Leonie Manzke

Leonie joined the Bits to Energy Lab in May 2023. She holds a BSc. and a MSc. in Psychology from the Catholic university Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. Her interest lies with researching the human-machine-interaction.

As an intern and working student, she gained practical insights while exploring this intersection in the aviation (Airbus Defense & Space) and automotive domain (Spiegel Institute), as well as supporting research of challenges in digital change management and digitalized healthcare at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems in Nürnberg.

Before joining the chair, she worked as a Research Manager at Psyma+Exevia Health, consulting various clients from the Healthcare, Dental and MedTech industry.

Leonie is interested in behavioral mechanisms in the digital domain and making the most out of data – particularly when answering questions concerning sustainability.

Research

• Data Donations and digital nudges for sustainable behavior change
• Thermal Comfort as a Service: Smart-sensor-based energy management in non-residential buildings

Teaching

• Data-driven behavioral interventions for sustainability (DABIS) (WiSe 23/24)
• Digital Transformation in Energy and Mobility (DITEM) (WiSe 23/24)

Open topics for theses

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• A Quick Scan To Save the World? How Loyalty Card Data Can be Used For the Public Good – A Literature Review (Bachelor)
• Selfless motivation or good marketing? ‘Purpose’ as an influencing factor on the willingness to donate data (Bachelor)
• Campbell’s data donation – Study on willingness to donate data (Master)
• ‘Well, if that’s the case…’ – Quantitative study on the relationship between willingness to donate data and its intended purpose (Master)
• Non-residential building management – Where are we and were could we go? (both)