Research
My current research looks at the incentive structures behind green technology adoption.
Published
Reining, S., Wussow, M., Zanocco, C., Kau, B., Sousa-Silva, R., Köpke, C., Pathiraja, S., & Neumann, D. (2026). Far-right political support and clean technology adoption in Germany. Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-026-01935-3
Titova, A. V., Kau, B. E., Tibor, S., Mach, J., Vo-Doan, T. T., Wittlinger, M., & Straw, A. D. (2023). Displacement experiments provide evidence for path integration in Drosophila. Journal of Experimental Biology, 226(12), Article jeb245289. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.245289
Background
Education
- 2025– University of Freiburg — PhD, Information Systems Research
- 2020–2021 University College London — MSc Computer Science
- 2018–2019 Beijing Foreign Studies University 北京外国语大学 — Chinese Language, DAAD scholarship
- 2016–2017 University College Maastricht — BSc Liberal Arts and Sciences
- 2014–2018 University of Freiburg — BSc Liberal Arts and Sciences
Experience
- 2022– McKinsey & Company, Berlin — Digital Senior Consultant Currently on educational leave for the PhD.
- 2021 Tech4Germany, Berlin — Product Management Fellow, Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
Leadership & Volunteering
- 2024– startsocial e.V., Berlin — Coach Social entrepreneurship coaching.
- 2020–2021 ApplicAid e.V., Hamburg — Coach Mentoring for students from non-academic backgrounds.
- 2016–2018 WhyEurope e.V., Berlin — Co-Founder & Chairman Built a 30-person team with up to 2.4 million online reach per month.
- 2016–2017 Politik, wir müssen reden, Berlin — Head of Communication Student forum for political dialogue, part of Tönissteiner Kreis e.V.
Honours & Awards
- 2018 Arno-Esch-Prize, Verband Liberaler Akademiker, Berlin For WhyEurope
- 2018 Filippas Engel Youth Charity Prize, Filippas-Engel Foundation, Bendorf For WhyEurope
- 2018 Tönissteiner Prize, Tönissteiner Kreis e.V., Berlin For “Politik, wir müssen reden”
- 2017 European Public Communication Award, European Union / Committee of the Regions, Brussels For WhyEurope
- 2017 Leuchtturm-Prize, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Berlin For WhyEurope