Dr. Christian Ziegler is the Chief Technology Officer of StableLab, analyzing Decentralized Autonomous Organizations. Previously, he worked as a researcher at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where he earned his doctorate (Dr.) with summa cum laude for his research on Decentralized Autonomous Organizations. In 2018, he co-founded Blockcurators GmbH, which specializes in social wallets and social media marketing scaling to 60k MAU, single-handedly developing the software, before EOL. His previous peer-reviewed published scientific research includes a A Taxonomy of DAOs, scoring methodologies for DAOs, a network analysis of DAOS, a classification of DAO proposals using LLMs, a token based communication system, and a research agenda for DAOs.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Ziegler, Christian, and Welpe, Isabell M., “A Taxonomy of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations” (2022). ICIS 2022 Proceedings. 1. https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2022/blockchain/blockchain/1/. [VHB, A]
- Ziegler, Christian, and Syeda Rabab Zehra, “Decoding Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: A Content Analysis Approach to Understanding Scoring Platforms.” Journal of Risk and Financial Management 16.7 (2023): 330. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm16070330. [B-]
- M. Lamby, V. Zieglmeier, and C. Ziegler, “Trusting a Smart Contract Means Trusting its Owners: Understanding Centralization Risk,” 2023 5th Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services (BRAINS), Paris, France, 2023, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/BRAINS59668.2023.10316813. [Unrated]
- Pytel, N., Ziegler, C., & Winkelmann, A. (2024). “From Dissonance to Dialogue: A Token-Based Approach to Bridge the Gap Between Manufacturers and Customers”. ACM Trans. Manage. Inf. Syst.. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3639058. [VHB, B]
- Ziegler, Christian; Praski, Marcin; Fadeev, Dmitry; Wagner, Thomas; and Matout, Hassan, “A Network Analysis of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations” (2024). ECIS 2024 Proceedings. 8. https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2024/track16_fintech/track16_fintech/8. [VHB, B]
- Christian Ziegler, Marcos Miranda, Guangye Cao, Gustav Arentoft, & Doo Wan Nam. (2024). “Classifying Proposals of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Using Large Language Models.” DAWO24 Proceedings Dawo/2024/01, Winterthur. arXiv:2401.07059. [Unrated]
Pre-Prints
- Ziegler, Christian, and DuPont, Quinn. (2023). “Navigating the Research Landscape of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: A Research Note and Agenda.” arXiv:2312.17197
Further Publications
- Welpe, Isabell. M. Ziegler, Christian. “Web3: Wie Ihre Organisation in 10 Jahren aussehen wird - wenn es sie dann noch gibt.” (2022). IM. Die Fachzeitschrift für Information Management und Consulting. Saarbrücken, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut Digital Research. Heft 02
Teaching at the Technical University of Munich
- Applied Strategy and Organization (SS23, WS22/23, SS23; Administration)
- Starting a cutting-edge web3 business: Trends in web3, sustainable decentralized business models (SS22)
- Governance in Decentralized Environments: How DAOs reshape the Organizational Landscape (WS22/23)
- Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, Web3, Blockchain and the Metaverse (SS23)
- Leading the Decentralized Revolution: Decentralized Autonomous Organizations in Practice (WS24/25)
Misc
- Holds a Master of Science in Informatics from TUM and enjoys technology deep dives.
- Co-Founder of the PretzelDAO, Organizer of EthMunich.
- Alumni of START Munich and very well connected in the Munich startup space.
- Co-Founder and CTO of Blockcurators GmbH developing CoinKit and Cashrain.
- Enjoys (DeFi-)Games, Bouldering, Skiing, and Conferences in his free time.
- Visited 16 out of 195 countries
Selected Talks
- Global DeFi Conference - “Blockchainification of Fortune 500s - How incumbent firms need to adapt their business”, online (28.03.2022, recording)
- muc.xyz - “What makes a DAO a DAO”, Munich (28.05.2022, recording)
- Behavioral & Empirical Work in Progress: BEWIP Seminar - “A Taxonomy of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations - Research insights”, Munich (28.06.2022)
- Bluezone Campus - “Metaverse, NFTs and more”, Munich (30.08.2022)
- UCL CBT Open Seminars - “A Taxonomy of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations and an Analysis of their Success Factors”, online (29.09.2022, recording)
- Blockchain Bundesverband “Bundesblock” Arbeitsgruppe DAO - “A Taxonomy of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations”, online (18.10.2022)
- International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) - “A Taxonomy of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations”, Copenhagen (14.12.2022, online recording, onsite no recording)
- UCL Center for Blockchain Technologies - “Call for Proposals 2022 Awards Showcase - A Taxonomy of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations and an Analysis of their Success Factors”, London (13.02.2023, recording, website)
- TUM Blockchain Salon - “Decentralized Autonomous Organizations”, Munich TUM IAS (12.05.2023, website)
- European DAO Workshop 2024 (DAWO24) - “Classifying Proposals of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Using Large Language Models”, Winterthur (04.07.2023, Website)
- code.talks 2024 - “The Next Level of Computing Power and File Storage On-Chain”, Hamburg (20.09.2024, Website)
Selected Completed Student Supervisions
- How to Spot the Next Unicorn NFTs, Tokens, Coins, DAOs, and More
IDP, Simon Schnückel & Simon Berger link
- How Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Disrupt Traditional Organizations - A Quantitative Study
Master’s Thesis of Renzhi Liu link
- An Empirical Assessment of DAOs to Determine Their Most Important Features
Master’s Thesis of Ahmed Blej link
- An Empirical Analysis of Business Models in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
Master’s Thesis of Laxman Bhusal link
- An Empirical Analysis of Investments in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
Master’s Thesis of Shivani Verma link
- The Potential Impact of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations on the Biotech Ecosystem
Master’s Thesis of Konstantin Amm link
Selected Conference and Hackathon Attendance
- EthAmsterdam, Amsterdam, 22-24. April 2022
- Global DeFi Conference, Online, 28. April 2022
- DLD22, Munich 22, 20-22. May 2022
- muc.xyz, Munich, 27-28. May 2022
- Private Capital in Blockchain, Heilbronn, 13. July 2022
- EthCC [5], Paris, 19-21. July 2022
- Bluezone Campus, Munich, 30. Aug. 2022
- Crypto Assets Conference, Frankfurt, 18-19. Oct. 2022
- International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Copenhagen, 9-14. Dec. 2022
- Algorand ACE Conference, Barcelona, 10-12. Jan. 2023
- Crypto Assets Conference, Frankfurt, 29-30. March 2023
- TUM Blockchain Salon, Munich, 11-12. Mai 2023
- EthCC[6], Paris, 17-20. July 2023
- EthMunich, Munich, 11-13. August 2023
- EthBerlin 2024, Berlin, 25-26. May 2024
- ECIS 2024, Cyprus, 13-19. June 2024
- DAWO24, Winterthur, 4-5. July 2024
- EthCC[7], Bruxelles, 8-11. July 2024
- code.talks, Hamburg, 19-20. September 2024
- DEVCON, Bangkok, 12-15. Nov 2024
Upcoming
- EthCC[8], Cannes, Summer 2025
- Devconnect 2025