Constantin Brîncoveanu

M.Sc. Business Informatics

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brincoveanu(at)wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de
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Biography

Constantin Brîncoveanu has been a doctoral candidate and research associate at the Chair of Business Informatics and Information Management (Prof. Dr. Oliver Hinz) at Goethe University Frankfurt since March 2024.

His research investigates the design of human-centric intelligent systems, particularly the development of user-oriented AI Agents such as hyper-personalized Financial Co-Pilots that build sustainable trust through context-aware understanding. He also explores how to resolve the tension between algorithmic utility, privacy, and user autonomy. He examines this through trustworthy AI applications in Smart Living and fair data-driven business models for Sustainable Mobility.

Before his academic career, he completed his Master’s degree in Business Informatics at the Technical University of Vienna with a focus on Machine Learning and International Economics. He then gained several years of industry experience as a Machine Learning Engineer and Data Scientist at Deutsche Bundesbank, Magenta Telekom Austria, and Cloudflight. By combining his practical background in scaling AI solutions with empirical research, he bridges the gap between technical feasibility and user acceptance.

Publications

Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Carl, K. Valerie (2026): "Illustrating Wear-Based Dynamic Leasing for Sustainable Mobility: The Fair-Wear Pricing Model", Proceedings of the NaWerSys VI – Nachhaltige Wertschöpfungssysteme, INFORMATIK 2026, Dresden, Germany, forthcoming.

Witzki, Aaron / Carl, K. Valerie / Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Heigl, Rebecca Maria / Dreesbach, Tobias / Hinz, Oliver (2026): "What’s in it for me? A systematic literature review on incentive mechanisms fostering users’ data sharing behavior in data ecosystems", Management Review Quarterly (MRQ), forthcoming.

Lowin, Maximilian / Witzki, Aaron / Sieler, Florian / Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Dankert, Léon / Carl, K. Valerie / Hinz, Oliver (2026): "An LLM-based Chatbot to Foster Environmental Education", Proceedings of the 6. Workshop Künstliche Intelligenz in der Umweltinformatik (KIU 2026), INFORMATIK 2026, Dresden, Germany, forthcoming.

Witzki, Aaron / Becker, Nils / Lowin, Maximilian / Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Dankert, Léon / Carl, K. Valerie / Hinz, Oliver (2026): "Play Hard, Share Harder: How Simple Gamification Elements Influence Privacy Trade-offs", Proceedings of the Künstliche Intelligenz im Mittelstand (KI-KMU 2026), INFORMATIK 2026, Dresden, Germany, forthcoming.

Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Carl, K. Valerie / Hinz, Oliver (2026): "A Bumpy Road Ahead? Industry Perspectives on the Fair-Wear Pricing Model for Sustainable Mobility", European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2026, Milan, Italy. aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2026/twin/twin/4 [Download]

Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Carl, K. Valerie / Hinz, Oliver (2026): "Designing Hyper-Personalized Financial Co-Pilots: An Artifact for Building Trust through Conversational Advice", International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST) 2026, Münster, Germany. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-28316-0_10

Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Ruckes, Leon / Witzki, Aaron / Dreesbach, Tobias / Carl, K. Valerie (2026): "No Labels, No Problem? Designing an Explainable Unsupervised Anomaly Detection System for Ambient Assisted Living", International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST) 2026, Münster, Germany. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-28316-0_21

Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Witzki, Aaron / Carl, K. Valerie (2026): "The Privacy-Utility Trade-Off in Artificial Intelligence Contexts: A Systematic Literature Review", Open Identity Summit 2026. Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., Dresden, Germany. doi.org/10.18420/OID2026_12 [Download]

Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Carl, K. Valerie (2025): "Designing Fair and Sustainable Leasing: A Dual-Response Choice-Based Conjoint Analysis of the Fair-Wear Pricing Model", Archives of Data Science, Series A. doi.org/10.5445/IR/1000193606 [Download]

Brîncoveanu, Constantin (2025): "Trust Me, I'm Funny: Humor, Personalization, and Trust in Conversational Agents", Proceedings of the Digitalization and AI for Society, in Education and Educational Research (DAI-EAR’25), INFORMATIK 2025, Potsdam, Germany. doi.org/10.18420/inf2025_83 [Download]

Witzki, Aaron / Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Carl, K. Valerie (2025): "How may I help you? Evaluating User Sentiment Toward Generative AI-Designed Interfaces", Proceedings of the Künstliche Intelligenz im Mittelstand (KI-KMU 2025), INFORMATIK 2025, Potsdam, Germany, doi.org/10.18420/inf2025_114 [Download].

Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Carl, K. Valerie / Witzki, Aaron / Hinz, Oliver (2025): "Augmenting Systematic Literature Reviews: A Human-AI Collaborative Framework", KI2025 - 48th German Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Potsdam, Germany. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-02813-6_1

Dreesbach, Tobias / Dankert, Léon / Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Carl, K. Valerie / Hinz, Oliver / Thomas, Oliver (2025): "Toward Consistent Data Quality Assessment in Heterogeneous Smart Living Systems", CBI 2025 – 27th International Conference on Business Informatics, Lisbon, Portugal. doi.org/10.1109/CBI68102.2025.00027

Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Carl, K. Valerie / Hinz, Oliver (2025): "Mehr Fairness, weniger Verschleiß? Datengetriebenes Leasing mit dem Fair-Wear Pricing Model (FWPM)", HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, 62, pp. 921-940. doi.org/10.1365/s40702-025-01196-2 [Download]

Carl, K. Valerie / Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Hinz, Oliver (2024): "How to Promote the Spread of Data-Driven Business Models by Involving all Relevant Stakeholders? The Case of the Pay-Per-Stress Model", Proceedings of the NaWerSys IV – Nachhaltige Wertschöpfungssysteme, INFORMATIK 2024, Wiesbaden, Germany. dx.doi.org/10.18420/inf2024_157 [Download]

Brîncoveanu, Constantin / Carl, K. Valerie / Binz, Simon / Weiher, Moritz-Andre / Thomas, Oliver / Hinz, Oliver (2024): "Artificial Intelligence-Based Assistance Systems for Environmental Sustainability in Smart Homes. A Systematic Literature Review on Requirements and Future Directions", Proceedings of the 5. Workshop "KI in der Umweltinformatik" (KIU-2024), INFORMATIK 2024, Wiesbaden, Germany. dx.doi.org/10.18420/inf2024_103 [Download]

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