Prof. Dr. Michael Amberg

Chair of IT Management

Curriculum vitae

Michael Amberg studied computer science at RWTH Aachen University and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and completed his Diplom in 1989. From 1989 to 1999, he worked as a research fellow at the University of Bamberg, where he obtained his doctoral degree and subsequently completed his habilitation in 1999. From 1999 to 2001, he was professor of information systems at RWTH Aachen University. He has been Chair of IT Management at FAU since 2001.

His research priorities are system development and IT management. He analyzes methods, models, and strategies to develop, implement, and operate information technology. His work is concerned with issues such as profitability, quality, and acceptance of innovations in IT. Current research topics are Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Data Analytics/Data Science, Digitalization, Industry 4.0, Information Management, Machine Learning, and Smart Services.

Between September 2007 and August 2012, he alternately held the positions of speaker of the School of Business, Economics and Society, and vice dean and dean of the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law.

Since 2010, he is Director of the Dr. Theo und Friedl Schöller Research Center for Business and Society.