Martin Liendl works as an Examiner in the area of Computers at the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich (Germany). Before joining EPO, Martin was working several years as project co-ordinator and software designer and developer in international organisations and companies in the fields of telecommunication (Siemens), high energy physics (CERN), and in the financial sector (SWX Swiss Stock Exchange). He holds a PhD in Computer Science (2003) from Vienna University of Technology, where he graduated in Physics (1996).