2020 - presentAssociate Professorship at the Department Business & Management - MCI Management Center Innsbruck2020Scientist at the Center for Innovation Systems and Policy - AIT Austrian Institute of Technology2018 - 2019Senior Scientist at the Research Institute for Cryptoeconomics - WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration2016 - 2018Researcher & Lecturer at Department for Entrepreneurship and Innovation - WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration2016 - 2019Lecturer & Advisor at i2c Innovation Incubation Center - TU Technical University of Vienna2016 - 2018Research Fellow within the STREAM Project - CERN2015 - 2016Research Assistant at K1-Gründerservice - Friedrich Schiller University Jena2013 - 2014Business Development - Tumplare Corporation2011 - 2013Co-Founder - Aftek Ltd
2016 - 2020PhD - WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (Dr.)2014 - 2016Master in Economics - Friedrich Schiller University Jena (MSc.)2008 - 2013Diploma in Financial Management - St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance (Dipl.-Ök.)
FinTech & Blockchain Lab, Entrepreneurship - WU Vienna University of Economics and Business AdministrationTechnology Leveraging, Lean Start-Up, Business Modelling - TU Technical University of ViennaInvited talks and keynotes on Blockchain (Austrian Innovation Forum; Banken Challenge 2025; Moving Forward Conference; Workshop at the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Research; CEE Fundrising Conference; Raiffeisen Conference on Sustainable Investing, etc.) - national and internationalEntrepreneurship Summer School - Module 'FinTech & Blockchain' - Kyoto Institute of TechnologyBusiness Modelling - Medical University Vienna
2019International Conference on Blockchain in San Diego (ICBC 2019)Best Paper Award2019WU Vienna University of Economics and Business AdministrationHigh Potentials Award for a research stay at the University of Zurich2016European CommissionMarie-Curie PhD Fellowship2014DAADFull Scholarship for Master Programm in Germany (DAAD-ERP)2014ERANETEranet-Plus full scholarship for Master Programm in Germany2007Bank Intesa SanpaoloScholarship of the Bank Intesa Sanpaolo for exchange year in Italy (AFS-Intercultura)
2020scientific supervision (Work Package on Strategic Foresight) - CiViQ (Quantum Key Distribution Technology) - Quantum Flagship (European Union)2019scientific supervision - Blockchain for securities' settlement - OeNB Austrian National Bank2016 - 2018scientific supervision (Work Package 'Technology Valorisation') - EU-Project STREAM ('Smart Sensor Technologies and Training for Radiation Enhanced Applications and Measurements') - CERN
2019Research stay at the University of Zurich - 2018Research visit at Stanford Entrepreneurship Hub - 2017Research stay at the MIT Sloan Schoola of Management - 2017Research visit Aalto University, Design Factory - 2016Research stay at the University of Warwick (Department of Economics) -
2019 - presentMember - IEEE
World Economic Forum, Global Future Council on Cryptocurrencies
2019Frontiers in Blockchain: Guest Associate Editor for 'Blockchain for Good'
Kovacs Mate (2024): Internet of Things - basierte Geschäftsmodellimplikationen zur Nachhaltigkeit bei Start-UpsDehnert Peter (2023): Dimensions of Trust in the Cryptocurrency EcosystemDuelli Mattias (2022): How to Influence Entrepreneurial Intention - An Analysis of People's Personality Traits, Risk Tolerance and Opportunity RecognitionBaumgartner Jasmin (2021): Artifical Intelligence (AI) in Strategic Marketing: A Qualitative Analysis on the Perceived Barriers of Adopting AI in Strategic Marketing in Austrian SMEsAchenrainer Alexander (2021): Verwendung von Kryptowährungen in Anbetracht der zugrunde liegenden Motivationsfaktoren
Gaspari Micol (2023): Corporate Entrepreneurship: Success Factors of Scaling Exit Opportunities in Ambidextrous OrganizationsMartin John (2023): Blockchain Implementation in the Luxury Watch IndustryBaumgartner Hanna (2023): Drive the Digitalization - Organizational Adoption of ABCD TechnologiesDe Bianchi Francesca (2023): Blockchain Technology and Food Supply Chain - The Impact on Consumers' Purchasing HabitsGöring Fabian Fips (2023): The Adoption of Bitcoin as Legal Tender in El Salvador: A Perceived Risk PerspectiveMüller Elisabeth (2023): Antecedents of Information Privacy Concerns in the Context of Autonomous Vehicles: A Quantitative Study in AustriaBáča Michal (2022): Key Account Management Practises Within the Organization Operating With a Multi-Sided Platform Business Model: A Case Study of Palfinger Structural Inspection GmbHRasinger Lukas (2022): Blockchain-Enabled Data Management in the Financial Sector: Qualitative Analysis of the Adoption Process in the Austrian MarketRabensteiner Lukas (2022): The Mitigation of the Risk of Money Laundering in Relation to Crypto-Assets in BanksMasarwa Katharina (2022): Digitalization in Healthcare Sector - With a Special View on the Perspective of Employees in Private Fertility ClinicsSummer Jakob (2022): Adoption of Smart Home Speakers: Explorational Study of User Acceptance FactorsMargreiter Florian (2022): The Value of Artificial Intelligence in the Recruiting IndustryBachmann David (2022): Artificial Intelligence as a General-Purpose TechnologyFink Christoph (2022): Beyond the Hype - A Twitter Sentiment Analysis on Non-Fungible Token (NFT) TechnologyThalhofer Natalie (2021): Organizational Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in SMEs in the DACH Region - Status Quo and Relevant DeterminantsUher Lukas (2021): Driving User Adoption in Two-Sided Platforms Towards Critical Mass: Analysis of Strategies in European Companies
