Patrick Cichy

Prof. Dr. Patrick Cichy is an affiliated professor at the Institute for Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) of RWTH Aachen University and also associated with Bern University of Applied Sciences. His research agenda lies at the intersection of information systems, innovation management, and data science, with a core focus on privacy & cybersecurity, service and business-model innovation, IoT ecosystems, and text mining/visual analytics.

Research Interests:

• Privacy & Cybersecurity: Investigating how individuals and organizations balance privacy concerns with data sharing incentives, especially in emerging technology contexts.
• Service & Business Model Innovation: Examining how firms create and capture value from digitally enabled services and personal data.
• IoT Ecosystems: Studying the dynamics of value creation, legitimacy, and privacy within interconnected Internet-of-Things environments.
• Text Mining & Visual Analytics: Leveraging advanced computational techniques to map and analyze large-scale discourse and innovation patterns.

Across his latest publications (2014–2024), a clear thematic trajectory emerges: an evolving exploration of privacy calculus and data-sharing behavior, methodological advances in text mining for innovation studies, and longitudinal analyses of privacy discourse spanning three decades. These works collectively contribute to both theoretical development and practical guidance for policymakers and managers navigating digital transformation.

Contact:
Email: cichy@time.rwth-aachen.de
Office hours: By appointment