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Wolfgang Ketter

Also known as Wolf Ketter

Wolfgang Ketter is an information systems researcher who applies AI and simulation to energy markets and electric mobility. He studied communications engineering, business administration, economics, and software development in Trier and Minnesota, then earned a computer science and information systems PhD in 2007. At Rotterdam School of Management, he became a full professor in July 2013 and co-founded Power TAC, an annual trading-agent competition that simulates retail electricity markets. His research received awards in 2020 and 2021, and his team used AI-supported simulations to plan Rotterdam's electric-bus schedules. He coauthored a 2025 real-time decision-support study for electric-bus networks and is a full-time Chaired Professor of Information Systems at the University of Cologne and a part-time Professor of Next Generation Information Systems at Rotterdam School of Management.

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Timeline

  1. By 2007

    Studies and a computer science PhD

    In Trier and Minnesota, he studies communications engineering, business administration, economics, and software development. He earns a PhD in Computer Science and Information Systems at Minnesota in 2007.

  2. 2007–2013

    Professorships at RSM

    He joins Rotterdam School of Management as an Assistant Professor in 2007, becomes an Associate Professor in 2011, and becomes a Full Professor in July 2013.

  3. 2012

    The first Power TAC competition

    He is a co-founder of Power TAC, an annual trading-agent competition that simulates retail electricity markets. Its first competition is held in 2012.

  4. 2017

    A Berkeley research stay

    Through summer 2017, he continues a research stay at the University of California, Berkeley.

  5. 2020–2021

    Three research awards

    In 2020, his research earns the INFORMS ISR Best Paper of the Year award, and his team receives the inaugural AIS Impact Award for “Artificial Intelligence in the Floriculture Chain.” In December 2021, he shares the INFORMS ISS Design Science Research Award with Eric van Heck and Alok Gupta for Next-ACT, a high-speed auction-market project.

  6. 2021

    AI for electric-bus schedules

    In 2021, he advises Rotterdam's transit operator on electric-bus scheduling. His team uses AI-supported simulations and learning loops to find strategies that keep buses on schedule while minimizing charging costs and grid load.

  7. 2025

    Decision support for electric buses

    In 2025, he coauthors “A Real-time Decision Support System to Improve Operations in Electric Bus Networks.”

  8. Since 2017

    Cologne and Rotterdam professorships

    In February 2017, he becomes Professor of Business Information Systems and director of the Institute of Energy Economics (EWI) at the University of Cologne. He is a full-time Chaired Professor of Information Systems in Cologne and a part-time Professor of Next Generation Information Systems at Rotterdam School of Management.

Career

  1. Since 2017University of CologneChaired Professor of Information Systems
  2. Since 2007Erasmus University RotterdamAssistant Professor, Associate Professor
  3. Until 2017University of California, Berkeley

Education

  1. 2007University of MinnesotaPhD in Computer Science and Information Systems
  2. University of Trier

From the biography.

  1. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Wolfgang Ketter. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Erasmus University Rotterdam. 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.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Erasmus University Rotterdam. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  4. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labsIncludes Erasmus University Rotterdam. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labs. We compare publishing careers, recent citations, dual appointments and job moves across 2,420 university researchers and 308 frontier-lab researchers.

Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. prof.dr. W. (Wolfgang) Ketter rsm.nl. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Verkehrswende – ganz praktisch uni-koeln.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ketter is3.uni-koeln.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. About Us | PowerTAC powertac.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. Professor Dr. Wolf Ketter neuer Direktor am Energiewirtschaftlichen Institut der Universität zu Köln uni-koeln.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. AIS Impact Award – AIS History ishistory.aisnet.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. Wolfgang Ketter wins prestigious award wiso.uni-koeln.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  8. WiSo Professor Ketter and colleagues’ recipients of INFORMS Design Science Award… wiso.uni-koeln.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  9. A boost for urban sustainability: optimizing electric transit bus networks in Rotterdam pure.eur.nl. Checked 21 October 2026.
  10. A Real-time Decision Support System to Improve Operations in Electric Bus Networks wi.uni-muenster.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  11. prof.dr. W (Wolf) Ketter | Erasmus University Rotterdam eur.nl. Checked 21 October 2026.