
Christian Schumacher, PhD
Studies how AI changes firms, work and human decisions, using large-scale data and statistical models. Previously Copenhagen Business School, Marie Curie Fellow and Schumpeter Fellow at Harvard University.
Independent, data-led research on AI and work in Austria.
Coverage of Austria's AI Workforce 2026 · August to September 2026
We are a research collective that wants to move AI forward in Austria. For that, we build scientific reports on AI and work: independent, data-led and free to read.

Studies how AI changes firms, work and human decisions, using large-scale data and statistical models. Previously Copenhagen Business School, Marie Curie Fellow and Schumpeter Fellow at Harvard University.

Turns data on Austria's AI workforce into decisions for firms and policymakers. Co-lead of State of AI Workforce in Austria, ICIS 2026 author and expert at the 2026 AI Summit for Politics. Visiting positions in Tokyo, Bangkok and Madrid.

Works on industrial digitalisation, AI adoption, automation and organisational transformation. Previously managed digitalisation projects at Fraunhofer Austria; doctorate in industrial engineering at TU Wien.