Stefan Richter is the Grid Modernization Strategist within Red Hat's Edge and AI Sales Development team. He is responsible for adoption of Red Hat's rich product portfolio of trusted and reliable open-source software technologies for mission-critical infrastructure to power grid management and substation automation. He has a strong professional background as software engineer for real-time embedded systems, including 10 years at ABB in various roles as researcher, R&D project manager and head of software development in ABB's substation automation and medium-voltage drives businesses. In 2017, he was awarded the title of Professor at the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences and also holds a BSc and MSc in Software Engineering.