DI (FH) Mag. DI Christian Kaufmann

Deputy Program Director Information and Communication Systems and Services

+43 1 333 40 77-334

christian.kaufmann@technikum-wien.at

Personal Information and Education

Graduated Business Engineering and Computer Science at Vienna University of Technology
Graduated Computer Science Management at Vienna University of Technology
Graduated Information and Communication Systems and Services, UAS Technikum Wien
AG Hollabrunn (secondary school diploma)
Born in Vienna

Career

Since summer 2006 employed at UAS Technikum Wien
Head of IT Business Support, VCP Puls IT Consulting & Solutions GmbH
CTO, public.webwatch GmbH
Freelance Software engineer, Interunfall Versicherung AG

Activities at UAS Technikum Wien

Deputy Program Director Information and Communication Systems and Services
Lecturer in Bachelor's degree programs Information and Communication Systems and Services, Business Informatics and International Business and Engineering; in Master's degree programs Information Management and IT Security, Telecommunication and Internet Technologies, Intelligent Transport Systems

Research and Educational Activities

Information security
Computer networks and protocols
Database
Business processes
Didactical methods

Publications and Lectures

Article

Wahl, Harald; Maierhofer, Andreas; Tichy, Carlos; Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander (2015) Market Analysis of Parking Information International Journal of Business Strategy, Volume 15, Number 1, 2015, pp. 49-54, ISSN: 1553-9563

Wahl, Harald; Holweg, Gerd; Mense, Alexander; Kaufmann, Christian (2013) Heterogeneous IT Knowledge of Students: the Didactic Approach how to meet it in the Interdisciplinary Course Program Intelligent Transport Systems Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Volume 11, Number 1, 2013, pp. 10-14

Kaufmann, Christian; Holweg, Gerd; Wahl, Harald; Balog, Peter; Mense, Alexander (2012) Privacy in Web 2.0 Learning: Experiences with the Acceptance of Working Professional Students Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 4, 2011, pp. 25-40, ISSN 1835-9795

Wahl, Harald; Kaufmann, Christian; Eckkrammer, Florian; Mense, Alexander; Gollner, Helmut; Himmler, Christian; Rogner, Wolf; Baierl, Thomas; Slobodian, Roman (2012) Soft Skills In Practice And In Education: An Evaluation American Journal Of Business Education, Vol. 5, No. 2, March/April 2012, pp. 225-232, ISSN 1942-2504 (print), ISSN 1942-2512 (online)

Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander; Wahl, Harald; Pucher, Robert (2011) Reducing the drop-out rate of a technical oriented course by introducing Problem Based Learning – a first concept Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Volume 9, Number 2, 2011, pp. 51-55

Proceedings

Callaos, Nagib; Chu, Hsing-Wei; Kaufmann, Christian; Wahl, Harald; Welsch, Friedrich (2012) Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Society and Information Technologies (ICSIT 2012)

In Proceedings

Wahl, Harald; Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander; Eckkrammer, Florian; Gollner, Helmut; Balog, Peter; Kohmaier, Felix; Schleinzer, aniela; Török, Anikó (2013) An Evaluation Of Usage And Spreading Of New Technologies In Business And Professional Life In Proceedings of The 2013 Clute Institute International Academic Conference, pp. 225-230; Key West, Florida, March 18-20, 2013

Kaufmann, Christian; Wahl, Harald; Balog, Peter; Mense, Alexander (2013) The Importance Of Security Aware Children – What Can We Do? In Proceedings of The 2013 Clute Institute International Academic Conference, pp. 218-224; Key West, Florida, March 18-20, 2013

Mense, Alexander; Frohner, Mathias; Kaufmann, Christian; Pohn, Birgit; Sauermann, Stefan; Urbauer, Philipp; Wahl, Harald (2012) Federated Identity Management for management and integration of personal health data archives PROCEEDINGS of the 10th International Conference on INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH, Chrysovaladis Prachalias (ed.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2012

