Dr. Frances Paulisch is the head of Siemens Healthineers Software Initiative, which coordinates strategic topics related to software across the Siemens Healthineers globally. In this role, Frances drives cross-company activities that help address rapidly changing markets and the shift towards digitalization. A major focus of her work is empowering cross-functional teams to work well together over the whole development lifecycle to achieve speed and flexibility while ensuring quality. Frances is the driver of the Software Curriculum, a role-based qualification and training program with a strong focus on architecture.

An active member of the international software engineering community, Frances plays an active role in various major software conferences, such as the International Conference on Software Engineering, and has served as the Chair of the Industrial Advisory Board of the IEEE Software magazine. She can be reached at frances.paulisch@siemens-healthineers.com.