Fabian Stephany, Dr.
Fabian Stephany ist seit Januar 2022 wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft im Bereich Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Gesellschaft nachdem er seit 2019 Assoziierter Forscher war. Ebenso forscht er als Ökonom und Datenwissenschaftler Oxford Internet Institute (OII) der University of Oxford. Mit seinem aktuellen Projekt zur Zukunft der Arbeit untersucht Fabian, wie wir in Zeiten des technologischen Umbruchs durch datengetriebene Umschulung nachhaltigere Arbeitsplätze schaffen können.
Er ist Mitbegründer des Online Labour Observatory – einem digitalen Hub, der vom OII und der Internationalen Arbeitsorganisation gehostet wird und Forschern, politischen Entscheidungsträgern, Journalisten und der Öffentlichkeit zu Verfügung steht, die sich für die Arbeit auf Online-Plattformen interessieren. Seine Forschung wurde in führenden akademischen Zeitschriften veröffentlicht und von der Washington Post, der New York Times, dem Telegraph, The Statesman, Nikkei Asia und anderen populären Medien auf der ganzen Welt aufgegriffen.
Als Ökonom und selbstständiger Data Scientist hat Fabian Stephany bereits für verschiedene internationale Organisationen, wie den Wiener Think Tank Agenda Austria, das Entwicklungshilfeprogramm der Vereinten Nationen oder die OECD in Paris, gearbeitet. Er hat Wirtschaftswissenschaften und Sozialstatistik an unterschiedlichen Europäischen Universitäten studiert, wie der Universitá Bocconi in Mailand und der Universität von Cambridge.

Position
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter: Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Gesellschaft
Zeitschriftenartikel und Konferenzbeiträge
Stephany, F. (2021). One size does not fit all: Constructing complementary digital reskilling strategies using online labour market data. Big Data & Society, 8(1). DOI: 10.1177/20539517211003120 Weitere Informationen
Kässi, O., Lehdonvirta, V., & Stephany, F. (2021). How many online workers are there in the world? A data-driven assessment. Open Research Europe. DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.13639.4 Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F., Kässi, O., Rani, U., & Lehdonvirta, V. (2021). Online Labour Index 2020: New ways to measure the world’s remote freelancing market. Big Data & Society. DOI: 10.1177/20539517211043240 Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F., Braesemann, F., & Graham, M. (2020). Coding together – coding alone: the role of trust in collaborative programming. Information, Communication & Society, 1-18. DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2020.1749699 Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F., Dunn, M., Sawyer, S., & Lehdonvirta, V. (2020). Distancing Bonus Or Downscaling Loss? The Changing Livelihood of US Online Workers in Times of COVID-19. Journal of Economic and Social Geography. DOI: 10.1111/tesg.12455 Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F. (2020). It’s not only size that matters: determinants of Estonia’s e-governance success. Electronic Government, 16(3), 304-313. Weitere Informationen
Braesemann, F., & Stephany, F. (2020). Between Bonds and Bridges: Evidence from a Survey on Trust in Groups. Social Indicators Research, 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-020-02471-z Weitere Informationen
Salem, H., & Stephany, F. (2020). Wikipedia: A Challenger’s Best Friend? Utilising Information-seeking Behaviour Patterns to Predict US Congressional Elections. SSRN. Weitere Informationen
Darius, P., & Stephany, F. (2019). “Hashjacking” the Debate: Polarisation strategies of Germany’s political far-right on Twitter. International Conference on Social Informatics, Springer, Cham.. DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/6gbc9 Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F., Braesemann, F., & Graham, M. (2019). Coding Together-Coding Alone: The Role of Trust in Collaborative Programming. Information, Communication, and Society, under revision. Weitere Informationen
Stephany F. (2019). Everything You Always Wanted to Know About AI – Nowcasting Digital Skills with Wikipedia. SocArXiv. DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/rfzdq Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F., Abel, G, J., & Muttarak, R. (2019). Learning About Internal Migration from Half a Billion Records – Applying Localised Classification Trees to Large-scale Census Data. SocArXiv. DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/bz6yu Weitere Informationen
Buchbeiträge und Kapitel
Stephany, F. (2021). The digital transformation of industry and the world of work. In International Labour Organization (Eds.), World Employment and Social Outlook 2021: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work. Geneva, Switzerland: International Labour Office – Geneva: ILO. Weitere Informationen
Arbeitspapiere
Kässi, O., Lehdonvirta, V., & Stephany, F. (2021). How Many Online Workers are there in the World? A Data-Driven Assessment. EconPapers. Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F. (2021). When does it pay off to learn a new skill? Revealing the complementary benefit of cross-skilling. SocArXiv Papers. DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/sv9de Weitere Informationen
