Siar Sarferaz

Siar Sarferaz is a chief software architect for the enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution SAP S/4HANA, working in the research and development department of SAP’s headquarter in Walldorf, Germany. In this role he drives the digital transformation by defining the solution architecture for the product and by providing inventive concepts scaling for mission critical business processes. For example, he is the lead architect for artificial intelligence implementations in SAP S/4HANA and is responsible for all conceptions how to add intelligence to business processes. In the context of ERP software, he owns 30+ patents. Siar had studied computer science and philosophy and holds a Ph.D. in computer science. He began his career as a method researcher at Siemens, before moving to SAP, where he has now worked for more than 20 years.