European Southern Observatory
Florian Heissenhuber has extensive experience in IT project management and cybersecurity, currently serving as the Head of the IT Project and Security Group at the European Southern Observatory since April 2006. In this role, Florian is responsible for creating and implementing the cybersecurity program, managing a comprehensive portfolio of IT projects, and overseeing license compliance and optimization. Previous positions at the European Southern Observatory include IT Programme Manager, Head of IT Project Office, Head of IT Central Strategy and Governance, and Head of IT Services, along with early experience as an IT professional at BMW and a Network/Security specialist at IABG. Florian holds a Dipl.-Ing. Univ. degree in Information Technology from the Technical University of Munich.
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European Southern Observatory
ESO, the European Southern Observatory, is the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in Europe and the world's most productive astronomical observatory. ESO provides state-of-the-art research facilities to astronomers and is supported by 16 member-states along with the host state of Chile and with Australia as a Strategic Partner. ESO's main mission, laid down in the 1962 Convention, is to provide state-of-the-art research facilities to astronomers and astrophysicists, allowing them to conduct front-line science in the best conditions. By building and operating a suite of the world's most powerful ground-based astronomical telescopes enabling important scientific discoveries, ESO offers numerous possibilities for technology spin-off and transfer, together with high technology contract opportunities and is a dramatic showcase for European industry. Whilst the Headquarters (comprising the scientific, technical and administrative centre of the organisation) are located in Garching near Munich, Germany, ESO operates, in addition to the Santiago Centre, three unique observing sites in Chile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor.