Summary
Volker Dufner is a Manager and Lead Solution Architect with eight years of hands-on experience blending electrical engineering roots and software development to drive blockchain and Web3 solutions at Capgemini Invent. He transitioned from embedded and automation electronics into AI and software, earning the Siemens Prize for a TensorFlow-based RNN that predicts human presence in smart homes. Volker leads projects involving smart contracts, SSI, zero-knowledge proofs, dynamic NFTs and metaverse concepts while still coding — currently developing an AI crypto trading bot driven by his curiosity about blockchain algorithms. Based in Sigmaringen, Germany, he combines systems-level engineering discipline with product-focused architecture, making him adept at turning research-driven prototypes into enterprise-grade implementations.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
College Entrance Qualification, College Entrance Qualification at Ferdinand-von-Steinbeis-Schule Tuttlingen
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Technische Hochschule Ulm
Intermediate School-Leaving Certificate, Intermediate School-Leaving Certificate at Grafen-von-Zimmern-Realschule Meßkirch