David Baschung

About me

Research area

In my research I study the challenges in the field of cyber security beyond the technological capabilities and economic models through the lens of management science by structuring my research along the technology management process starting with the impediments during the investment decision making process, focusing on how much and where to invest, up to the limitations of broadly adopted performance assessment procedures for cyber defense systems.

Before joining the Chair of Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) as a doctoral student I obtained a MSc in mechanical engineering at ETH Zurich in 2009 (Micro- & Nanotechnology, Product Development). After working for several years as a project manager, consultant and business analyst in the financial and healthcare industry focusing on challenges in the field of information security, I joined the department of Defense Economics at the Military Academy (MILAC) at ETH Zurich in 2020 working on the research project «Management of Material Cyber Resources».

Teaching

In addition to my role as a teaching assistant, I serve as a co-lecturer in the MSc and MAS programs at the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC) at ETH Zurich. I contribute to the delivery of the courses Introduction to Management and Crisis Management and Leadership, where I integrate both theoretical foundations and practical insights.

Over the past four years, I have supervised several MSc and MAS theses. I am currently mentoring two students, Luca Cappiello and Cyrill Gössi, whose projects involve survey-based research in the field of information security. These studies are conducted in close collaboration with our Chair and comply with the ethical and academic standards of ETH Zurich. If you have been invited to participate in one of these surveys and have any questions or concerns, please feel free to .