Maximilian Gehring is a German student pursuing a B.Sc. in International Information Systems at Augsburg Technical University of Applied Sciences (THA). His academic and professional journey has taken him from Bavaria to Shenzhen — often called the “Silicon Valley of China” — where he contributed to a cloud platform and an autonomous retail vehicle project at Shenzhen Technology University (SZTU), and to the University of California, Berkeley, where he is currently expanding his international academic and practical experience. He also works for a Member of the Bavarian State Parliament and previously contributed to one of Germany’s leading service comparison platforms, where he helped build a backoffice system to support customer service and internal sales workflows. Max is actively involved in political youth work and takes on responsibilities with a focus on digital transformation, mobility, and international collaboration. In his free time, he enjoys programming, hiking, and travelling. While studying abroad this term, he is also a dedicated member of the GAC communication team.