Dr. Erik Wittern works with IBM on enabling the broad adoption of GraphQL, and on GraphQL API Management. Prior to his current role, Erik spent five years as a Research Staff Member at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. His research focused on Web APIs, their discovery and use, and the evolution of new API models like GraphQL. Erik is the author of one book, numerous peer-reviewed technical articles, and over twenty patents. He has presented his work at scientific and developer conferences around the world. Erik holds a PhD in engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute Of Technology.