About me

PD Dr.-Ing. habil. rer. pol. Sven-Volker Rehm is an independent researcher with over 25 years of academic experience. He is the Founding Director of the Collective and Artificial Intelligence Research Institute ‒ CAIR Institute — a distributed, virtual, research-as-a-service initiative currently in its founding phase.

Since 1999, Dr. Rehm has acquired and led dozens of interdisciplinary, European-scale research projects in collaboration with industry, focusing on innovation management and digital transformation. These projects have collectively exceeded €30 million in funding. He is currently affiliated with WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Germany) and has previously held academic appointments at the University of Strasbourg (France), the University of Stuttgart (Germany), and the Technical University of Munich (Germany).

His research sits at the intersection of communication, technology, and organizing, with a central focus on collective intelligence and AI. Dr. Rehm is Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Collective Intelligence Perspectives and serves on the Editorial Board of MIS Quarterly Executive. His work has been published in leading journals such as Information & Management, Information and Organization, Journal of the AIS, MIS Quarterly Executive, and Smart Cities, among others.

Dr. Rehm holds a five-year diploma in cybernetics and information science and a Ph.D. in business informatics from the University of Stuttgart. In 2014, he received his Habilitation in business administration from WHU. His teaching portfolio spans topics such as Management Information Systems, Digital Transformation & Innovation, Technology & Innovation Management, Future Foresight, and Systems Thinking & Managerial Cybernetics.

He has advised the European Commission as an independent expert on integrating technologies for industrial applications and regularly contributes as reviewer or associate editor for top-tier journals and conferences, including the European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS), Journal of Information Technology (JIT), and divisions of the Academy of Management (CTO, ODC, OMT, TIM), as well as ECIS.

Since 2021, Dr. Rehm has served as Executive Chairman of  GWS Society - the Society for Managerial and Social Cybernetics, and he is a member of AIS, AOM, INFORMS, and the German Informatics Society.

His work is grounded in the belief that research should lead to tangible business impact. Over the years, he has collaborated with numerous companies and public organizations across Europe to strengthen their capabilities in information management, innovation, and digital transformation. His current focus includes the development of AI-enabled business models for digital platforms, as well as services in cybersecurity and the metaverse.