrial and academic partners. Since his habilitation in 2019 and his professorship in 2022, his teaching field at the KIT university has been "Laser Technology".