Stephan Leitner

Associate Professor at the University of Klagenfurt, affiliated with the Department of Management Control and Strategic Management under the Faculty of Economics and Law. Research focuses on agent-based modeling applied to organizational dynamics, complex systems, and managerial economics. Holds a doctoral degree in Social Sciences and Economics (2012) and venia docendi in Business Economics (2018).

• Core faculty member in the Self-Organizing Systems research cluster
• Academic editor for PLoS ONE and editorial board member for multiple journals
• Recipient of the 2021 Advancement Award (Humanities/Social Sciences) from Carinthian government

Research integrates computational simulation with organizational theory, examining phenomena like decentralized task allocation, incentive mechanisms, and reproducibility in social sciences. Teaching portfolio includes business analytics, management control, and scientific modeling at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Recent publications explore organizational resilience, team coordination dynamics, and financial modeling using agent-based simulation techniques. Active participant in international conferences like Social Simulation Conference and European Conference on Operational Research.