Academic and professional background

PROFILE

Prof. Dr. Mario Boßlau

Prof. Boßlau’s work focuses on the analysis, development, and implementation of digital business models, as well as the study of complex socio-technical systems. Generative AI and automation serve as cross-cutting themes throughout his research and teaching.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI strategy development, identification of relevant use cases, and implementation of generative AI tools and solutions.

Digital Business Management

Design, management and governance of digital transformation of processes, products, and organisations.

Business Model Engineering

Systematic development, simulation, and validation of innovative, digital, and sustainable business models.

Smart Product-Service Systems

Design and development of data-driven solutions and digital ecosystems

System Dynamics

Analysis and management of complex, dynamic systems to support strategic decision-making.

Digital Teaching and EdTech

Development and implementation of modern, scalable digital learning formats 

Academic and Professional Background

After completing studies in Industrial Engineering, Prof. Boßlau earned his doctorate in Business Model Engineering at Ruhr University Bochum (Dr.-Ing., “summa cum laude”). His professional experience includes positions as an in-house consultant at Rheinmetall AG and as an innovation manager in international digitalization projects. He has also led interdisciplinary research teams within the German Research Foundation’s Collaborative Research Center Transregio 29. His academic and teaching approach is also shaped by extensive experience in designing and implementing digital learning formats, including AI-driven and automated methods.

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