About Darius-Aurel

Profile

Darius-Aurel, who holds a PhD in Management, currently works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Management, Aarhus University, Denmark. His research explores life with technology in the future, emphasizing value creation for consumers, businesses, and society through an interdisciplinary lens that spans marketing, psychology, innovation, and sustainability. His work has appeared in prominent journals in his field including Nature Human Behavior, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Information Technology & People, Psychology & Marketing, Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of Business Research, and the British Journal of Management.

Academic Experience

• Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, Denmark, 2023–Present

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Management, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, Denmark, 2020–23

• PhD Student, Department of Management, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, Denmark, 2017–20

• Exchange Student, International Marketing & Management, Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University, Sweden, 2015–16

• MSc in Economics and Business Administration (specialized in Marketing), Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, Denmark, 2014–16

• BSc in Business Administration, University of Münster, Germany, 2010–13

• Student Assistant, Department of Business Administration & Hospital Management, University of Münster, Germany, 2012–13

Research Stays

• Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Bergen, Norway, 2023 (hosted by Tor Andreassen)

• University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway, 2022 (hosted by Tobias Otterbring)

• Center for Advanced Hindsight, Duke University, United States, 2019 (hosted by Dan Ariely)

Academic Service

• Editorial Review Board Member at Psychology & Marketing

• Reviewer for Journal of Product Innovation Management

• Reviewer for Journal of Service Management

• Reviewer for Journal of Service Research

Memberships

• Member of The European Marketing Academy (EMAC)

• Member of The Society for Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM)

• Member of the Association for Consumer Research (ACR)