Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Wirt.-Inf. Dr. Stefan Thalmann

He is professor for business analytics and data science at the University of Graz. Prof. Thalmann is the director of the Center for Business Analytics and Data Science and leads the Information Systems group of the Institute for Operations and Information Systems. Stefan Thalmann holds a habilitation degree (venia legendi), a Ph.D. in Information Systems from the Universtity of Innsbruck and a master’s degree in information systems from the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg. During his academic career, he was employed at the Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg (Germany), Graz University of Technology (Austria), the University of Innsbruck (Austria), the Free University of Bolzano (Italy) and the FH Kufstein (Austria). He worked as AREA manager for the Pro2Future GmbH and as senior researcher for the Know-Center GmbH. Further, he was a visiting researcher at the Learning Technology Research Institute of the London Metropolitan University (UK) and at the Information Technology Research Institute of the University of Jyväskylä (Finland). 
Prof. Thalmann´s research interests include Business Analytics, Data Driven Decision Support, Adoption and Auditing of AI, Explainable AI and Knowledge Protection.
 

Short-CV

Since 2018 Professor for Business Analytics and Data Science at the Karl-Franzens University of Graz.
2016 - 2018 Assistant professor at the Graz University of Technology, Institute for Interactive Systems and Data Science.
2017 - 2018 Area manager for the area “Cognitive Decision Support” at the Comet Competence Center “Pro2Future”.
2016 - 2018 Senior researcher at the Comet Competence Center “Know Center”.
2011 - 2018 Lecturer at University of applied sciences Kufstein Tirol, Austria, for Knowledge Management in the master program „Enterprise  Resource Planning Systems and Business Process Management”.
2011 - 2017 Assistant professor at the University of Innsbruck, School of Management, Department of Information Systems, Production and Logistics Management, Information Systems.
2012 - 2014 Contract professor at the Free University of Bolzano, Italy for „Data and Information Management“ in the bachelor program “Tourism, Sport and Event Management”.
2007 - 2011 Research assistant at the University of Innsbruck, School of Management, Department of Information Systems, Production and Logistics Management, Information Systems.
2011 Visiting researcher at the University of Jyväskylä (Finnland).
2008 Visiting researcher at the London Metropolitan University (UK). 
2006 - 2007 Research assistant at the Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenberg, Chair for Information Systems, Information Management. 

 

Institutsleitung

Univ.-Prof. Dr.

Ulrich Pferschy

Telefon:+43 316 380 - 3496

Institutssekretariat

Bereich Operations Research und Bereich Supply Chain Management

Mag.

Margit Grisold

Universitätsstraße 15/E3

Telefon:+43 316 380 - 3490

Montag bis Freitag,
09:00 bis 12:00,
und
Mittwoch 14:00 bis 15:00 in der Vorlesungszeit

Institutssekretariat

Bereich Information Systems Wirtschaftssprachen

Sonja Schreckmair

Universitätsstraße 15/F3

Telefon:+43 316 380 - 3560

Montag bis Freitag,
09:00 bis 12:00,
und Mittwoch
14:00 - 15:00