Gunther Gust

Gunther Gust is a Professor at the Institute of Business Administration of the Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, holding the Chair of Process and IT Integration for Artificial Intelligence in Business since August 2022. Previously, he led the research group "Smart Cities and Industries" at the University of Freiburg and worked as a research assistant there.

• Doctorate (summa cum laude) in Decentralized Electricity Networks
• Graduated with distinction in Industrial Engineering (KIT)
• Research stays at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and ITESM, Mexico

Research Focus: Gust specializes in integrating AI into business processes, particularly for energy systems and smart cities. His work addresses challenges in decentralized electricity networks, microgrid operations, and analytics adoption in traditional companies.

Scientific Awards:

• Doctoral scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation
• Doctoral scholarship from the Heinrich Böll Foundation
• Graduated with distinction from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Grants & Team: Participated in R&D projects like Smart Cities and Industries and collaborated with institutions such as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His team includes Ignacio Ubeda, Justus Ameling, Viet Nguyen, Vanessa Haustein, and Govind Rao.