Center for
Digital Technology
and Management
Franz Waltenberger
Franz Waltenberger
waltenberger@cdtm.de
Center Assistant 2021-2024 Franz Waltenberger studied Technology and Management (B.Sc) at the Technical University of Munich and Politics, Economics and Philosophy (M.A.) at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow and Sciences Po in Paris. During his studies Franz worked for several SMEs in the areas of finance, cryptocurrencies and political lobbying. In his spare time, he likes to build and restore electric and combustion-powered motorcycles and bikes and is collecting and analyzing data in comment sections of German news outlets to understand what shapes public opinion online. Franz joined the CDTM in January 2021 and is responsible for the Trend Seminar and the Entrepreneurship Taskforce. In his research, he is focusing on the effects of information technology on human behavior.
Research

Computational social science and HCI (online discourse, Reddit, crypto UX); PhD student at TUM Chair of Computational Social Science (Prof. Jürgen Pfeffer); now Managing Director and Co-Founder of CDTM Venture Fund.

  1. Digital Sabotage and Inter-Community Dynamics: An Empirical Examination of Reddit's 2023 Moderator Strike2025, conference, ACM Web Science Conference, with Angelina Voggenreiter, Jürgen Pfeffer
  2. Reddit Rehab: User Migration in Response to Mobile Client Shutdowns2025, conference, ICWSM, with Angelina Voggenreiter, Martin Wessel, Jürgen Pfeffer; arXiv
  3. "If the Machine Is As Good As Me, Then What Use Am I?" How the Use of ChatGPT Changes Young Professionals' Perception of Productivity and Accomplishment2024, conference, CHI, with Charlotte Kobiella, Yarhy Said Flores López et al.
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