Kian Schmalenbach
Research And Teaching Associate
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolKian Schmalenbach is a research and teaching associate and doctoral researcher specializing in the societal implications of algorithmic personalization, digital literacy, and data-driven decision-making, with eight years of experience across research, teaching, and program coordination. Based at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, he lectures on data management, analytics, and agile application development while coordinating the International Information Systems M.Sc. and advancing a dissertation on how personalization shapes online news consumption. He blends rigorous technical training (B.Sc. in Computer Science, M.Sc. in Information Systems with distinction) with practical software and linked data experience from student developer roles, enabling research that bridges systems engineering and social impact. Active in academic governance and doctoral representation, he co-leads the Bavarian state network for doctoral researchers and helps make research accessible through teaching and outreach. Outside academia he supports youth development and improv theater, a combination that reflects his interest in communication, pedagogy, and public engagement.
8 years of coding experience
Doctor's Degree, Information Systems, Doctor's Degree, Information Systems at FAU Erlangen-NürnbergExchange Student, Information Systems, Exchange Student, Information Systems at ESIGELEC : ÉCOLE D'INGÉNIEURS-ES GÉNÉRALISTESBachelor of Science - B. Sc., Computer Science, with distinction (1.1), Bachelor of Science - B. Sc., Computer Science, with distinction (1.1) at The University of BonnHigh School Diploma, 1.0, High School Diploma, 1.0 at Gymnasium Stein
German, English, French
Github Skills (6)
clickable10
rdf9
firefox8
prolog3
java2
eclipse2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
kianschmalenbach/rdf-browser
Sep 2019 - Oct 2022
A Firefox Add-on that requests RDF files and renders RDF files as Turtle documents with clickable links
Contributions:24 releases, 203 commits, 4 PRs in 3 years 1 month
firefoxclickablelinksturtlerdf
kianschmalenbach/cloudcomputing
Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
Contributions:30 pushes in 1 month
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