Faculty & Research

personnel profile

Sven Armin Beiker

 
Title:Executive Director
Department(s):Mechanical Engineering
Affiliation(s):Executive Director, Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS)
Location:380 Panama Mall, Terman 548, Stanford, CA 94305-4021
Phone:650.714.0536       
E-mail: beiker@stanford.edu
automotive@stanford.edu
URL: http://automotive.stanford.edu
http://me302.stanford.edu
Administrator: Adele Tanaka

Research Statement

Sven Beiker is the Executive Director of the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford - CARS. CARS is dedicated to re-envision the automobile and so is Sven as the program’s manager. His motivation is to bring academia and industry together to shape the automotive future. Since 2008 he has been taking care of the program’s strategic planning, resources management, and internal / external communications. Since Spring 2009 he has been lecturing the Stanford class "The Future of the Automobile" to educate students in interdisciplinary automotive thinking and to get students involved with the industry early on.

Before joining Stanford University, Sven used to work at the BMW Group for more than 13 years. Between 1995 and 2008 he pursued responsibilities in technology scouting, innovation management, systems design, and series development. He primarily applied his expertise to chassis and powertrain projects, which also provided him with profound insights into the industry’s processes and best practices. In addition, he worked in three major automotive and technology locations: Germany, Silicon Valley, and Detroit.

Degree Discipline Year School
PhD ME 1999 Braunschweig, Germany