Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karin Vosseberg has been working as a computer scientist since 1987, focusing on operating systems and software engineering. She received her doctorate from the University of Bremen on the topic of "Security in Object-Oriented Systems" and was actively involved in the project "Informatica Feminale - Summer University for Women in Computer Science". Subsequently, she was employed for several years in corporate development at Commerz Systems GmbH with a focus on quality management. Since 2009, she has been working as a university lecturer at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences in the field of IT systems integration with a focus on quality in software development. Since 2015, she has been a member of the university's management team as the Vice-Rector for Studies and Teaching. She is a member of the ASQF presidium and science partner of the Softwareforen Leipzig. She has presented at numerous national and international conferences and served on organizing and program committees.
Since her studies, she has been interested in the social implications of computer science and is involved in the Forum InformatikerInnen für Frieden und gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung (FIfF e.V.) and in the Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI e.V.) - especially in the GI section Women and Computer Science.