Dr. Mahmood Shubbak

Biography Professional Experience Education Research & Publications Awards

Address:

University of Bremen
Bibliothekstr. 5
28359 Bremen
Germany

Academic Profiles:

Research Interests:

Technology Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship Renewable Energy Automation Engineering Industrial Mathematics Autonomous Driving

Biography:

Dr Mahmood Shubbak is researcher at the University of Bremen (Germany) and the founder and managing director of the non-profit digital platform Shubbakom (UK). His research interests are related to innovation systems and technology upgrading in the fields of renewable energy and autonomous robots. He obtained his PhD in Business Studies and Economics in 2018. He holds two Master degrees: in Automation Engineering and in Communication Technology Management. In September 2018, Dr Shubbak won Herbert-Simon Prize for the best research at the European Association for Political Economy conference in Nice (France). Since February 2021, he has joined the editorial board of the journal Sustainability (Basel, Switzerland) as topic editor.

Professional Experience:

Jul 2019 – present

Senior Researcher / Lecturer

Center for Industrial Mathematics | University of Bremen

Jul 2019 – present

Apr 2018 – Jun 2019

Postdoctoral Researcher

IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies | University of Duisburg-Essen

Apr 2018 – Jun 2019

Apr 2015 – Mar 2018

Research Associate

Faculty Business Studies & Economics | University of Bremen

Apr 2015 – Mar 2018

Jul 2014 – present

Founder & Managing Director

Shubbakom Nonprofit Platform

Jul 2014 – present

Jul 2012 – Mar 2015

Co-founder

Shubbak3D Co.

Jul 2012 – Mar 2015

Sep 2011 – Aug 2012

Systems Engineer

KADDB Group

Sep 2011 – Aug 2012

Education:

Oct 2015 – Apr 2018

PhD. Business Studies & Economics

University of Bremen, Germany

Oct 2015 – Apr 2018

Oct 2014 – Dec 2016

MSc. Automation Engineering

University of Bremen, Germany

Oct 2014 – Dec 2016

Aug 2013 – Oct 2014

MSc. Information & Communication Technology Management

Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

Aug 2013 – Oct 2014

Sep 2007 – Jul 2012

BSc. Mechatronics Engineering

German-Jordanian University, Jordan

Sep 2007 – Jul 2012

Advances in solar photovoltaics : Technology review and patent trends. In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 115 (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.109383
The technological system of production and innovation: The case of photovoltaic technology in China. In: Research Policy, Vol. 48 (2019), No. 4, pp. 993 – 1015. DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2018.10.003
Paths of technology upgrading in the BRICS economies. In: Research Policy, Vol. 48 (2019), No. 1, pp. 262 – 280. DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2018.08.016
Technological capabilities in China : Patterns of specialization toward a knowledge-intensive economy. In: China’s Quest for inovation : Institutions and ecosystems / Dai, Shuanping; Taube, Markus (Eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2019, pp. 90 – 105. ISBN: 9781351019743. DOI: 10.4324/9781351019743-5
Drifting towards innovation : The co-evolution of patent networks, policy, and institutions. In: Energy Research & Social Science, Vol. 38 (2018), pp. 87 – 101. DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2018.01.012
AWARD WINNER Innovation capability, network embeddedness and economic performance. In: Int. Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, Vol. 10 (2018), No. 3/4, p. 258. DOI: 10.1504/IJTLID.2018.093723
Forging Ahead: Technology Development and Emerging Economies. Bremen: University of Bremen, 2018. URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00106546-15
Analyse von Innovationsprozessen in Schwellenländern unter Einbeziehung einer Folgenabschätzung für traditionelle Innovationsstandorte in Deutschland und Europa. Universität Bremen, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, 2017. DOI: 10.2314/GBV:1015260969
Development and Experimentation of a Software Tool for Identifying High Risk Spreadsheets for Auditing. In: Proccedings of the 16th EuSpRIG Conference “Spreadsheet Risk Management” – 2015, pp. 47 – 78. ISBN: 978-1-905404-52-0. arXiv:1602.05231
Self-Driving Cars : Legal, Social, and Ethical Aspects. In: Artificial Intelligence – Law, Policy, & Ethics eJournal SSRN, (2017), pp. 1-9. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2931847

OPA3L: Optimal Assisted, highly Automated, Autonomous and Cooperative Vehicle Navigation and Localization (06.2019 – 02.2023). German Aerospace Center (DLR). Cologne, Germany. (€4,500,000).
GALILEO nautic2: Autonomous Navigation and Optimized Maneuvering of Cooperating Ships in Security-critical Areas (06.2019 – 03.2021). German Aerospace Center (DLR). Cologne, Germany. (€3,390,000).
BMBF 16I1640-16I1641: Analyse von Innovationsprozessen in Schwellenländern unter Einbeziehung einer Folgenabschätzung für traditionelle Innovationsstandorte in Deutschland und Europa (08.2015 – 07.2017). Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF). Berlin, Germany. (€250,000).
Risk Calculator: Development and experimentation of a software tool for identifying high risk spreadsheets for auditing (10.2013 – 09.2014). European Commission (EU). Brussels. EPIC Erasmus Mundus Funding. “”. Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK (£40,000).
Sand-Fox: Unmanned Ground Vehicle Project. German-Jordanian University (09.2011 – 06.2012). King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB), Amman, Jordan. Applied Research Funding ($25,000).

Business Data and Analytics Management

Applied Digital Entrepreneurship

Innovation and Economic Policy

Transition, Structural Change and Innovation

Internationalization of Research and Innovation

Innovation Management: Empirical Metrics

Scientific Research Methods in Business

Economics of Innovation in the Energy Sector

Over 2015-2018, Supervision of 6 Bachelor and 4 Master theses at the University of Bremen, Economics and Industrial Engineering departments

13th IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems, Robotics, and Vehicles. Oldenburg, Germany. (Sep 2021)

Research & Policy Workshop: A global just transition? Systemic impacts of going low-carbon. Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Potsdam, Germany. (Nov 2019)

Final Project Conference of IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies: “Innovation in East Asia in Global Context”. Berlin, Germany. (May 2019)

30th EAEPE Annual Conference. Nice, France. (Sep 2018)

Green Transformation and Competitive Advantage Conference, German Development Institute. Bonn, Germany. (Jun 2018)

29th EAEPE Annual Conference. Budapest, Hungary. (Oct 2017)

Final Project Conference “Innovation in Emerging Economies”. Technical University Berlin, Germany. (Jul 2017)

Sustainable Development and Carbon Market Workshop. IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies. Duisburg, Germany. (Feb 2017)

Kolloquium Energie- und Halbleiterforschung. Oldenburg. (Nov 2016)

SPRU 50th Anniversary Conference. Brighton, UK. (Sep 2016)

27th EAEPE Annual Conference. Genova, Italy. (Sep 2015)

European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group Annual Conference (EuSpRIG). London, UK. (Jul 2015)