Chair of Information Systems II
Prof. Dr. Jens Förderer
Prof. Jens Förderer has held the Chair of Information Systems II at the University of Mannheim since March 2025.
Research focus:
- Effects of information technology on companies and markets
- Artificial intelligence / LLM / GenAI
- Digital markets (e.g. social media, search engines, app stores, e-commerce)
- Digital business models (e.g. platform, marketplace, freemium, targeted advertising)
- Governance of online platforms (e.g. disinformation, algorithmic fairness, content moderation)
- Ecosystems and network effects
- Cybersecurity, data leaks
- Regulation of digital technologies (e.g. AI Act, Digital Markets Act, General Data Protection Regulation)
- Digital sovereignty
