Our Mission
DIEM is a Doctoral Network (Industrial Doctorates) that creates a platform for researchers to engage in the co-production of knowledge by investigating state-of-the-art challenges and societal implications of Blockchain technology across actors and industry boundaries.
Our Vision
To contribute to the transformation of Europe into a society capable of building its competitiveness on digital technology through new generation of responsible researchers with the competency to understand how fundamental shifts in digital technology impact across businesses, industries and society.
Driving Principles
and Values
- OPEN: Providing open access to research data, findings & publications
- INCLUSIVE: Embracing diversity and ensuring everyone feels valued and supported
- COMMUNITY: Fostering a collaborative community, with a shared vision and commitment
- SCIENCE BASED: Embracing best practices for open science and nurturing a collaborative research ethos
- SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION: Driving progress through digital innovations, community and research
Doctoral Candidates
Meet the doctoral candidates tackling the challenges of blockchain technology and its societal impact
Chaouki Kouritii
Strategies for Blockchain Innovation (DC-1)
Xiaoyang Zhen
Blockchain-enabled corporate digital innovation architectures (DC-2)
Aleksandra Komorowska
Blockchain Business Models (DC-3)
Sakshi Agarwal
Blockchain, smart contracts and the optimal firm vertical scope (DC-4)
Evangelia Katsanevaki
Blockchain Organizations & Governance Mechanisms I (DC-5)
Alexandros Eleftheriadis
Blockchain for responsible business I: planet (DC-6)
Julia Staszczak
Differences in the Dissemination of Digitized & Digitalized Innovations (DC-7)
Carlos Santana Cabello
Role of Network Properties on Blockchain Diffusion Processes (DC-8)
Mengyao He
Blockchain for responsible business II: humanity (DC-9)
Zoyia Konstantopoulou
Blockchain Organizations & Governance Mechanisms II (DC-10)
Nicole Mäkineste
Blockchain end user adoption and societal challenges (DC-11)
Anna Kasimati
Blockchain in Government (DC-12)
Supervisors
Meet the Supervisors guiding our Doctoral Candidates in cutting-edge blockchain research
Academic supervisors
Andreas Alexiou
Supervisor & Principal Investigator
Spyros Angelopoulos
Supervisor & Lead Work Package 3 (Societal & Environmental Implications of Blockchain)
Ard-Pieter de Man
Supervisor
Valérie Duplat
Role within DIEM Supervisor & Lead Work Package 1 (Organizational Dynamics of Blockchain Innovation)
Felix Irresberger
Supervisor
Saeed Khanagha
Supervisor & Co-lead for Work Package 6 (Outreach & Impact)
John Krogstie
Supervisor
Oli Mihalache
Supervisor
Patrick Mikalef
Supervisor & Lead Work Package 2 (Diffusion of Blockchain Innovations)
Elena Parmiggiani
Supervisor
Fabrizio Salvador
Supervisor
Juan Santalo
Supervisor
Nina Telg
Supervisor & Co-lead for Work Package 6 (Outreach & Impact)
Brian Tjemkes
Supervisor & Principal Investigator
Konstantina Valogianni
Supervisor
Non-academic supervisors
Sonja Adamovic
CRH
Alessio Bucaioni
Wes Trade Ltd.
Tim Hoogesteger
NEXT
Ali Najafbagy
Aline
Christina Papachristou
CRH
Efstathios Papanikolaou
MindGov
Victor Straatman
Aline
Paul Thomas
Accenture
Support
Kim Zandvliet Oerlemans
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Advisory Board
Krsto Pandza
Leeds University Business School
Marja Thomassen
Partners
Academic Beneficiaries
Non-Academic Beneficiaries
Associated Partners
Affiliated Partners
