Ömer S. Ganiyusufoglu received the Bachelor of Science degree from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, in 1979, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Berlin in 1984, with a focus on machine tools and manufacturing technology.,He worked as a Research Associate (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) with Institut for Machine Tools and Manufacturing Technology and Fraunhofer Institut for Production Technology and Design (IPK–Berlin), directed by Prof. Dr. Spur. From 1985 to 1989, he worked with German CNC lathe manufacturer Traub, as the Head of Automation. In 1990, he joined Yamazaki Mazak Germany, and worked as the Managing Director, until 2005. He joined German CNC lathe manufacturer Index-Werke, in 2006, and moved to China, as the General Manager of Index Dalian Machine Tool Ltd., which is a Joint Venture between Dalian Machine Tool Group and Index-Werke Germany. In 2011, he joined Shenyang Machine Tool Group (SYMG) Company Ltd., Shenyang, China. As a Senior Consultant to the Chairman of the Group, he supported the company in terms of strategy, globalization and international cooperation. Since 2021, he is acting as an Industrial Development Consultant with Qingdao International Academician Park (QIAP). He is an Advisory Professor with the School Mechanical Engineering (SME), Tongji University, Shanghai, an Honorary Professor with Nanjing University for Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), and a Visiting Professor with the Capital University for Economy and Business (CUEB), Beijing, China. Within the International Academy of Production Engineering (CIRP), he is representing as a Corporate Member with QIAP. From 2016 to 2019, he was the Chairman of the Corporate Members. He has been a member of the German Engineers‘ Association (VDI), since 1977. He is a recipient of the Best Labor Award of the City of Dalian, the Rose Prize of the City of Shenyang, and the Friendship Award of Liaoning Province in China, and the Friendship Award of Central Government in Beijing, and the highest award a foreigner can receive.
His areas of work and research include digital transformation of automobile enterprises, development and application of big data and artificial intelligence, intelligent manufacturing, as well as integration of education, research and industry and technology transfer.
Network collaborative manufacturing and smart factory special, industrial software special implementation plan demonstration and guide preparation experts, National Defense Science and Industry Administration intelligent assembly technology innovation center expert committee member, China Automotive Engineering society digital intelligence working committee member, Beijing Institute of Technology intelligent manufacturing engineering professional responsibility professor, Beijing higher education teacher.
Senior engineer, Deputy secretary general of the CSAE Digital and Inteligent Manufacturing Working Committee