Detlef Zerfowski has a Dr.-Ing. in Computer Science (University of Karlsruhe, Germany) in the domain of medical signal processing. Afterwards he changed to the automotive sector. Since 1998 he is with the Robert Bosch Group and had been in different positions in the automotive section of Bosch. 

During his 25 years in the area of automotive SW development and security he worked for more than six years in the Bosch SW development hub at India. During that time, he had been the General Manager of the subsidiary ETAS India Prv. Ltd.  After his return to Germany, he was responsible for strategic software topics in a Bosch corporate department.

2018 Mr. Zerfowski changed to the subsidiary ETAS GmbH and is responsible for Engineering Excellence driving the transformation in the context of the SW defined vehicle.