Christine Bauer

Christine Bauer is a Professor of Interactive Intelligent Systems at the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Interfaces (AIHI) at Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Austria. She co-leads the focus area 'InterMediation. Music—Effect—Analysis' at Wissenschaft & Kunst. Her research integrates human-centered computing with intelligent technologies, specializing in fair recommendation systems.

Education:

• Doctoral degree in Social and Economic Sciences (Business Informatics), University of Vienna (2009)
• MSc in Business Informatics, TU Wien (2011)
• Diploma in International Business Administration, University of Vienna (2002)
• Jazz Saxophone studies, Konservatorium der Stadt Wien

Research Focus: Bauer's work centers on context-aware recommender systems with emphasis on music/media applications, fairness in algorithmic decision-making, and multi-method evaluation frameworks. She advocates human-centered AI approaches where technology adapts to societal needs.

Publication Trends: Her recent work focuses on algorithmic fairness in music recommendation, gender imbalance mitigation, and evaluation frameworks for recommender systems, frequently employing cross-disciplinary approaches blending computer science with social sciences.

Awards:

• Elise Richter Laureate (FWF)
• 6 best paper awards with 5 nominations
• Women in RecSys Journal Paper Awards (2023, 2024)
• 5 reviewing awards with 6 special recognitions

Leadership: Principal Investigator of the FWF-funded 'Fine-grained Culture-aware Music Recommender Systems' project (€257k). Supervised 70+ theses. Serves as Associate Editor for TORS, TOIS, and JITT.

Initiatives: Co-founder of PERSPECTIVES workshop series, FairRecKit analysis toolkit, and advocate for women in STEM through WiMIR, LEA Role Model program, and CHI Allyship initiatives.