Felix Wortmann

Felix Wortmann is Professor and Senior Lecturer at ITEM-HSG, University of St.Gallen, and Scientific Director of the Bosch IoT Lab. The University of St.Gallen timeline lists him as the lab's Scientific Director in 2012–2021 and again from 2021 alongside his professor and senior-lecturer appointments. His research interests include the Internet of Things, machine learning, information management, technology management, and business model innovation. He studies the integration of hardware, software, and services into smart connected systems, with applications in product and manufacturing, mobility, energy, and health. His documented recognitions include the University of St.Gallen HSG Impact Awards (2019 and 2020), the 2015 Best Poster Award at the International Conference on Internet of Things, and 2014 conference and prototype-paper awards.

• 2021–Present·University of St.Gallen·Professor, Senior Lecturer; Scientific Director, Bosch IoT Lab
• 2012–2021·University of St.Gallen·Assistant Professor of Technology Management; Scientific Director, Bosch IoT Lab
• 2009–2012·University of St.Gallen·Head of Business Intelligence and Big Data; Assistant Professor of Business Informatics from 2011
• 2006–2009·SAP AG·Assistant to Dr. Peter Zencke, executive board member and head of Research & Breakthrough Innovation
• 2002–2006·University of St.Gallen·Research assistant at the Institute of Information Systems; completed a Dr. oec. doctorate summa cum laude

• 2002–2006·University of St.Gallen·PhD/Dr. oec., summa cum laude
• 1997–2002·University of Münster and University of Alabama·Studied Business Informatics
  • The Bosch Lab biography additionally identifies BScIS and MScIS; the public sources do not map those degrees to specific years.

• 2019, 2020 | University of St.Gallen HSG Impact Award
• 2015 | Best Poster Award, International Conference on Internet of Things
• 2014 | Best Conference Track Paper and Best Paper Runner-Up, International Conference on Information Systems; Best Prototype Paper, Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technologies Conference
• 2006 | Amicitia-Preis, University of St.Gallen (best doctoral thesis in economics)

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