Martin Prause
Co-Founder CTO at AKAD University
Gevelsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolMartin Prause is a Co-Founder and CTO with a rare blend of 30+ years of programming experience and deep academic credentials—holding a doctorate from WHU—and 14 years of focused experience in data science and applied AI. He designs systems at the intersection of computer science and behavioral economics, turning complex human-driven phenomena into actionable analytics, models, and decision-support tools. As study director for Data Science & AI and an active executive-education lecturer at institutions like Kellogg-WHU and HKUST, he translates cutting-edge research into practical training and business simulations. He leads XinBlue’s technical strategy while running industry-facing data engineering and data science projects, including war games for management decision-making. Comfortable moving between research and product, he has a track record of embedding academic insight into production systems and curricula. Based in Gevelsberg, Germany, he combines entrepreneurial leadership with a curiosity-driven approach to uncovering hidden mechanisms in human behavior.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom, Diplom at Universität DortmundChina Europe International Business School (CEIBS)Tsinghua UniversityPromotion, Dr. rer. pol., Promotion, Dr. rer. pol. at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementIndian Institute of Management, BangaloreMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at WHU - Otto Beisheim Graduate School of ManagementColumbia University - Columbia Business SchoolKellogg School of Management
python, English, java, German, dart
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Github Skills (10)
solve10
explore10
game-theory10
theory9
game-development7
vaadin1
visualization1
hierarchical1
addon1
visjs1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
gambitproject/gte
Jun 2012 - Oct 2013
Game Theory Explorer: Build, explore and solve extensive form games.
Contributions:149 commits in 1 year 4 months
solvegamegamesexploregame-theory
martinprause/cytoscape-addon
Jun 2020 - Oct 2020
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 4 months
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