Dr. Markus Nauroth

Assistant Professor, Computer Management & Information Systems
School of Business, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE)
1 Hairpin Dr, Edwardsville, Illinois 62026, USA
Email: mnauroth at siue.edu

Full Professor, Business Informatics
School of Business, Mainz University of Applied Sciences
Lucy-Hillebrandt-Str. 2, Mainz 55128, Germany
Email: markus.nauroth at hs-mainz.de

EDUCATION

Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich) – Munich, Germany
Dr. rerum naturalium (Ph.D., Theoretical Physics), Winter 1999
Honors: Magna cum laude, Grade 1.5 (with excellence)
Thesis: The Dynamics of Fluids – Analytical Theories and Computer Simulations
Publications:
- Die Dynamik von normalen und unterkühlten Flüssigkeiten – Ein Vergleich von analytischen Theorien mit Computersimulationen (Herbert Utz Verlag, Munich, ISBN 3-89675-510-2)
- The Regular Dynamics of Liquids: An Analytical Approach
- Mode Coupling Theory of Liquids: The Alpha and Beta Dynamics

Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) – Mainz, Germany
Diplom-Physik (Master of Science, Physics), Summer 1995
Honors: Summa cum laude, Grade 1.0 (with distinction)
Thesis: Theory of Fluid Dynamics, Grade 1.0 (with distinction)
Majors: Theoretical Physics, Experimental Physics, Laser Physics, Computer Science
Minors: Theoretical Physics, Experimental Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry
Activities:
- Scientific researcher for Prof. Dr. Kurt Binder and Dr. Walter Kob
- Managing Assistant of the Computer Center (Department of Physics)
- Lecturer in Theoretical Physics
Publications:
- M. Nauroth and W. Kob, Phys. Rev. E 55, 657 (1997)

Berufsakademie Mannheim (University of Cooperative Education Mannheim) – Mannheim, Germany
Diplom-Ingenieur (Master of Engineering and Computer Science), Summer 1991
Honors: Grade 1.5 (with excellence)
Thesis: Configuration of Mass-Products based on Expert Systems, Grade 1.0 (with distinction)
Majors: Systems Engineering, Database Administration, Economics
Minors: Mathematics, Physics, Software Engineering
Activities:
- Numerous projects with IBM in Germany and the UK (see Experience)
- Design and implementation of a search engine based on artificial intelligence strategies
- Member of the University Information Systems Group

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, Computer Management & Information Systems (Jan. 2023 – today)
School of Business, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) – Edwardsville, Illinois, USA
Courses taught (both Undergraduate and Graduate):
- CMIS130: Introduction to Programming with Python
- CMIS300: Web-Based Application Design
- CMIS342: Information Systems for Business
- CMIS422: Information Security
- CMIS426: Ethical Hacking
- CMIS427: Data Analytics in Cybersecurity
- CMIS435: Mobile Application Development
- CMIS495: Machine Learning for Business Analytics

Cyber Security Specialists Program (Jan. 2021 – May 2026)
Swiss Cyber Security Forum – Zurich, Switzerland
Courses taught:
- Project Management (plan, lead and monitor projects)
- Leadership (team building and management)
- Budgeting/Controlling (collect and budget expenditures for ICT projects)

Visiting Professor, Computer Management & Information Systems (Aug. 2018 – May 2021)
School of Business, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) – Edwardsville, Illinois, USA

Head of the Academic Section Applied Computer Science (Sep. 2015 – Dec. 2022)
University of Applied Sciences Mainz – Mainz, Germany
- Defined and further developed the structure and content of the curriculum
- Organized marketing and communications
- Coordinated collaboration with national and international partners

Speaker of the Department for Business Informatics (Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2015)
University of Applied Sciences Mainz – Mainz, Germany
- Term planning for lectures staffed by members of the department
- Strategic advice to the dean of the department
- Organized and led workshops on strategic and organizational topics concerning the department

Professor, Computer Science and Business Information Technology (Feb. 2009 – Dec. 2022)
University of Applied Sciences Mainz – Mainz, Germany
Selected lecture topics, computer science (undergraduate):
- Cryptology and IT security
- Web and mobile technologies
- Programming (C/C#/C++, Java, Kotlin, Prolog, Python) and data structures/algorithms
- Software engineering
- Robotics and IoT systems
- Advanced topics in IT (machine learning, quantum computing)
Selected lecture topics, economics (graduate and undergraduate):
- Corporation-wide systems management
- Business process management
- IT governance and digital business models
- Project and risk management
- Mathematics and stochastics/statistics
Selected student projects:
- Distributed general ledgers and smart contracts (based on blockchain technologies)
- Electronics and robotics projects based on IoT devices (Raspberry Pi, Arduino)
- Implementation of a steganography application

Business Development Executive, Telecommunications (Sep. 2008 – Dec. 2011)
IBM Global Business Services – Cologne/Frankfurt, Germany
- Developed new business with IBM's key service provider and utilities clients (IBM core and invest accounts, e.g. Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, E-Plus/KPN, RWE, E.ON)
- Proactively took value propositions to key accounts and developed C-level relationships
- Managed opportunities from defining the value proposition through to contract signing

