Operations Management -
Prof. Dr. Elgar Fleisch

Digital & Physical

Our aim is to understand the ongoing merge of the digital and physical world in the dimensions of technology, applications, and implications. We leverage this understanding in the design of new technologies and applications for the benefit of the economy and society.

Rigor & Relevance

We are convinced that rigor and relevance are complementary, and in our field of work even mutually dependent. Therefore, we strive for the highest scientific standard while being deeply rooted in entrepreneurial and societal practice.

Practice & Research

The problems for our research projects originate from practice. In order to achieve meaningfulness and personal satisfaction, we want the findings we develop to have an impact in practice.

Transdisciplinary

Our projects are therefore fundamentally interdisciplinary in nature. In our research at the Center for Digital Health Interventions, the fields of medicine, machine learning, computer science, psychology and economics meet. In our Bits to Energy-​​Lab we combine machine learning, computer science, psychology and economics to foster sustainable behaviour.

"Full-stack" Research Projects

Because we are interested not only in the technical solution but also in the impact in the real world, we usually use a "full-​stack" approach, which at the highest stage includes work on theoretical foundations, prototype construction, laboratory and field experiments, data analysis and business model. In individual cases, we also do not shy away from spin-​offs in order to carry an idea from research into society.

Focus

We focus all our activities on improving digital health and sustainability interventions.

Share & Collaborate

We are happy to share our knowledge in the form of open access publications, open source software, and open scientific data with all interested parties, provided there are no legal, ethical, or other relevant restrictions, and are proud to work with the best in the respective fields.

Double Appointment at EHT Zürich and University of St. Gallen (HSG)

The Chair of Information Management at D-​MTEC at ETH Zürich is a sister-​chair to the Chair of Operations Management at the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen. Prof. Elgar Fleisch, who has a double appointment at both universities as a full professor, splits his time equally among Zürich and St. Gallen. Also, all research activities are split across the two chairs.

Long-​lasting collaboration with fellow researchers

We conduct our research with leading colleagues in the context of long-​term partnerships within and outside ETH, e.g. Inselspital Bern, Cantonal Hospital of St.Gallen, Dartmouth’s Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (USA), School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore etc.

Graichen, J., Stingl, C., Pakarinen, A., Rosio, R., Terho, K., Günther, S. A., Salanterä. S. & Staake, T. (2024). Improving hand hygiene of young children with a digital intervention: a cluster-randomised controlled field trial. Scientific reports, 14(1), 6157.

Brudermueller, T., Kreft, M., Fleisch, E., & Staake, T. (2023). Large-scale monitoring of residential heat pump cycling using smart meter data. Applied Energy, 350, 121734.

Wortmann, F., Gebauer, H., Lamprecht, C., & Fleisch, E. (2023). Produkte als Dienstleistung verstehen: Wie das Internet der Dinge die produzierende Industrie verändert. Campus Verlag.

Lehmann, V., Föll, S., Maritsch, M., van Weenen, E., Kraus, M., Lagger, S., Odermatt, K., Albrecht, C., Fleisch, E., Zueger, T., Wortmann, F., & Stettler, C. (2023). Noninvasive Hypoglycemia Detection in People With Diabetes Using Smartwatch Data. Diabetes care, 46(5), 993–997. 

Jacobson, N., Kowatsch, T., & Marsh, L. (2022). Digital therapeutics for mental health and addiction.

Wörner, A., Tiefenbeck, V., Wortmann, F., Meeuw, A., Ableitner, L., Fleisch, E., & Azevedo, I. (2022). Bidding on a peer-to-peer energy market: An exploratory field study. Information Systems Research, 33(3), 794-808.

Wörner, A., Tiefenbeck, V., Wortmann, F., Meeuw, A., Ableitner, L., Fleisch, E., & Azevedo, I. (2022). Bidding on a peer-to-peer energy market: An exploratory field study. Information Systems Research, 33(3), 794-808.

Fleisch, E., Franz, C., Herrmann, A., & Mönninghoff, A. (2021). Die digitale Pille: eine Reise in die Zukunft unseres Gesundheitssystems. Campus Verlag.

Günther, S. A., Staake, T., Schöb, S., & Tiefenbeck, V. (2020). The behavioral response to a corporate carbon offset program: A field experiment on adverse effects and mitigation strategies. Global Environmental Change, 64, 102123.

Tiefenbeck, V., Wörner, A., Schöb, S., Fleisch, E., & Staake, T. (2019). Real-time feedback promotes energy conservation in the absence of volunteer selection bias and monetary incentives. Nature Energy, 4(1), 35-41.

Chanson, M., Bogner, A., Bilgeri, D., Fleisch, E., & Wortmann, F. (2019). Blockchain for the IoT: privacy-preserving protection of sensor data. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 20(9), 1274-1309.

Tiefenbeck, V., Goette, L., Degen, K., Tasic, V., Fleisch, E., Lalive, R., & Staake, T. (2018). Overcoming salience bias: How real-time feedback fosters resource conservation. Management science, 64(3), 1458-1476.

All publications

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