Alfred Taudes

Alfred Taudes is a Full Professor at the Department of Information Systems and Operations, Institute for Production Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna). He holds a doctoral degree and a Habilitation from WU Vienna in Business Administration and Management Information Systems, and a Magister degree from Vienna University. He has held assistant professorships at WU and visiting professorships at Augsburg, Münster, Essen, and Tsukuba University, Japan. He joined WU permanently in 1993 and served as head of the Department of Information Systems and Operations from 2010 to 2016.

His research spans Operations and Supply Chain Management, Marketing Engineering, Knowledge Management, and the impact of Big Data and Blockchain on production systems. Using Complexity Science and Cryptoeconomics, he investigates digital production, integrated value chains, and market designs. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including Operations Strategy, Data Science, and IT seminars in WU’s International Supply Chain Master program, and has also taught at Japanese universities.

His recent publications focus on blockchain privacy (e.g., CoinJoin analysis), CBDCs, MiCAR regulation, decentralized federated learning, and digital custody, reflecting a strong trend toward cryptoeconomics and blockchain-based systems in operations and finance. These works appear in top journals and conferences in information systems, security, and operations research.

• Cooperation Officer of the Year 2013/14
• Distinguished Paper Award WI 2009
• VHB Best Paper Award
• Nomination VHB Best Paper Award
• Dr. Wolfgang Houska - Recognition Award

Alfred Taudes has coordinated major research projects such as the WWTF-project “Integrated Demand and Supply Chain Management” and the Special Research Area Adaptive Models in Economics and Management Science. He currently leads the research group on Cryptoeconomics at WU and chairs the scientific board of the Austrian Internet Offensive. His leadership extends to project management in initiatives like the Austrian Blockchain Center and research on decentralized finance and digital assets.

He is actively involved in academic service, including organizing conferences like DEXA 2022, serving on editorial boards, and advising on research policy. His lab and research group focus on blockchain applications, digital transformation in operations, and the societal implications of big data.