Kian Schmalenbach

Business Informatics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

In my PhD, I am investigating the societal implications of the use of personalized data-driven systems. Specifically, I analyze what potential risks arise from the use of personalized systems in domains such as social media or e-commerce when their behavior is based on the processing of historically created or machine-generated data. Based on this, I develop strategies and design principles to mitigate such risks and ensure that the behavior of such systems matches the intended functionality. To this end, I combine prototype development with empirical research methods to identify the potential risks and empirically evaluate the functionality of the prototypes.

kian.schmalenbach@fau.de
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Does social media literacy help to improve mood and body image?

Blog
7 November 2024

Many experts agree that social media can negatively affect mental health. An interdisciplinary Working Group explored the impact of social media literacy on users’ mood and body image and present their results.

Publications

  • Gengler, Eva; Schmalenbach, Kian (2024)

    Exploring Organizational AI Governance Maturity: A Case Study with Six Multinational Companies

    Conference paper
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2024, Bangkok, Thailand
    https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2024/gov_strategy/gov_strategy/2
    Project: GC-Prom
  • Schmalenbach, Kian; Brechtelsbauer, Bastian; Schötteler, Sebastian; Laumer, Sven (2023)

    Understanding Information-Limiting Environments in Personalized News Platforms—A Systems Perspective

    Conference paper
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2023, Hyderabad, India
    Project: GC-Prom
  • Schmalenbach, Kian; Gengler, Eva; Schötteler, Sebastian; Laumer, Sven (2023)

    Unraveling Information-Limiting Environments: An Empirical Review of Individual, Social, and Technological Filters in Social Media

    Conference paper
    Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, Paderborn, Germany
    Project: GC-Prom
  • Schmalenbach, Kian; Gengler, Eva; Schötteler, Sebastian; Laumer, Sven (2023)

    Unraveling Information-Limiting Environments: An Empirical Review of Individual, Social, and Technological Filters in Social Media

    Proceedings
    18th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, Paderborn, Germany
    Project: GC-Prom
  • Schmalenbach, Kian; Gengler, Eva; Laumer, Sven (2022)

    Promoting Diverse News Consumption Through User Control Mechanisms

    Conference paper
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Project: GC-Prom