Wahl, Harald; Mense, Alexander; Kaufmann, Christian; Eckkrammer, Florian; Gollner, Helmut; Albayrak, Ümit ; Budschedl, Rudolf ; Rathai, Marc (2012) Mobile Internet Security Threats And The Security Awareness Of Smartphone Users In Proceedings of The 2012 Las Vegas International Academic Conference; ISSN Number: 1539-8757 (print); 2157-9660 (online), pp. 794-803; Las Vegas, Nevada, October 15-17

Wahl, Harald; Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander; Eckkrammer, Florian; Gollner, Helmut; Himmler, Christian; Rogner, Wolf; Baierl, Thomas; Slobodian, Roman (2012) The Importance of Soft Skills in Technical Oriented Education In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Society and Information Technologies (ICSIT 2012), ISBN: 978-1-936338-54-2, pp. 103-107, Orlando, Florida, USA, 25th-28th March, 2012

Kaufmann, Christian; Holweg, Gerd; Wahl, Harald; Balog, Peter; Mense, Alexander (2012) University education in transition – which technical support is needed by part-time students In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Society and Information Technologies (ICSIT 2012)

Wahl, Harald; Holweg, Gerd; Mense, Alexander; Kaufmann, Christian (2011) Meeting the Problem of Heterogeneous IT Knowledge of Students in the Interdisciplinary Course Program Intelligent Transport Systems In Proceedings of the ICETI 2011, International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics. ISBN: 978-1-936338-18-4, , pp. 262-266, Orlando, Florida, USA, 27th-30th March, 2011

Kaufmann, Christian; Wahl, Harald; Mense, Alexander (2011) Problem Based Learning in a course with complex topics – lessons learned after the first year In Proceedings of the ICETI 2011, International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics, ISBN: 978-1-936338-18-4, pp. 262-266, Orlando, Florida, USA, 27th-30th March, 2011

Wahl, Harald; Kaufmann, Christian; Eckkrammer, Florian; Mense, Alexander; Gollner, Helmut; Himmler, Christian; Rogner, Wolf; Baierl, Thomas; Slobodian, Roman (2011) Soft Skills In Practice, And In Education – An Evaluation Proceedings of The 2011 Las Vegas International Academic Conference; ISSN Number: 1539-8757, pp. 275-281; Las Vegas, Nevada, October 10 - 12

Mense, Alexander; Kaufmann, Christian; Wahl, Harald; Gollner, Helmut (2011) Using The Output Of Master Study Program As Input For IT-Security Lectures In A Distance-Learning Bachelor Course Program Proceedings of The 2011 Las Vegas International Academic Conference; ISSN Number: 1539-8757, pp. 628-631; Las Vegas, Nevada, October 10 - 12

Wahl, Harald; Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander (2010) Converting a Technical Oriented Course to Problem Based Learning – a first Conceptual Course Design INTED, International Technology, Education and Development Conference Valencia, L. Gómez , Belenguer, Torres, International Association of Technology, Education and Development, 8th-10th March 2010, Depósito Legal V-845-2010

Mense, Alexander; Kaufmann, Christian; Sauermann, Stefan; Wahl, Harald (2010) Evaluation of methods for securing transmission of medical device or personal health device data from handheld to remote systems Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology in Health / 15th-17th July 2010 / Samos (Greece) / ISBN: 978-960-466-059-9

Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander; Wahl, Harald (2010) LastFox – Browser Plugin zur Awareness Steigerung In Proceedings of the D•A•CH Security Conference / Syssec / 21th- 22th September 2010 / Vienna (Austria) / ISBN 978-3-00-031441-4 / pp. 168-174

Wahl, Harald; Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander (2010) Managing the Challenge of Teaching IT in an Interdisciplinary Environment – an Approach in the Degree Program Intelligent Transport Systems In Proceedings of the ICERI 2010 International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. Madrid (Spain) 15th-17th Nov. Ed. by L. Gómez Chova, D. Martí Belenguer, I. Candel Torres. Publ. by: International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) Depósito Legal V-3998-2010

Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander; Wahl, Harald; Pucher, Robert (2010) Reducing drop-out rate of a technical oriented course by introducing Problem Based Learning – a first concept Proceedings of the ICETI 2010 / International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics / 6th-9th April, 2010 / Orlando, Florida (USA)

Wahl, Harald; Mense, Alexander; Gollner, Helmut; Eckkrammer, Florian; Kaufmann, Christian (2010) Teaching Interdisciplinary Topics by Transforming a Technical Oriented Course into Problem Based Learning Proceedings of the ICETI 2010 / International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics / 6th-9th April, 2010 / Orlando, Florida (USA)

Wahl, Harald; Mense, Alexander; Kaufmann, Christian (2009) Can PBL be used for Knowledge Building in the HealthyIO Research Project? Proceedings of the 2nd International Research Symposium on Problem Based Learning (IRSPBL) / University Melbourne, Australia / 3-4 December 2009

Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander; Wahl, Harald (2009) Can a Teaching Method Increase Continuous Learning and Promote Acceptance of Students? Proceedings of the ICERI / International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation / Chova, Belenguer, Torres / International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) / 2009 / 16th-18th November / Madrid / Despositó Legal

Wahl, Harald; Mense, Alexander; Kaufmann, Christian; Nimmervoll, Alexander; Gollner, Helmut (2009) Knowledge Preservation and Knowledge Transfer in Higher Education Proceedings of the ICERI / International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation / Chova, Belenguer, Torres / International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) / 2009 / 16th-18th November / Despositò Legal / Madrid (Spain)

Kaufmann, Christian; Wahl, Harald; Mense, Alexander (2009) Role Reversal in PBL - Students learn in the Teachers role Proceedings of the 2nd International Research Symposium on Problem based Learning (IRSPBL) / Victoria University / Melbourne Australia / 3-4 December 2009

Wahl, Harald; Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander; Pucher, Robert (2008) Teaching part-time students using computer supported collaborative learning Proceedings of S-ICT2008 Student Mobility and ICT / Can E- LEARNING overcome barriers of Life-Long learning / November 19-20 2008 / Maastricht University (Netherlands) / pp.116-170

Kaufmann, Christian; Wahl, Harald; Mense, Alexander; Sommer, Thomas (2008) The acceptance of eLearning methods of extra occupational and full-time students Proceedings of S-ICT2008 Student Mobility and ICT / Can E-LEARNING overcome barriers of Life-Long learning? / November 19-20 2008 / Maastricht University (Netherlands) / pp. 34-39

Speech

Kaufmann, Christian (2012) IT-Security Awareness Programme CMG-AE Tagung der Arbeitsgruppe MOBILE SECURITY - "IT - Security in Unternehmen"

Wahl, Harald; Mense, Alexander; Kaufmann, Christian; Eckkrammer, Florian; Gollner, Helmut; Albayrak, Ümit; Budschedl, Rudolf; Rathai, Marc (2012) Mobile Internet Security Threats And The Security Awareness Of Smartphone Users The 2012 Las Vegas International Academic Conference; Las Vegas, Nevada, October 15-17

Wahl, Harald; Kaufmann, Christian (2011) Be aware! – Life Long Security Education Keynote Address at the General Plenary Session. ICETI 2011, International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics. Orlando, Florida, USA, 27th-30th March, 2011

Wahl, Harald; Holweg, Gerd; Mense, Alexander; Kaufmann, Christian (2011) Meeting the Problem of Heterogeneous IT Knowledge of Students in the Interdisciplinary Course Program Intelligent Transport Systems ICETI 2011, International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, USA, 27th-30th March, 2011

