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ProfessorKai Riemer

Director of Sydney Executive Plus (SE+)

Business School

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  • Director of Sydney Executive Plus (SE+)
    Business School

BIO

Kai is Professor of Information Technology and Organisation and Director of Sydney Executive Plus.

 

He joined the University of Sydney in August 2009 from Münster University in Germany, where he held a position as Assistant Professor. He received his Diploma in Information Systems (Dipl. Wirt-Inform.) and his Ph.D. in Management from Münster University, Germany, where he also finished his Postdoctoral thesis (Habilitation).

 

Kai's expertise spans the fields of artificial intelligence, phenomena of disruption, collaborative systems, the future of work, emerging technologies, and the philosophy of technology.He has extensive experience with industry-funded research and projects funded by the Australian Research Council.

 

Kai’s research follows practice theoretical and non-orthodox approaches and appears in journals such as MIS Quarterly, Journal of the AIS, European Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Information Technology, or Information Systems Journal. Kai is a board member of the Journal of Information Technology and the Business and Information Systems Engineering journal.

 

Kai consults for executives and corporate boards and is frequently requested to comment, speak and consult on issues around (Generative) Artificial Intelligence, Digital Disruption, The Future or Business, and Social Media.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS

  • Director of Sydney Executive Plus
    The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaJul 2023 - present
  • Professor of Information Technology and Organisation
    The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaJan 2016 - present
  • Head of Discipline, Business Information Systems
    The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaJan 2019 - Jun 2023
  • Chair of Discipline in Business Information Systems
    The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaJan 2013 - Dec 2015
  • Associate Professor
    The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaJan 2013 - Dec 2015
  • Senior Lecturer
    The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaAug 2009 - Dec 2012

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Visiting Scholar
    University of California, Berkeley, School of Information, Berkeley, United StatesApr 2024 - Apr 2024
  • Researcher & Assistant Professor
    University of Münster, Münster, GermanyDec 2004 - Jul 2009
  • College Lecturer
    University College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandJul 2004 - Dec 2004
  • Researcher & PhD Candidate
    University of Münster, Münster, Germany2000 - Jun 2004
  • Lecturer
    University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaJan 2003 - Dec 2003

CERTIFICATIONS

  • PD (Habilitation - Postdoctoral Thesis), Business Information Systems
    University of Münster, Münster, Germany2009 - present
  • Dr. rer. pol. (PhD), Management
    University of Münster, Münster, Germany2004 - present
  • Dipl. Wirt. Inform., Business Information Systems
    University of Münster, Münster, Germany2000 - present

SCHOOL

  • Business School Academic Operations

AVAILABILITY

  • Conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Industry projects

AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA

  • Academics can be contacted directly or via media.office@sydney.edu.au

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)