Prof. Gabriela Alves Werb

Researcher role and contact

Professor of Business Information Systems

Research details

Research

Research impact statement

I am a Professor of Business Information Systems (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering) at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and a founding member of the Sustainable Finance Research Lab (SuFiRe). I hold an Innovation Professorship with the project “Sustainability Monitor”, which leverages AI and unstructured data to promote transparency in sustainability reporting.

My research investigates how innovative data sources and methods can close critical gaps in sustainability-related data. Furthermore, I collaborate with industry partners, public institutions, and international research networks to conduct research that addresses real-word challenges and empowers stakeholders to identify and manage novel sources of risk in the digital economy. 

My research works towards UN Sustainable Development Goals

  1. Quality Education

    Education for all: ensuring inclusive, equitable and high-quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.

  2. Sustainable Cities and Communities

    Making cities and settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

  3. Responsible Consumption And Production

    Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

  4. Climate Action

    Take immediate action to combat climate change and its effects.

I'm interested in collaborating on

  • Use of AI and digital technologies to promote sustainability
  • Research projects leveraging unstructured data
  • Strategic partnerships for joint research with academic and industry partners
  • Interdisciplinary research networks
  • Initiatives to attract, retain, and up-skill women in STEM 

Biography

Educational background

2015 – 2020 - Ph.D. in Quantitative Management at the Goethe University, Germany, with the Graduate School of Finance, Economics and Management (GSEFM)

2015 – 2019 - Master in Quantitative Management at the Goethe University, Germany.

2005 –2009 - Production Engineering studies at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

Academic experience

Since 2023 – Member and Co-Founder of the Sustainable Finance Research Lab (SuFiRe) at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Since 2022 - Holder of an Innovation Professorship funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, leading the project “Sustainability Monitor”

Since 2021 – Professor of Business Information Systems at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering
 

2015 – 2020 – Associated Research with the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE and the efl – the Data Science Institute

2015 – 2020 – Researcher at the Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Economics and Business. Dissertation “Measuring Risks for Consumers, Firms, and Investors in the Digital Economy“. 

Industry experience

Since 2020 - Data Science Expert at the Directorate of Data and Statistics of the Deutsche Bundesbank. She advises on the development of the analytic methodologies for integrating multiple internal and external microdata sources and leveraging unstructured data for academic research.

2011 – 2014 - Managed end-to-end projects in Engineering and Manufacturing industries and led and restructured the Oil & Gas division in Brazil.

2007 – 1011 – Various positions at the IBM and IBM Bank in Latin America, where she gained expertise in financial planning and reporting, pricing, process redesign and business information systems‘ implementation. 

Teaching and supervision

Undergraduate

  • Enterprise Resource Planning
  • Project Management
  • Information Systems Management 

Postgraduate

  • Digital Transformation
  • Research Project
  • Sustainability Monitor Project 

I can supervise students on

  • Sustainable Finance
  • Applications of Artificial Intelligence
  • Digital Transformation
  • Projects Leveraging Unstructured Data
  • Interdisciplinary Projects in this Interface 

Publications

Key publications

  • The Climate Data Iceberg – A Depth of Information to Integrate

    written by

    Doll, H.C., Kormanyos, E., Walter, S., und Alves Werb, G. (Forthcoming)

    IFC Bulletin. Bank for International Settlements.

  • Geospatial Data and Multimodal Fact-Checking for Validating Company Data

    written by

    Alves Werb, G., Felka, P., Reichenbach, L., Walter, S., und Yalcin-Roder, E. (2024):

    2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (BigData), Washington, DC, USA, 2024, pp. 3329-3332

    View publication

  • Innovation for Improving Climate-Related Data-Lessons Learned from Setting Up a Data Hub

    written by

    Doll, H. C., und Alves Werb, G. (2023)

    AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv, 17(3), 355-380

    View publication

  • Measuring the Emission Profile of Self-Proclaimed Sustainable Exchange-Traded Funds

    written by

    Doll, H. C., Fehr, M., Yalcin-Roder, E., und Alves Werb, G. (2023)

    IFC Bulletin (Vol. 58). Bank for International Settlements (PDF)

    View publication

  • Predictive Modeling in Marketing : Ensemble Methods for Response Modeling

    written by

    Alves Werb, G. and Schmidberger, M., 2021

    Die Unternehmung, Vol. 75(3), pp. 376-396

    View publication

List of selected publications

  • Alves Werb, G., 2020. Measuring Risks for Consumers, Firms, and Investors in the Digital Economy. (PhD). Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main. d-nb.info/1237386284  
  • Alves Werb, G. and Skiera, B., 2019. Visibility in Organic Search: Why Should Managers and Investors Care About it?. EFL quarterly, (3), pp. 6-8. d-nb.info/1225898269/34  
Research

Research impact statement

I am a Professor of Business Information Systems (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering) at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and a founding member of the Sustainable Finance Research Lab (SuFiRe). I hold an Innovation Professorship with the project “Sustainability Monitor”, which leverages AI and unstructured data to promote transparency in sustainability reporting.

My research investigates how innovative data sources and methods can close critical gaps in sustainability-related data. Furthermore, I collaborate with industry partners, public institutions, and international research networks to conduct research that addresses real-word challenges and empowers stakeholders to identify and manage novel sources of risk in the digital economy. 

My research works towards UN Sustainable Development Goals

  1. Quality Education

    Education for all: ensuring inclusive, equitable and high-quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.

  2. Sustainable Cities and Communities

    Making cities and settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

  3. Responsible Consumption And Production

    Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

  4. Climate Action

    Take immediate action to combat climate change and its effects.

I'm interested in collaborating on

  • Use of AI and digital technologies to promote sustainability
  • Research projects leveraging unstructured data
  • Strategic partnerships for joint research with academic and industry partners
  • Interdisciplinary research networks
  • Initiatives to attract, retain, and up-skill women in STEM 
Biography

Educational background

2015 – 2020 - Ph.D. in Quantitative Management at the Goethe University, Germany, with the Graduate School of Finance, Economics and Management (GSEFM)

2015 – 2019 - Master in Quantitative Management at the Goethe University, Germany.

2005 –2009 - Production Engineering studies at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

Academic experience

Since 2023 – Member and Co-Founder of the Sustainable Finance Research Lab (SuFiRe) at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Since 2022 - Holder of an Innovation Professorship funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, leading the project “Sustainability Monitor”

Since 2021 – Professor of Business Information Systems at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering
 

2015 – 2020 – Associated Research with the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE and the efl – the Data Science Institute

2015 – 2020 – Researcher at the Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Economics and Business. Dissertation “Measuring Risks for Consumers, Firms, and Investors in the Digital Economy“. 

Industry experience

Since 2020 - Data Science Expert at the Directorate of Data and Statistics of the Deutsche Bundesbank. She advises on the development of the analytic methodologies for integrating multiple internal and external microdata sources and leveraging unstructured data for academic research.

2011 – 2014 - Managed end-to-end projects in Engineering and Manufacturing industries and led and restructured the Oil & Gas division in Brazil.

2007 – 1011 – Various positions at the IBM and IBM Bank in Latin America, where she gained expertise in financial planning and reporting, pricing, process redesign and business information systems‘ implementation. 

Teaching and supervision

Undergraduate

  • Enterprise Resource Planning
  • Project Management
  • Information Systems Management 

Postgraduate

  • Digital Transformation
  • Research Project
  • Sustainability Monitor Project 

I can supervise students on

  • Sustainable Finance
  • Applications of Artificial Intelligence
  • Digital Transformation
  • Projects Leveraging Unstructured Data
  • Interdisciplinary Projects in this Interface 
Publications

Key publications

  • The Climate Data Iceberg – A Depth of Information to Integrate

    written by

    Doll, H.C., Kormanyos, E., Walter, S., und Alves Werb, G. (Forthcoming)

    IFC Bulletin. Bank for International Settlements.

  • Geospatial Data and Multimodal Fact-Checking for Validating Company Data

    written by

    Alves Werb, G., Felka, P., Reichenbach, L., Walter, S., und Yalcin-Roder, E. (2024):

    2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (BigData), Washington, DC, USA, 2024, pp. 3329-3332

    View publication

  • Innovation for Improving Climate-Related Data-Lessons Learned from Setting Up a Data Hub

    written by

    Doll, H. C., und Alves Werb, G. (2023)

    AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv, 17(3), 355-380

    View publication

  • Measuring the Emission Profile of Self-Proclaimed Sustainable Exchange-Traded Funds

    written by

    Doll, H. C., Fehr, M., Yalcin-Roder, E., und Alves Werb, G. (2023)

    IFC Bulletin (Vol. 58). Bank for International Settlements (PDF)

    View publication

  • Predictive Modeling in Marketing : Ensemble Methods for Response Modeling

    written by

    Alves Werb, G. and Schmidberger, M., 2021

    Die Unternehmung, Vol. 75(3), pp. 376-396

    View publication

List of selected publications

  • Alves Werb, G., 2020. Measuring Risks for Consumers, Firms, and Investors in the Digital Economy. (PhD). Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main. d-nb.info/1237386284  
  • Alves Werb, G. and Skiera, B., 2019. Visibility in Organic Search: Why Should Managers and Investors Care About it?. EFL quarterly, (3), pp. 6-8. d-nb.info/1225898269/34