Curriculum Vitae:

Academics

• Since 10/2019: Ph.D. Student at the Chair of Information Systems and Strategic IT Management, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
• 09/2018 - 02/2019: Semester abroad at the University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
• Since 10/2016: Study of Business Information Systems (degree: Master of Science), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
• 10/2012 - 09/2016: Study of Operational Economics (degree: Bachelor of Science), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Work Experience

• Since 10/2019: Research Assistant at the Chair of Information Systems and Strategic IT Management, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
• 07/2017 - 09/2018: Research Aide at the Chair of Business Informatics and Software Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Fields of Research:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) 
• Blockchain
• Smart City (SC)

Publications:

• Karger, E.: Combining Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence – Literature Review and State of the Art. In: International Conference on Information Systems (Forthcoming). 2020. CitationDetails
• Ahlemann, F.; Werner, M.; Karger, E.; Brée, T.; Barth, P.; Kreimendahl, S.; Obermeier, S.; Peters, M.: Future IT Report 2020, Campana & Schott, 2020. CitationDetails

Tutored Theses:

• Development of a blockchain-based approach to allow trustworthy and equitable exchange of agricultural data (Master Thesis Business Information Systems, in progress)
• Blockchain for Industry 4.0 – A critical analysis of the Blockchain for the Supply Chain (Bachelor Thesis Business Information Systems, in progress)