Summary
Gerd Kortemeyer is a higher-education technology leader and researcher who directs AI and educational innovation at ETH Zurich while holding Associate Professor Emeritus status in physics at Michigan State University. With over 20 years at the intersection of STEM education, learning analytics, assessment, and edtech product development, he has led large-scale learning-content and assessment platforms (including LON-CAPA) and co-founded multiple edtech ventures such as eduCog and CourseWeaver. He combines hands-on teaching across modalities with technical leadership in adaptive instruction, co-authoring patents and numerous publications that translate research into scalable classroom tools. Known for bridging university governance and startup agility, he focuses on practical AI integration in higher education rather than AI for its own sake.
12 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Physics, PhD, Physics at Michigan State University
Diplom, Physik, Diplom, Physik at Universität Hannover
German, English