Global Solutions Executive, Telecommunications (Aug. 2007 – Aug. 2008)
IBM Global Business Services – New York, USA / London, UK
- Drove solution sales with a global team of subject matter experts, global delivery experts (India), IBM's global telecommunications research laboratories and client engagement teams
- Defined and drove the global solution roadmap and industry map in close coordination with the global industry leader
- Managed the charter client opportunity pipeline

Principal, Telecommunications (Jan. 2004 – Aug. 2007)
IBM Global Business Services – London, UK / Düsseldorf, Germany
- Introduced new IT technologies at large European carriers, with a main focus on implications for innovative carrier-grade products and services
- Coordinated activities of various IBM teams (architects, business consultants, implementation specialists) at large client engagements
- Ensured close linkage between IBM engagement teams, client teams and IBM research laboratories

Director for Strategy and Operations, Telecommunications (Jan. 2003 – Aug. 2008)
IBM Business Consulting Services – London, UK / New York, USA
- Defined and implemented a global strategy for IBM BCS Communications (Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, Energy & Utilities)
- Drove close cooperation between consulting practitioners and the IBM Research community in EMEA and the US (Zurich, Switzerland; Haifa, Israel; Watson/NY, USA)
- Guided strategic projects jointly with the global IBM senior executive team (e.g. enhancing competitiveness, market entry strategies, offshore and near-shore labor models)

IBM Certified Telecommunications Principal (July 2001 – Dec. 2002)
IBM Business Innovation Services – London, UK / Frankfurt, Germany
- Drove business for IBM in the telecommunications industry in EMEA
- Led major consulting engagements and supported large-scale implementation projects in telecommunications
- Provided business expertise and ensured quality assurance measures as part of IT development engagements

Senior Associate, Information Technology Practice (Sep. 1995 – July 2001)
Booz, Allen & Hamilton Inc. – New York, USA / Munich and Frankfurt, Germany / Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Worked on major consulting assignments and proposals in the telecommunications, information technology and media & entertainment industries
- Supported teams with expertise in telecommunication networks, business simulation strategies/architectures and telecommunication IT architectures

Project Manager, Knowledge Management (Jan. 1991 – Sep. 1991)
IBM GmbH – Stuttgart, Germany
- Designed and developed a knowledge management system using expert-system strategies, including a prototype (warehouse distribution system)
- Performed strategic analysis for IBM development centers in the UK and France and for the IBM customer support department

Project Manager, Chemical Analysis (Jul. 1990 – Sep. 1990)
IBM GmbH – Mainz, Germany
- Designed and developed a chemical analysis IT architecture based on existing physical and chemical analysis infrastructure (NMR, etc.)

Project Manager, Quality Assurance (Jan. 1990 – Mar. 1990)
IBM GmbH – Mainz, Germany
- Designed and developed a quality tester for hard-disk quality assurance

SELECTED PROJECTS

Telecommunications
- IT project management of a customer care infrastructure based on client/server technology (major European telecom), including design and implementation of a risk management system
- IT project management of an order entry system based on extranet technology (responsible for the IT extranet architecture design)
- Program management for the implementation of a new network operations IT architecture (major Austrian mobile carrier)
- System implementation review for the largest telecom carrier in the Middle East (including customer care, billing and network operations)
- Program management for the implementation of a new network operations IT architecture (major Middle East telecom)
- Project manager for defining a customer care strategy for a major European telecom operator, including a new organization and processes in close coordination with the system implementation
- Project manager helping a major European mobile operator enter the German market, including the market entry strategy and program management for customer care and distribution strategies

Information Technologies
- Project manager for implementing a customer relationship management and product configuration package at a major utility company (more than 1,300 users in approx. 20 countries)
- Study for the European Commission on e-commerce for small and medium enterprises (preparation for an international e-commerce conference led by the European Commission)
- Designed and implemented an internet application for an international banking survey

Energy & Utilities
- Project manager for launching the internet presence of a major European utilities company, in close cooperation with the subcontractors designing and implementing the web pages
- Led the assessment of the IT subsidiary of a major European utilities company, covering the full cost structure, organizational setup and products/services offered internally and externally

Other Industries
- Finance & Insurance: review of IT implications for a large European reinsurer regarding a potential merger with a large US competitor; review of an SAP project for a large Austrian bank

INTERNSHIPS AND CONTRACT WORK

Project Manager, Multimedia, Internet, Networks (Aug. 1993 – Oct. 1995)
IBM GmbH – Mainz, Germany / Hursley, UK
- Led an international project to set up an IT infrastructure based on Lotus Notes for the IBM Technical Marketing Support unit
- Performed strategic and technical evaluations of different IT architectures
- Trained Technical Marketing Support staff at various IBM locations (Germany, UK)

COMPUTER SKILLS
- 30 years of experience with IT technologies
- Programming languages: web-related languages, Java/Go, AI languages

AWARDS
- 1986: First place, federal science competition Jugend forscht (computer science); award: one-year subscription to the science magazine "bild der wissenschaft"
- 1987: Second place, federal computer science competition (Bundeswettbewerb Informatik)
- 1988: Participant, Bundeswettbewerb Informatik
- 1989: Participant, Jugend forscht