Benedikt Kau
Benedikt Kau is a Doctoral candidate at the Chair of Information Systems at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg and a member of the Climate Action Research Lab (CARL). His research focuses on energy policy and low-carbon technology adoption in the context of climate change mitigation. He is applying data-driven methodology and machine learning to behavioural research questions. He earned his MSc Computer Science at University College London and completed a B.Sc. Liberal Arts and Sciences at Freiburg University and University College Maastricht. He spent one year at Beijing Foreign Studies University studying Mandarin as part of a DAAD postgraduate scholarship program. Before starting his Doctoral studies, Benedikt Kau worked at McKinsey & Company.
Curriculum Vitae
Positions
- Since 03/2022: Digital Strategy Consultant at McKinsey & Company (educational leave since 03/2025), Berlin
- 09/2021 – 11/2021: Product Fellow at Tech4Germany (Fellowship programme under patronage of the German Chancellery), Berlin
- 06/2020 – 09/2020: Digital Intern at Deutsche Bahn AG, Berlin
- 06/2019 – 01/2020: Product & Digital Intern at Volkswagen Financial Services China, Beijing
Education
- Since 03/2025: Doctoral Studies at Prof. Dirk Neumann’s Chair of Information Systems Research, University of Freiburg
- 09/2020 – 08/2021: M.Sc. Computer Science at University College London
- 09/2018 – 06/2019: Mandarin at Beijing Foreign Studies University (DAAD postgraduate scholarship programme)
- 09/2016 – 07/2017: B.Sc. Liberal Arts and Sciences at University College Maastricht (Honours College)
- 09/2014 – 06/2018: B.Sc. Liberal Arts and Sciences at University of Freiburg