Andreas Otto is Professor for Photonic Technologies at the Technische Universität Wien (AT). He graduated in Physics from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (GE) in 1992, where he also obtained his Ph.D. (1997) and his teaching qualification (2002) for Manufacturing Technology. There, he headed the groups Laser Manufacturing and Laser Process Simulation at the Chairs for Manufacturing Technology and for Photonic Technologies, respectively. In 2011, he earned the Professorship of Laser Technology at TU Wien and has since headed the Research Unit of Photonic Technologies.

He is an internationally recognized authority in the field of laser material processing, with over 30 years of experience in photonic technologies and a strong background in physics and process diagnostics. The investigation of numerous forms of laser processes by means of multiphysical simulations occupies a central role in his research.

He has authored more than 250 publications and has been honored as an invited or keynote speaker at over 25 international conferences. He is a board member of the Austrian Scientific Society of Production Engineering (ÖGWP) and spokesperson of the Austrian Laser Production Innovation Network (ALPIN).