PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Björn-Martin Kurzrock

Björn-Martin Kurzrock is a professor of real estate studies whose research applies machine learning to real estate document classification, information extraction and business intelligence. Before his academic career, he served as Head of Research at IPD Investment Property Databank in Germany, joined RPTU as a tenured assistant professor in 2008, became Professor of Real Estate Studies in 2013, and completed a PhD at EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht from 2015 to 2018. His publications include a 2019 paper on artificial intelligence in real estate, a 2022 Property Research Trust report on document classification, a June 2023 RICS Property Journal article, and a 2025 case study on automated document processing. He served as President of the European Real Estate Society in 2022 and 2023 and co-founded AdvisoRE – Digital Real Estate Solutions in 2023. As of October 2026, he is Professor of Real Estate Studies and a degree programme director at RPTU and an Adjunct Research Fellow in the Department of Data Science and its Applications at DFKI.

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Timeline

  1. 2008–2013

    IPD research and RPTU assistant professor

    Prior to his academic career, he serves as Head of Research at IPD Investment Property Databank (now MSCI) in Germany and works for international companies in portfolio analysis. From 2008 to 2013, he is a tenured Assistant Professor of Real Estate Studies in the Department of Civil Engineering at RPTU.

  2. 2013–2018

    Professor at RPTU and EBS doctorate

    Having graduated from EBS with a major in Real Estate and Finance and earned a Master of Science in Real Estate from Georgia State University in Atlanta, he becomes Professor of Real Estate Studies in the Department of Civil Engineering at RPTU in 2013. From 2015 to 2018, he completes a PhD in Business Administration, summa cum laude, at EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht on modelling influence factors on the performance of direct real estate.

  3. 2016–2023

    European Real Estate Society president

    Since 2016, he is a member of the board of the European Real Estate Society (ERES), where he represents the German Society of Property Researchers (gif). He serves as President of ERES in 2022 and 2023, and joins the gif board in April 2023.

  4. 2019

    AI for real estate documents

    In 2019, he coauthors the paper "Broad application of artificial intelligence for document classification, information extraction and predictive analytics in real estate" in the Journal of General Management. His research unit at RPTU applies machine learning to real estate information extraction and business intelligence, developing algorithms with computer science partners to classify documents and extract information for specific use cases.

  5. 2022–2023

    Property Research Trust and RICS publications

    In 2022, he coauthors the Property Research Trust report Machine learning in real estate: Digitisation and document classification in professional services with Phillipp Maximillian Müller, Jonathan Rothenbusch and Konstantin Schütz. In June 2023, he writes the RICS Property Journal article What machine learning means for real estate on machine learning, digital workflows and common data environments.

  6. 2023

    Co-founding AdvisoRE

    In 2023, he co-founds AdvisoRE – Digital Real Estate Solutions with Dennis Aldenhoff, Jonathan Rothenbusch and Lukas Aldenhoff. The company provides digital solutions to asset managers and facility service companies.

  7. 2025

    Automated real estate document processing

    In 2025, he coauthors the paper "Machine learning-powered automation for real estate document processing: a case study" in the Journal of European Real Estate Research.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor at RPTU and DFKI fellow

    As of October 2026, he is Professor of Real Estate Studies at RPTU and an Adjunct Research Fellow in the Department of Data Science and its Applications at DFKI. Since 2015, he serves as Programme Director of the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in Real Estate and Facilities – Management and Technology at RPTU.

Career

  1. Since 2013RPTU University Kaiserslautern-LandauProfessor of Real Estate Studies, Director of the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in Real Estate and Facilities – Management and Technology
  2. NowDFKIAdjunct Research Fellow
  3. From 2023German Society of Property ResearchersBoard Member
  4. From 2023AdvisoRECo-founder
  5. 2008–2013University of KaiserslauternTenured Assistant Professor of Real Estate Studies
  6. Until 2008IPD Investment Property DatabankHead of Research

Education

  1. 2018EBS University of Business and LawReal Estate and Finance major
  2. Georgia State UniversityMaster of Science in Real Estate

From the biography.

  1. Nonprofit roles are 2.3 times as common in AI safetyIncludes DFKI. We estimate where people focused on safety, alignment and evaluation work. Nonprofit roles appear for 25.1% of safety people with known affiliations, compared with 11.0% in other areas.
  2. The top 10 organizations employed 22% of people shaping AI in 2025: 51% of company researchers and 21% of university researchersIncludes DFKI. We estimate the share of people shaping AI who worked at the top 10 organizations each year from 1955 to 2025, comparing concentration across companies, universities, and institutes and labs.
  3. The United States employs an estimated 48% of people shaping AIIncludes DFKI. We estimate where the people shaping AI work today, how universities, companies and research institutes split across countries, and how country shares have changed since the 1960s.
  4. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.

Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. Björn-Martin Kurzrock — Data Science and its Applications dsa.dfki.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Head of Unit - Real Estate Studies - RPTU bauing.rptu.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Publikationen - Fachbereich Bauingenieurwesen an der RPTU bauphysiktage-kl.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. Forschungsfelder - Fachbereich Bauingenieurwesen an der RPTU bauphysiktage-kl.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. Machine learning in real estate - PROPERTY RESEARCH TRUST propertyresearchtrust.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. What machine learning means for real estate | Journals | RICS ww3.rics.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. Fachgebietsleitung - Fachbereich Bauingenieurwesen an der RPTU bauphysiktage-kl.de. Checked 21 October 2026.