Martin Setnicka, B.A., M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D.

Martin Setnicka, BA, MA, MSc, PhD, has been directing theMaster’s program in Information Technologyat Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH since 2024. His teaching focuses on artificial intelligence, management and leadership, and academic research.

Key Areas of Work & Research Interests

Career Path

Since 2024

Program Director of the Master's Program in "Information Technology"

Since 2019

Founder & CEO of S!MART thinking GmbH

Since 2022

Founder & CEO of prognoserechnung.at

2019 - 2024

Program Director for Digitalization, FH Campus Wien

Since 2012

Lecturer at Burgenland University of Applied Sciences, Campus Wien University of Applied Sciences, Steyr University of Applied Sciences, and various educational institutions

2017 - 2018

Head of the Predictive Analytics Competence Center, Federal Ministry of Finance

2016 - 2018

Team Leader and Deputy Director of the Predictive Analytics Competence Center, Federal Ministry of Finance

2013 - 2015

Head of Controlling, Federal Ministry of Finance

2007 - 2013

Tax Investigators and Auditors, Federal Ministry of Finance

Education

2020

Certified Digital Public Administration Expert, Incite. The UBIT Academy

2018 - 2019

Master of Arts in Science to Master of Science – Business Process Engineering & Management, Burgenland University of Applied Sciences

2019

Certified Digital Consultant, Incite. The UBIT Academy

2018

Scrum Master, SCRUM Study

2014 - 2018

Ph.D. in International Relations and Management (Language of Instruction: English), Burgenland University of Applied Sciences

2013 - 2014

Internal Organizational Development & Change Management, TRIGON in cooperation with the Federal Finance Academy

2011 - 2013

Master of Arts in Business – European Studies – EU Project Management, Burgenland University of Applied Sciences

2012 - 2013

Professional Development in the Classroom, Sigmund Freud Private University

2008

Bachelor of Arts in Business – Business Consulting, University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt