Maximilian Dreyer is a Postdoctoral Researcher with publications in Nature Machine Intelligence, CVPRW, MICCAI and AAAI, and 800+ citations. He works on explaining, validating and improving deep models, especially concept-based and mechanistic explanations for vision models and LLMs, and leads the scientific vision and product direction.

Reduan Achtibat is completing his PhD, with publications in Nature Machine Intelligence, NeurIPS and ICML, and 700+ citations. He is a leading contributor to efficient LRP methods for transformers and LLM interpretability, driving the scientific roadmap, machine learning infrastructure, and interpretability scaling across frontier architectures.

Oleg Hein brings 12+ years of experience in software engineering, interaction design and startup execution across Fraunhofer HHI, remberg, Comtravo/Navan, DKB and Avenga. He combines product-minded full-stack engineering with architecture and delivery, turning layerwise's research into scalable, robust customer-facing software.

Wojciech Samek contributes one day per week as Professor at TU Berlin and Head of AI at Fraunhofer HHI, providing scientific oversight, network access and strategy.

Sebastian Lapuschkin contributes one day per week as Head of the XAI Group at Fraunhofer HHI and one of the inventors of LRP, providing deep expertise in attribution and validation.

Tobias Labarta is a PhD Researcher with publications in Nature Machine Intelligence and CVPRW. He brings project management and consulting experience from healthcare and life sciences, and leads research transfer and execution across scientific vision, productization and delivery.

Punit Thakkar advises on commercialization, venture building, and investor-facing strategy as the Head of Innovation for AI at Fraunhofer HHI. He previously built a venture from zero to €100M+ in annual sales; and led marketing for a €5B public company. He holds a double MBA with honors.

Prerana Maheshwari is a Visual Designer at Fraunhofer HHI with 6+ years across brand identity, motion, UX and web design. She translates complex research and deep-tech products into clear visual systems, pitch decks and digital experiences.