Bio:

Academics

• 04/2021 - 08/2023: Study of Information Systems (degree: Master of Science), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
• 10/2016 - 06/2020: Study of Information Systems (degree: Bachelor of Science), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Work Experience

• Since 08/2023: Research Assistant at the Chair of Information Systems and Strategic IT Management, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
• Since 05/2023: Lecturing of digitization workshops
• 03/2023 - 07/2023: Research Aide at the Chair of Information Systems and Sustainable Supply Chain Management, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
• 01/2022 - 02/2023: Research Aide at the Chair of Information Systems and Strategic IT Management, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Honours and Awards:

• Nominated for the Vint Cerf Best Student Paper Award of the the 20th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST 2025)  for the publication From Stress to Success: Designing a Diagnosis and Intervention Platform for Knowledge Workers

Publications:

• Korn, Falco; Karger, Erik; Ahlemann, Frederik: Mapping The Research Landscape Of Virtual Coaches: What Is To Come?. In: IEEE Access, Vol2025 (2025), No 13, p. 107093-107111. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3581440DetailsCitation
• Korn, Falco; Karger, Erik; Ahlemann, Frederik; Schkolski, Alexandar: From Stress to Success: Designing a Diagnosis and Intervention Platform for Knowledge Workers. In: DESRIST 2025: Local Solutions for Global Challenges (2025), p. 281-295. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-93976-1_18DetailsCitation

Reviewing and consulting activities:

• Reviewer for the 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2025)
• Reviewer for 20. Internationale Tagung der Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2025)