Marc Riar, M.Sc.
Career
Studies in Business Informatics (M. Sc.) at the University of Mannheim in the specialization track Enterprise Applications and before that studies in Business Information Systems (B. Sc) at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences.
| Since 2018 | Research assistant at the Chair of Information and Communication Management at TU Berlin (Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Zarnekow) |
| Since 2018 | Associated Researcher, Tampere University, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Gamification Group (Prof. Dr. Juho Hamari) |
| Since 2021 | Associated Researcher, Friedrich-Alexander University, School of Business, Economics and Society; Research Group "Gamification & Digital Customer Engagement" (Prof. Dr. Benedikt Morschheuser) |
| Nov. 2021 – Feb. 2022 | Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), Silicon Valley Campus, Santa Clara; Baskin School of Engineering, Game User Interaction and Intelligence (GUII) Lab (Prof. Dr. Magy Seif El-Nasr) |
| 2017 – 2018 | Research assistant at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences |
| 2016 – 2017 | Research assistant in the area of "Internet Business & Internet Services" at Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU), Munich |
| 2014 – 2015 | Fiducia & GAD IT AG, Karlsruhe, Working Student in the area SAP Basis |
| 2012 – 2013 | Systec & Services GmbH, Karlsruhe, working student in the area of software engineering and Bachelor-Thesis titled "Optimization of the Software Development Process for a Company in the Regulated Industry" |
| 2012 | Lufthansa German Airlines, East Meadow, New York (USA), Intern in the area of Sales Process Automation |
| 2007 – 2008 | SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG, Walldorf & St. Leon Rot, Intern in the department SME (Small & Mid-Size Enterprises) GTM (Go-To-Market) |
Research
- Human-Computer-Interaction (HCI)
- Extended Reality (XR), Metaverse
- Computer-Mediated Cooperation
- Gamification & Serious Games
- E-Business / E-Learning
- IT-Adoption
Teaching
- WS 18 / 19: Introduction to Information Systems (Tutorial)
- SS 19: Business Simulation
- WS 19 / 20: IT Service Management (ITSM)
- SS 20: Business Simulation
- WS 20 / 21: IT Service Management (ITSM)
- SS 21: Business Simulation
- WS 21 / 22: IT Service Management (ITSM)
- SS 22: Business Simulation
- WS 22 / 23: IT Service Management (ITSM)
Theses
The following topics are currently available:
Gamification, Serious Games, AR/VR
Your own suggestions for topics on the above-mentioned focal points are welcome. The exact task will be agreed in a meeting. The processing can be done either in German or English.
The initiation and award of theses is coordinated. If you are interested, please send a short letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae and an overview of your grades to: abschlussarbeiten(at)ikm.tu-berlin.de
If you are a student in Computer Science or Information Systems Management, please consider the requirements of your PO. At the latest after the topic has been found, you must independently look for a second reviewer from Faculty IV.
