Research Interests: Blockchain, AI, and DAO Governance
Thesis Supervision: Please submit a thesis proposal via e-mail. The proposal should focus on one of my research areas (Blockchains, AI, Decentralized Organizations).
Overview and Fellowships:
Junior Research Fellow. ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem, Netherlands. Chair in Aesthetics and Cultures of Technologies.
Research Master in Media Studies (rM.A.). University of Amsterdam. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Bio: PhD Candidate. Working on topics around AI & Decentralized Systems. I research and develop self-optimizing agent systems and decentralized AI for complex socio-technical problems. Trained in media studies, machine learning, social sciences, and philosophy (University of Amsterdam & Leuphana University). In the past I have worked with Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of California Irvine, Arizona State University, and Leuphana University, Germany.
Selected Talks:
07/2023 Workshop: KI im Marketing - Was bedeutet das eigentlich? - Workshop zu KI Prompt-Engineering und den KI-Trends, auf die sich das Marketing der Zukunft vorbereiten sollte. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/platzer-kommunikation-gmbh_ki-ai-chatgpt-activity-7090815859312472064-9zOD?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
07/2022 Panel Discussion: Ouchy Film Festival - Investing in Movies relying on AI. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lukas-beckenbauer-5b0940152_entertainment-film-ai-activity-6955080263664082944-BRAj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
06/2023 Panel Discussion: Unified Filmmakers, supported by Filmfest München. Netz. Werk. Film. - Vom Werbespot zum Wissenschaftsfilm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LJAEVUcwQE&t=1s
Publications:
Nishant Shah, Lukas Beckenbauer, Vincent Zhong, and Anushka Nair (eds.). 2023. ‘Doing Things With Stories’. Apria Journal. ArtEZ University Arnhem, NL. https://apria2.vercel.app/doing-things-with-stories
Daniël de Zeeuw, Emilija Jokubauskaité, Lukas Beckenbauer, Filippo Fagnoni, Marie-Liesse Hocquet, Eleni Maragkou, James Morales 2020. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL. ‘Epstein didn’t kill himself: From fringe conspiracy theory to mainstream memetic phrase’. https://wiki.digitalmethods.net/Dmi/ConspiracyCreationTechniques.
Beckenbauer, Lukas. ‚ML#7: Critical Research Methods on Cryptocurrencies and other Blockchains - A Workshop Summary‘. 2019. Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam. https://networkcultures.org/moneylab/2019/12/06/critical-research-methods-on-cryptocurrencies-and-other-blockchains/.
Room Number: 2560
Email: lukas(dot)beckenbauer(at)tum(dot)de