Award for Digitalization Research, sponsored by
Once a year, the Digital Science Center (DiSC) solicits applications for the Award for Digitalization Research (DiSC Award). The award is sponsored by BE-terna.
Eligible candidates: early-stage researchers from any scientific discipline at the University of Innsbruck.
Categories:
- Master's theses or Diplom Theses; prize money: €500
- Doctoral theses; prize money: €1000
Topic: The thesis must demonstrate a clear relation to digitalization, either with regard to methods or content.
Applicants must be nominated by their main supervisor. Each main supervisor may nominate at most one thesis per category.
The 2025 call has started. Applications are accepted until 3 April 2025. Please find more information on the website of the university's research promotion website.
2024 call
The following theses earned accolades in 2024...
...for the "doctoral thesis" category:
Winner
Andreas Körner, PhD
Topic: Variegated Poché - Exploring thermochromic materials as surrogate models for the design integration of surface weathering in architecture.
Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Marjan Colletti, PhD
Research area: Architecture
Honorable Mention
Éva Kaczkó, PhD
Topic: Fostering critical thinking in collaborative (e-)learning environments - Pragmatist pedagogical approaches
Supervisors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Annette Ostendorf, Assoz. Prof. Dr. Michael Thoma, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Elske Ammenwerth
Research area: Business Education
...for the "Master's or Diplom theses" category:
Winners
Franziska Haid, MSc
Topic: Security Network: The Collective as an Effective Means of Protecting the Individual
Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Eckhardt
Research area: Information Systems
Lennart Wieser, MSc
Topic: Eine massenspektrometrische Vergleichsanalyse des biochemischen Stoffwechselprofils zwischen Haarproben und Blutserum zur hypothesenfreien Identifikation neuer Biomarkerkandidaten für die Depression
Supervisor: Ass.-Prof. Dr. Alexander Karabatsiakis
Research area: Clinical and Biological Psychology
The awards ceremony took place on 23 October 2024.
The following theses earned accolades in 2023...
...for the "Master's or Diplom theses" category:
Winners
Nina Hotter, BSc MSc
Topic: A systematic literature review on the evalution of eye-tracking data in research studies through machine learning algorithms
Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Eckhardt
Research area: Information systems
Jacqueline Kowalski, BA MSc
Topic: Augmented Futures. Wie können digitale Zukünfte in öffentlichen Räumen (Parks) gestaltet werden?
Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Tabea Bork-Hüffer
Research area: Digital geographies & augmented realities
Dipl.-Ing. Larissa Anna Loacker, BSc
Topic: VON BIM ZU TIM – Erforderliche Kompetenzen für die digitale Zukunft im Tunnelbau
Supervisors: Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. techn. Matthias Flora, Univ. Ass. Prof. Dr. Heike Welte
Research area: Tunnel Information Modeling (TIM)
The awards ceremony took place on 3 October 2023.
The following theses earned accolades in 2022...
...for the "doctoral thesis" category:
Winner
Victoria Alexandra Reibenspiess, BSc MSc PhD
Topic: Digital Innovation Actors
Supervisors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Eckhardt, Associate Prof. Michelle Carter, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ulrich Remus
Research area: Management and Business Informatics
Honorable Mention
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Martin Oberascher
Topic: Innovative Concepts and Applications for Smart Water Cities
Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Robert Sitzenfrei
Research area: Environmental Engineering
...for the "Master's or Diplom theses" category:
Winners
Nils Augustin, BA MSc
Topic: Decentralized Autonomous Organizations - Community Perceptions and Insights in Decision-Making Processes
Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Eckhardt
Research area: Information Systems
Max Burkhardt, BSc MSc
Topic: Do workers reject algorithmic control? Elucidating rejective behavior in response to algorithmically imposed control among workers on microtasking platforms
Supervisors: Mag. Dr. Kathrin Figl, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ulrich Remus
Research area: Business Informatics
Julia Petz, BEd MEd
Topic: Überwinden von epistemologischen Denkhürden im Bereich des Bruch- und Prozentrechnens mittels Shiny Apps
Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Mag. Mag. Dr. Florian Stampfer
Research area: Mathematical Didactics
The awards ceremony took place on 27 September 2022.