Nils Bittner has a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. During his studies, he gained experience as a working student at various renowned companies. His positions included Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), where he worked in strategic purchasing and sustainable district development, and Siemens AG. Since March 2024, Nils Bittner has been working as a research assistant in the Competence Center New Technologies in the Industrial Technologies business unit at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI.