Activities
Maximilian Förster is Junior Professor and Head of the Research Group Information Systems IV – Digital Platform & Services at the Institute for Information Systems (WIN) since April 1, 2026.
His research focuses on reflective development, use, and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), including reflective methods in AI (e.g., Explainable AI, Uncertainty-aware AI), AI applications that create economic and societal value, and the challenge to equip individuals with the skills to thrive in the age of AI.
In his free time, Maximilian enjoys hiking in the Alps, being a youth soccer coach, and writing short stories.
Curriculum Vitae
Maximilian was born in 1993 in Wangen im Allgäu (Baden-Württemberg, Germany). He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Physics at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2012–2015) and his Master’s degree in Physics &. Management at University of Ulm (2016–2018). He wrote his Master’s thesis at the School of Business and Social Sciences at Aarhus University in Denmark. During his studies he was a scholarship holder in the journalism support program of the Hanns Seidel Foundation.
From May 2018 to November 2021, he worked as a research associate at the Institute of Business Analytics at University of Ulm. In November 2021, he earned his doctorate with a dissertation titled “Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Social Interaction – Contributions with a Focus on Social Media and Explainable Artificial Intelligence” (supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mathias Klier). From December 2021 to March 2026, Maximilian continued his work at the Institute of Business Analytics as a postdoctoral researcher, where he led a research group in the field of Explainable Artificial Intelligence.
Maximilian‘s research has received multiple awards, including the Südwestmetall Sponsorship Award, the UUG Doctoral Award, and recognition in the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs’ ideas competition“Gemeinsam wird es KI!”. Beyond, Maximilian won first prize at the interdisciplinary Science Slam of the Young Researchers’ Science Day and received the Teaching Award for innovative teaching concepts at the University of Ulm.
Publications
Broder, H. R.; Förster, M.; Klier, J.; Klier, M.; Sigler, I.
2025. Information Systems and e-Business Management, 23 (4), 999–1038. doi:10.1007/s10257-025-00708-3
Fahr, M. C.; Förster, M.; Moestue, L.; Brasse, J.; Klier, J.; Klier, M.
2025. Journal of Business Economics, 95 (4), 553–586. doi:10.1007/s11573-024-01212-9
Förster, M.; Broder, H. R.; Fahr, M. C.; Klier, M.; Fink, L.
2025. European Journal of Information Systems, 34 (2), 323–345. doi:10.1080/0960085X.2024.2404028
Bottesch, S.; Terhorst, Y.; Förster, M.
2025. Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Hilton Waikoloa Village January 7-10, 2025, 1420–1429. doi:10.24251/HICSS.2025.171
Förster, M.; Hagn, M.; Hambauer, N.; Jaki, P. K. V.; Obermeier, A. A.; Pinski, M.; Schauer, A.; Schiller, A.
2025. Proceedings of the 33rd European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2025), Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Frost, L.; Förster, M.; Klier, M.
2025. Proceedings of the 33rd European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2025), Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Rosenberger, J.; Schröppel, P.; Kruschel, S.; Kraus, M.; Zschech, P.; Förster, M.
2025. Proceedings of the 33rd European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2025), Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Förster, M.; Frost, L.; Hofer, S.; Klier, M.; Obermeier, A.; Tille, C.; Zimmermann, S.; Züllig, K.
2024, June
Brasse, J.; Förster, M.; Hühn, P.; Klier, J.; Klier, M.; Moestue, L.
2024. Journal of Business Economics, 94 (3), 467–500. doi:10.1007/s11573-023-01169-1
Jahn, T.; Hühn, P.; Förster, M.
2024. Design Science Research for a Resilient Future – 19th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2024, Trollhättan, Sweden, June 3–5, 2024, Proceedings. Ed.: M. Mandviwalla, 66–80, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-61175-9_5
Schröppel, P.; Förster, M.
2024. Proceedings of the 32nd European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2024), Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Förster, M.; Pitz, K.; Wrabel, A.; Klier, M.; Zimmermann, S.
2024. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2024), Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Förster, M.; Schröppel, P.; Schwenke, C.; Fink, L.; Klier, M.
2024. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2024), Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Schwenke, C.; Brasse, J.; Förster, M.; Klier, M.
2024. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 54, 1036–1047. doi:10.17705/1CAIS.05443
Brasse, J.; Broder, H. R.; Förster, M.; Klier, M.; Sigler, I.
2023. Electronic Markets, 33, Article no: 26. doi:10.1007/s12525-023-00644-5
Förster, M.; Hühn, P.; Klier, M.; Kluge, K.
2023. Journal of Decision Systems, 32 (4), 700–731. doi:10.1080/12460125.2022.2119707
Walter, M. C.; Broder, H. R.; Förster, M.
2023. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2023), Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Bähr, H.; Broder, H.; Dietz, M.; Förster, M.; Klier, M.
2022. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Förster, M.; Klier, J.; Klier, M.; Schäfer-Siebert, K.; Sigler, I.
2022. Business & Information Systems Engineering, 64 (4), 441–457. doi:10.1007/s12599-021-00725-9
Förster, M.; Hühn, P.; Klier, M.; Kluge, K.
2021. Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 1274–1283, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). doi:10.24251/HICSS.2021.155
Klier, M.; Heinrich, B.; Klier, J.; Brasse, J.; Förster, M.; Hühn, P.; Moestue, L.
2021. AgenturQ - Agentur zur Förderung der beruflichen Weiterbildung in der Metall- und Elektroindustrie Baden-Württemberg e.V
Förster, M.
2021. Proceedings of the 29th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2021), Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Förster, M.; Klier, M.; Kluge, K.; Sigler, I.
2020. Proceedings of the 28th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2020), Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Bedué, P.; Förster, M.; Klier, M.; Zepf, K.
2020. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2020), Article no: 2181, Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Förster, M.; Klier, M.; Kluge, K.; Sigler, I.
2020. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2020), Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Felgenhauer, A.; Förster, M.; Kaufmann, K.; Klier, J.; Klier, M.
2019. Proceedings of the 27th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2019), Association for Information Systems (AIS)