PROJECTS
Bridging theory and practice: Our research projects are embedded in practical settings and require a multi-disciplinary approach. Industry provides inspiration and infrastructure for our ideas and experiments.
Connected Business
“How to convert digital offerings into revenue enhancement” published in Industrial Marketing Management
Equipment manufacturers are currently utilizing new digital technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, or Big Data, for new digital offerings. However, these offerings [...]
Geld verdienen im IoT – aber wie? Monetizing the Internet of Things
In recent years, strategy consultants, market researchers, and technology evangelists have outbid each other with positive forecasts regarding the economic potential of the Internet of Things (IoT). [...]
Digitalization Paradox
Digitalization triggers manifold growth opportunities. But despite the fact that product companies invest into digital technologies, they often fail to earn the expected benefits. This digital paradox [...]
Performance Measurement and Management
In the past new forms of manufacturing induced shifts in measurement and controlling systems. Since these traditional systems where inappropriate for the new ways of working and [...]
Business Models
IoT Revenue Models
More and more companies recognize the Internet of Things (IoT) as a game changer within their industries. The IoT represents the vision that every object [...]
IoT Business Models
Our research provides theoretically and practically grounded assistance to companies that are today engaged primarily in non‐digital industries in the development and implementation of business models [...]
IoT Organization
In light of emerging digital technologies, executives across industries are challenged to rethink current business models, including their companies’ organizational structures. To meet future customer [...]
Bitcoin / Blockchain
Blockchain-based Microgrid
This research project is part of the lighthouse project of the Bundesamt für Energy (Federal Ministry for Energy) ”Quartierstrom” (German for district power). We are building a decentralized [...]
Initial Coin Offerings
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are a novel form of funding mechanism that is based on blockchain technology. While ICOs are already the dominating financing paradigm in [...]
Odometer on the Blockchain
Giving people ownership of the data they produce becomes more and more important in times of ever-growing capabilities to collect and analyze data of individuals. [...]
The Impact of Cryptocurrencies on the Internet of Things
The vision of an Internet of Things (IOT), in which every physical object can become part of the Internet is almost 25 years old. Only [...]
Connected Mobility
In-Vehicle Affect Recognition and Regulation
Healthcare is a growing concern among societies. With the increasing pressure from daily lives and the ageing of population, more and more people suffer from [...]
Accident hotspot prediction and warning
Despite continuous investment in road and vehicle safety, as well as improvements in technology standards, the total amount of road traffic accidents has been increasing over the [...]
Eco-Driving Information Systems
Almost 17% of the worldwide CO2-emissions can be ascribed to road transportation. Using information systems (IS)-enabled feedback has shown to be very efficient in promoting a less [...]
Personalized Mobility
In an ever-more digitalised world, the effortless and secure identification of a person has become a key enabler of many new products, services and business models. [...]
E-Bike Business Model
New German tax legislation puts a new spin on establishing the eBike as a central means of transportation: Company eBikes are treated the same as company [...]
Smart Home
Security Light / Comfy
Already today, the Internet eases our everyday life. It helps us to get connected, to work efficiently and to stay informed. Tomorrow, the Internet will make [...]
Smart Individual Room Heating
Large amounts of energy are wasted due to unnecessary space heating in residential buildings, i.e. by heating rooms (or whole dwellings) even though residents do not [...]
Quantified Art
Indoor room-climate influences our everyday life. Regardless, we don´t control our room climate in an effective way, although we would be better off doing so. Quantified [...]