Braesemann, F., Stephany, F., Teutloff, O., Kässi, O., Graham, M., & Lehdonvirta, V. (2021). The polarisation of remote work. Available at SSRN. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3919655 Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F., & Lorenz, H. (2021). The future of employment revisited: how model selection determines automation forecasts. arXiv preprint. Weitere Informationen
Salem, H., & Stephany, F. (2021). Wikipedia: a challenger’s best friend? Utilizing information-seeking behaviour patterns to predict US congressional elections. Information, Communication & Society. DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2021.1942953 Weitere Informationen
Krell, T., Braesemann, F., Stephany, F., Friederici, N., & Meier, P. (2020). A Mixed-Method Landscape Analysis of SME-focused B2B Platforms in Germany. Social Science Research Network. Weitere Informationen
Sawyer, S., Dunn, M., Munoz, I., Stephany, F., Raheja, R., Vaccaro, G., & Lehdonvirta, V. (2020). Freelancing Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Microsoft New Future of Work. Weitere Informationen
Braesemann, F., & Stephany, F. (2020). Social media self-branding and success: Quantitative evidence from a model competition. arXiv.org > cs > arXiv:2007.04113. Weitere Informationen
Braesemann, F., & Stephany, F. (2020). Measuring Digital Development with Online Data: Digital Economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. SocArXiv Papers. DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/f9jqh Weitere Informationen
Dunn, M., Stephany, F., Swayer, S., Munoz, I., Raheja, R., Vaccaro, G., & Lehdonvirta, V. (2020). When Motivation Becomes Desperation: Online Freelancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic. SocArXiv Papers. DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/67ptf Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F. (2020). There is Not One But Many AI: A Network Perspective on Regional Demand in AI Skills. OSFPREPRINTS. DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/32qws Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F., Stoehr, N., Darius, P., Neuhäuser, L., Teutloff, O., & Braesemann, F. (2020). The CoRisk-Index: A data-mining approach to identify industry-specific risk assessments related to COVID-19 in real-time. arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.12432. Weitere Informationen
Salem, H., & Stephany, F. (2020). Wikipedia: A Challenger’s Best Friend? Utilising Information-seeking Behavior patterns to Predict US Congressional Elections. arXiv. Weitere Informationen
Darius, P., & Stephany, F. (2020). How the Far-Right Polarises Twitter: ‘Highjacking’ Hashtags in Times of COVID-19. arXiv. Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F. (2020). Does it Pay Off to Learn a New Skill? Revealing the Economic Benefits of Cross-Skilling. arXiv:2020.11841. Weitere Informationen
Stephany F. (2019). ‘It’s not only size that matters: determinants of Estonia’s e-governance success’. Electronic Government. Weitere Informationen
Schmeiss, J., Stephany, F., & Tech, R. (2019). The Business Model as Mediator during Socio-Technical Transitions – Empirical Evidence from Applied AI Technology Startups in the Energy and Transportation Sector. SocArXiv. DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/zuhq4 Weitere Informationen
Andere Publikationen
Stephany, F. (2021). Germany: Hidden Champion of Online Platform Work? Digital Society Blog. Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F. (2020). Science Without a Question. Elephant in the Lab. Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F. (2020). Pandemic’s effects on online freelance work: Distancing devidend or downscaling loss. iLabour Blog OII. Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F. (2020). The pandemic depresses online labour markets, but some countries are bouncing back – Insights from South Korea, Germany, and the United States. iLabour Blog OII. Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F., Braesemann, F., Stoehr, N., Darius, P., Teutloff, O., & Neuhäuser, L. (2020). How worried are businesses about COVID-19? A novel indicator measures industry-specific risk assessments in times of the pandemic. OII Blog. Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F., Lehdonvirta, V., Dunn, M., & Sawyer, S. (2020). Pandemic-proof jobs? IT freelancers in high demand, other online workers facing cuts. iLabour Blog OII. Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F. (2020). Beyond Contact-Tracing Apps – How Trust Shapes E-Governance. OII Blog. Weitere Informationen
Braesemann, F., & Stephany, F. (2020). Why the Digital Society needs the Open Society. OII Blog. Weitere Informationen
Salem, H., & Stephany, F. (2020). Wikipedia: A Challenger’s Best Friend? OII Blog. Weitere Informationen
Stephany, F., & Darius, P. (2020). Hijacking Hashtags in Times of COVID-19: How the Far-Right Polarises Twitter. OII Blog. Weitere Informationen
