State of AI
Research Collective · Austria

State of AI

Independent, data-led research on AI and work in Austria.

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Coverage of Austria's AI Workforce 2026 · August to September 2026

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About us

Research Collective

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.

Christian Schumacher, PhD

Christian Schumacher, PhD

Assistant Professor · Institute for Strategic Management · WU Vienna

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.

Dr. Can Tihanyi

Dr. Can Tihanyi

Assistant Professor · Institute for International Business · WU Vienna

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.

Dr. techn. Andreas Schumacher

Dr. techn. Andreas Schumacher

Chief Innovation Officer · Board Member · VTU Group

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