Nico Abbatemarco

Nico Abbatemarco is Junior Lecturer in the Knowledge Group Information Systems-IT at SDA Bocconi School of Management. At Bocconi University, he is the director of the course "The digital-enabled business transformation in transportation" within the MEMIT (Master in Economics and Management of Transportation, Infrastructures and Logistics).

At SDA Bocconi, Nico is part of the core team of the Digital Enterprise Value and Organization (DEVO) Lab, where he studies Digital Transformation and is the coordinator of the High-Performance Computing and Internet of Things research streams. Within the DEVO, he also works on the HIT (High Impact Technology) Radar project, created in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Nico is also part of the team behind the EU and US chapters of the Digital Strategies (DSR) and Corporate Information Security (CSR) roundtables, two initiatives that address respectively CIOs and CISOs of large global corporations.

His research activities are mainly focused on the analysis of high-impact technologies in the business world (with particular reference to 5G, Internet of Things, Bitcoin and blockchain), on corporate Digital Transformation and its complexity, and on the evolution of Cyber ??Risk Governance.

He is co-author of the book “The Blockchain Journey: a guide to practical business applications”. His articles have been published in Economia & Management and Il Sole 24 Ore. In 2018, he won the Best Paper Award at the HICSS conference in the "Move the Field Forward" category, as co-author of a research paper focused on the business applications of blockchain technology.

He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Finance and a Master's Degree in Management, both from Bocconi University. He was also a visiting student of International Business at the National Taiwan University in Taipei. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at the University of St. Gallen (HSG).