Friederici, N., Krell, T., Meier, P., Braesemann, F., & Stephany, F. (2020). Plattforminnovation im Mittelstand, . Weitere Informationen
Vorträge
Online Labour Index 2020: New ways to measure the world’s remote freelancing market3rd Crowdworking Symposium. Universität Bremen, Online, Germany: 17.09.2021 Weitere Informationen
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Is the future of work online? How online labour markets change the world of workWebinar: British Council 'Knowledge is GREAT' lecture: Is the future of work online?. British Council Singapore, Online, Singapore: 29.04.2021 Weitere Informationen
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Online Platform Markets 2021 – An opportunity for SMEs?Expert Workshop The Platform Economy as an Opportunity for SMEs and Start-ups Support programmes to develop an ambitious innovation strategy and skill sets. European Commission, Online, Belgium: 09.12.2020 Weitere Informationen
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Is the Future of Work Online? Why Online Labour Platforms Act as Skill-LaboratoriesTalk at the Center for Computational & Data Science (CCDS). Syracuse University, Online, USA: 03.12.2020 Weitere Informationen
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Coding Together - Coding Alone: The Role of Trust in Collaborative ProgrammingBrown Bag Seminar. Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford, United Kingdom: 13.11.2019
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About AI - Nowcasting Digital Skills with Wikipedia.Complex Networks Conference. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lissabon, Portugal: 08.11.2019 Weitere Informationen
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Coding Together - Coding Alone: The Role of Trust in Collaborative ProgrammingPlatform Economy Interest Group. Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford, United Kingdom: 25.10.2019
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How Digital Platforms Change Innovation, Knowledge and WorkDAAD Alumni Annual Meeting 2019. Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst. Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany: 28.09.2019
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Coding Together - Coding Alone: The Role of Trust in Collaborative Programming1st Winter School. Complexity Science Hub Vienna. Obergurgl University Center, Obergurgl, Austria: 03.03.2019 Weitere Informationen
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Panels
Remote Working During the Pandemic I: Experiences from different continentsAnnual Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics. SASE Conference, Online, Germany: 03.07.2021 Weitere Informationen
Fabian Stephany
The Digital Economy Post COVID-19: Global Outlook and Local ContextsThe Digital Economy Post COVID-19: Global Outlook and Local Contexts. Access to Knowledge for Development Centre, American University Cairo, Online, Egypt: 13.10.2020 Weitere Informationen
Fabian Stephany
Digital Economy in the Western Balkans: Trends and Implications in Online LabourWestern Balkans Digital Summit (UNDP invitation). UNDP. Palace of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia: 05.04.2019 Weitere Informationen
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Moderation von Workshops und Panels
Web ScrapingWeb Scraping. Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh, Germany: 22.11.2021
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Big data and platform workWebinar "Big data and labour markets: Understanding precariousness". HIVA – Research Institute for Work and Society KU Leuven. Online, Leuven, Belgium: 26.10.2020 Weitere Informationen
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Organisation von Veranstaltungen
Digitaler Salon: Digitale Gesellschaft: Nerds Only?24.11.2021. Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany (National) Weitere Informationen
Nicole Butters, Marie Blüml, Fabian Stephany, Christian Grauvogel
Is the future of work online?British Council 'Knowledge is GREAT' lecture. 29.04.2021. Online, Singapore, Singapore. Co-Organised by: British Council Singapore (International) Weitere Informationen
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Teilnahme als ExpertIn
Analyse von Online Stellenanzeigen Workshop:Bertelsmann Stiftung, Online, Germany: 30.09.2021Fabian Stephany
Medienauftritte
Streitbar Extra – Wie unsere Stipendiaten den Kampf gegen Corona aufnehmen (27.05.2020). Podcast STREITBAR der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung
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The Digital Workforce with University of Oxford's Fabian Stephany (26.05.2020). Inside Scoop Podcast
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Crisis begins to hit professional and public-sector jobs once considered safe (30.04.2020). Washington Post
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So steht der Pegel der Corona-Angst (04.04.2020). Wirtschaftswoche
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