Prof. Dr. Mirko Conrad

Prof. Dr. Mirko Conrad serves as Managing Director of samoconsult GmbH, a Berlin-based provider of comprehensive engineering, consulting, and training services  in the field of functional safety and SOTIF. As a Certified Functional Safety Expert, he advises renowned car manufacturers and suppliers worldwide on the introduction and implementation of the ISO 26262 and ISO 21448 standards.

Mirko Conrad is deputy spokesperson of the steering committee of the 'Automotive Software Engineering' working group and technical expert on the steering committee of the 'Software Engineering' Technical Committee of the German Informatics Society (GI). As guest lecturer at TU Munich and honorary professor at TU Dresden, he lectures in automotive software engineering and functional safety. He has been or is actively involved in the standardization of ISO 26262 (functional safety), ISO 21448 (SOTIF), ISO/PAS 8800 (AI safety), ISO/TS 5083 (safety for automated driving systems, DO-178C (software considerations in airborne systems), and various MISRA guidelines. Mirko Conrad also has 20+ years of experience in tool classification / qualification across various industries and standards.