Jan Bieser
Postdoctoral researcher
Phone: +41 44 635 43 06
Address: Binzmühlestrasse 14, 8050 Zurich
Room number: IfI BIN 2.A.13
Jan Bieser is a postdoctoral researcher in direct and indirect environmental effects of digital technologies as well as a a lecturer in digitalization and sustainable development and business informatics. He has a background in business informatics and formerly worked as a sustainability consultant in the ICT sector and as a sustainability manager in the sustainability team of University of Zurich.
Table of contents
Research
- Next Generation Mobile Networks: Problem or Opportunity for Climate Protection? Publication
- Digitalization and Time Use Project Website ResearchGate
- Mistra SAMS Sustainable Accessibility and Mobility Services Project Website
- Extending the lifespan of mobile devices Project Website
- Methods for Assessing Indirect Effects of the Digital Transformation on Sustainability ResearchGate
- Opportunities and Risks of Digitalization for Climate Protection in Switzerland Publication
Teaching
- Sustainable Development for Computer Scientists (KTH Stockholm, seminar leader)
- Business Informatics I (UZH, lecturer)
- Digitalization and Sustainable Development (UZH, teaching assistant)
- Informatik, Ethik und Gesellschaft (UZH, teaching assistant)
- Sustainability Reporting (UZH, guest lecturer)
- Supervision of master or bachelor thesis and projects
Appointments and memberships
Short CV
| 10/2020 - today |
Postdoctoral researcher Informatics and Sustainability Research Group, University of Zurich |
| 01/2018 - 10/2020 |
Sustainability manager Sustainability Team, University of Zurich |
| 02/2016 - 09/2020 |
Researcher and PhD candidate Informatics and Sustainability Research Group, University of Zurich |
| 09/2018 - 11/2018 |
Visiting researcher Mistra SAMS, KTH Royal Institut of Technology Stockholm |
| 01/2014 - 01/2018 |
Sustainability consultant Detecon Consulting (Deutsche Telekom Group) |
| 09/2011 - 08/2013 |
MSc Double Degree, Management and Information Systems Copenhagen Busienss School, University of Manhheim |
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10/2008 - |
Project manager in ICT, marketing and sales |
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10/2008 - |
BSc, Business Information Technology |
Publications
| 2020 | Bieser, J.: A time-use approach to assess indirect environmental effects of information and communication technology: Time rebound effects of telecommuting. PhD Dissertation. University of Zurich. Download (PDF, 2834 KB) |
| 2020 | Bieser, J.; Salieri, B.; Hischier, R.; Hilty, L.: Next generation mobile networks: Problem or opportunity for climate protection? University of Zurich, Empa. Article |
| 2020 | Itten et al.: Digital transformation—life cycle assessment of digital services, multifunctional devices and cloud computing. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 25(10):2093-2098. Article |
| 2020 | Jattke et al.: Environmental Implications of Service Life Extension of Mobile Devices. Electronics Goes Green. EEG 2020+. Proceedings to be published. |
| 2020 | Vaddadi, B.; Bieser, J.; Pohl, J.; Kramers, A.: Towards a conceptual framework of direct and indirect environmental effects of co-working. ICT4S2020. 7th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability, Bristol, 22 June 2020 - 27 June 2020. ACM. Article |
| 2020 | Bieser, J.; Hintemann, R.; Beucker, S.; Schramm, S., Hilty, L.: Klimaschutz durch digitale Technologien - Chancen und Risiken. Bitkom, Borderstep Institute, University of Zurich (2020). Press release Article |
| 2020 | Bieser, J.; Coroama, V.: Direkte und indirekte Umwelteffekte der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie. Sustainability Management Forum (2020). DOI Article (PDF, 450 KB) |
| 2020 | Bieser, J.; Hilty, L.: Conceptualizing the Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Individual Time and Energy Use. Telematics and Informatics (2020). DOI Article (PDF, 775 KB) |
| 2019 | Bieser, J.: Visual Exploration of Time Use Data to Support Environmental Assessment of Lifestyles. Presentation. 41st International Association for Time Use Research Conference, American University, Washington DC, 10 July 2019 - 12 July 2019. Presentation (PDF, 15436 KB) |
