Professional Summary
I received my Ph.D. in Management from the University of Vienna (2020). I hold a master's in Computer Science from the University of Helsinki (2014) and a master's in Management from Kazan Federal University (2014). My bachelor's degree is from Kazan Federal University in Information Technologies (2012). Prior to starting at UC, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Michigan.
I study the design of modern work in creative, knowledge-intensive fields like technology and academic science. Through a multi-disciplinary approach, I explore how strategic design choices—such as incentives, evaluation processes, and task structures—impact individual motivation and productivity among knowledge workers, shaping organizational output and fostering innovation.
I deploy advanced data analytics, online and field experiments, and surveys in my research. To date, I covered several intriguing settings: volunteer workers in online communities like GitHub and Stack Overflow, scientists navigating the innovation process, and knowledge workers in tech companies like Slack affected by AI advances.