Martin Pahl studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Hannover from 1989 to 1995. In 1995 he achieved the diploma degree. From 1995 till 1998 he worked as Systemadministrator at the Institut für Theoretische Nachrichtentechnik. Since 1998 he has worked as a Research Assistant in the field of Evaluation and Visualization of Remote Sensing Data. In 2003 he received Dr.-Ing. from University of Hannover. Since 2003 he is the Head of Adminstration of Institut für Informationsverarbeitung at Leibniz Universität Hannover. Since 2007 he leads the workgroup for Remote Sensing Data at the institute. As spare-time work he lectures Basics of Information Technology at the University of Applied Science and Arts in Hannover.