| 2019 | Bieser, J.; Haas, D.; Hilty, L.: VETUS – Visual Exploration of Time Use Data to Support Environmental Assessment of Lifestyles. ICT4S 2019. 6th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability, Lappeenranta, 10 June 2019 - 14 June 2019. ZORA |
| 2019 | Bieser, J.; Warland, L.; Hilty, L.: Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2018. Universität Zürich. Website |
| 2018 | Bieser, J.: Digitalisierung bietet Chancen für den Klimaschutz. Swiss IT Magazine, 201811 (2018), p.36-38. ZORA |
| 2018 | Bieser, J.; Hilty, L.: Assessing Indirect Environmental Effects of Information and Communication Technology (ICT): A Systematic Literature Review. Sustainability, 10:2662. ZORA |
| 2018 | Bieser, J.; Hilty, L.: An Approach to Assess Indirect Environmental Effects of Digitalization Based on a Time-Use Perspective. In: Advances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics. Cham: Springer (Bücher), 67-78. ZORA |
| 2018 | Bieser, J.; Hilty, L.: Indirect Effects of the Digital Transformation on Environmental Sustainability: Methodological Challenges in Assessing the Greenhouse Gas Abatement Potential of ICT. ICT4S 2018. 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Sustainability, Toronto, 15 May 2018 - 17 May 2018, 68-81. ZORA |
| 2017 | Hilty, L.; Bieser, J.: Opportunities and Risks of Digitalization for Climate Protection in Switzerland. Zurich: University of Zurich. ZORA |
Supervised student thesis and projects
| 2020 | Näf, S.: Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential of ICT: Assessing the GHG Abatement Potential of four ICT Use Cases in Germany in 2030 (bachelor thesis) |
| 2020 | Kolenchery, A.: Drones and their potential impact on greenhouse gas emissions (master's basic module) |
| 2020 | Fuchs, B.: Measures of Prolonging Mobile Internet-Enabled Devices Service Life (bachelor thesis) |
| 2020 | von Rotz, S.: Implementation of a Generalized Binary Machine Learning Tool for Classifying Scientific Papers Based on Natural Language (master thesis) |
| 2019 | Lebiedz, M.: Digitalization - Analysis of its Influence on Individual Time Use and Associated Impacts on the Environment (master thesis) |
| 2019 | Triner, M.: Smart Homes – Wie sich die Interaktion mit der Wohnumgebung durch Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie verändert (master thesis) |
| 2019 | Wyss, D.: Travel behavior and telecommuting: A research overview (master's basic module) |
| 2019 | Kubrak, J.: Identification and Application of Requirements for Videoconferencing at University of Zurich (master thesis) |
| 2019 | Braegger, B.: Green VVZ: A web application to facilitate storage and display of modules related to sustainability topics, based on the course catalogue of the University of Zurich. (bachelor thesis) |
| 2019 | von Rotz, S., Einsele, C.: Green ZORA: Development of Web Services and Interfaces for a Machine Learning Tool (master project) |
| 2019 | Dora, M.: Use of time: Theories and application in the age of digitalisation (bachelor thesis) |
| 2019 | Piga, G.: Impacts of e-commerce on individual travel from a time-use perspective (bachelor thesis) |
| 2019 | Wyss, D.: Lifestyle-based Analysis of Travel Behavior: Analyzing the applicability of Claritas PRIZM Premier for classifying travel behavior through sequence and state analysis on daily activity schedules (bachelor thesis) |
| 2019 | Schenker, R.: An agent-based model of individual time allocation (master thesis) |
| 2018 | Rüegge, V.: Investigation of the time-use substitution effect: Using exploratory data analysis and to better understand how individuals spend time saved on work travel and commute (master's basic module) |
| 2018 | Fuhrer, J.: Analysis of the Unitd Kingdom Time Use Survey 2014-2015 (master's basic module) |
| 2018 | Rüegge, V.: Data mining and a time-use approach: Using Decision Trees to Understand the impacts of socio-demographic factors and activity patterns on the time spent on work travel and commute (bachelor thesis) |
| 2018 | Haas, D.: Visualization of time-use data (bachelor thesis) |