Sonja Zillner studied mathematics and psychology at the Albert-Ludwig-University Freiburg, Germany and accomplished her PHD in computer science specializing on the topic of Semantics at Technical University in Vienna.  Since 2020 she is leading the Trustworthy AI Core Technology Module at Siemens Technology. From 2016 to 2019 she was invited to consult the Siemens Advisory Board in strategic decisions regarding artificial intelligence. She is chief-editor of the Strategic Research Innovation and Deployment Agenda of the new Partnership in AI, Data and Robotics, leading editor of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda of the Big Data Value Association (BDVA). She is author of more than 80 publications and more than 25 patents in the area of semantics, artificial intelligence and data-driven innovation.