Wahl, Harald; Kaufmann, Christian; Eckkrammer, Florian; Mense, Alexander; Gollner, Helmut; Himmler, Christian; Rogner, Wolf; Baierl, Thomas; Slobodian, Roman (2011) Soft Skills In Practice, And In Education – An Evaluation The 2011 Las Vegas International Academic Conference; Las Vegas, Nevada, October 10 - 12

Wahl, Harald; Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander (2010) Converting a Technical Oriented Course to Problem Based Learning – a first Conceptual Course Design INTED 2010, International Technology, Education and Development Conference. Valencia (Spain) 8th-10th March, 2010

Hofmann, Alexander; Tesar, Michael; Pucher, Robert; Schordan, Markus; Mandl, Thomas; Kaufmann, Christian (2010) R&D Projects and E-Learning to improve students motivation OnlineEduca / 2010 Berlin / reviewed Paper

Wahl, Harald; Mense, Alexander; Gollner, Helmut; Eckkrammer, Florian; Kaufmann, Christian (2010) Teaching Interdisciplinary Topics by Transforming a Technical Oriented Course into Problem Based Learning ICETI 2010 / International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics / 6th-9th April, 2010 / Orlando, Florida (USA)

Wahl, Harald; Mense, Alexander; Kaufmann, Christian (2009) Can PBL be used for Knowledge Building in the HealthylO Research Project? Proceedings of the 2nd International Research Symposium on Problem Based Learning (IRSPBL) / Victoria University / Melbourne Australia / 3-4 December / 2009

Wahl, Harald; Mense, Alexander; Kaufmann, Christian; Nimmervoll, Alexander; Gollner, Helmut (2009) Knowledge Preservation and Knowledge Transfer in Higher Education International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI) / 2009 / 16th-18th November / Madrid (Spain)

Kaufmann, Christian; Wahl, Harald; Mense, Alexander (2009) Role Reversal in PBL - Students learn in the Teachers role Proceedings of the 2nd International Research Symposium on Problem Based Learning (IRSPBL) / Victoria University / Melbourne Australia / 3-4 December 2009

Wahl, Harald; Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander; Pucher, Robert (2008) Teaching part-time students using Computer Supported Collaborative Learning S-ICT2008 / Student Mobility and ICT / Can E-LEARNING overcome barriers of Life-Long learning? / November 19-20 2008 / Maastricht University (Netherlands)

Wahl, Harald; Gollner, Helmut; Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander; Pucher, Robert; Schmöllebeck, Fritz (2007) A Set of Consecutive Courses in Business Informatics to help IT Professionals being Successful 14th Annual EDINEB International Conference “Preparing Business Professionals for the Changing Global Workplace” / June 20-22 2007 / Vienna

Abstract

Wahl, Harald; Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander (2010) Converting a Technical Oriented Course to Problem Based Learning – a first Conceptual Course Design Abstracts of the INTED / International Technology, Education and Development Conference / Chova, Belenguer, Torres / International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) / 8th-10th March 2010 / Valencia / Depósito Legal V-846-2010

Wahl, Harald; Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander (2010) Managing the Challenge of Teaching IT in an Interdisciplinary Environment – an Approach in the Degree Program Intelligent Transport Systems ICERI 2010, International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. Madrid (Spain) 15th-17th November, 2010. Edited by L. Gómez Chova, D. Martí Belenguer, I. Candel Torres. Published by: International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), Depósito Legal: V-3997-2010

Kaufmann, Christian; Mense, Alexander; Wahl, Harald (2009) Can a Teaching Method Increase Continuous Learning and Promote Acceptance of Students? Abstracts of the ICERI / International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation / International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) / 2009 / 16th-18th November / Madrid / Despositò Legal

Wahl, Harald; Mense, Alexander; Kaufmann, Christian; Nimmervoll, Alexander; Gollner, Helmut (2009) Knowledge Preservation and Knowledge Transfer in Higher Education Abstracts of the ICERI / International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation / International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) / Chova, Belengure, Torres / 2009 / 16th-18th November / Despositó Legal / Madrid (Spain)