Andreas Schmidt studied computer science at the University of Karlsruhe from 1994 until 1999 and contributed to the UniCats project, which addressed the problem of integrating heterogeneous digital libraries on an open-market platform. During that time he also developed database solutions for public and hospital administrations. He has been working in the database research group at FZI (now part of IPE) since February 2000 and has been department manager, coordinating the activities of the team of Prof. Lockemann, since September 2005. Additionally, he is responsible for competence field "Knowledge and Learning". 

He was technical project manager for the implementation of CoastBase, a European virtual integration project for coastal and marine data and information. Subsequently he was working on Learning in Process (LIP), a European research project with the focus on embedding e-learning into everyday work by delivering learning objects on demand, the results of which were transferred to industry in a project with SAP. Within the project Im Wissensnetz ("In the Knowledge Web"), he was investigating in how far these learning facilitation services can be transfered to scientific working processes under special consideration of informal learning processes. Additionally, he is responsible for the FZI contribution (context modeling and formalization of adaptation rules) the European project AGENT-DYSL that aims at an adaptive reading support tool for pupils with dyslexia. He is also working on the topic area Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), where has he has become also involved in SOPRANO and universAAL, two European Integrated Projects. He is co-initiator of the open source middleware openAAL.

He currently is Scientific Coordinator of the FP7 large-scale Integrating Project (IP) MATURE aiming at fostering knowledge maturing within and across organizations.

• Situation-aware (or context-aware) information services, adaptivity, context management
• Workplace learning and e-learning, especially combination of e-learning, knowledge management and competence management approaches
• Middleware for Ambient Assisted Living
• Integration of heterogeneous information sources and service-oriented integration

• Lecturer "Information Integration and Web Portals" (since 2001)
• Seminars on Technology-Enhanced Learning (regularly since 2008)
• Seminar on XML and Information Systems
• Seminar on Information Integration and Semantic Web
• Seminar on Search Engines and Web Applications