In this work the question whether noncommutative geometry allows for supersymmetric theories is
addressed. Noncommutative geometry has seen remarkable applications in high energy physics
viz. the geometrical interpretation of the Standard Model however such a question has not been
answered in a conclusive way so far.The book starts with a systematic analysis of the
possibilities for so-called almost-commutative geometries on a 4-dimensional flat background
to exhibit not only a particle content that is eligible for supersymmetry but also have a
supersymmetric action. An approach is proposed in which the basic `building blocks' of
potentially supersymmetric theories and the demands for their action to be supersymmetric are
identified. It is then described how a novel kind of soft supersymmetry breaking Lagrangian
arises naturally from the spectral action. Finally the above formalism is applied to explore
the existence of a noncommutative version of the minimal supersymmetric Standard Model.This
book is intended for mathematical theoretical physicists with an interest in the applications
of noncommutative geometry to supersymmetric field theories.
