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.









