Citizenship Hungarian | Fields new media | |
Institutions Budapest Business School University of Applied Sciences - senior research fellow
Digital Identity Agency - head of research and development
Masaryk University Brno - visiting professor | ||
Katalin Feher Ph.D. (born 1974) is a digital trend fitter and a new media researcher. Senior research fellow of digital research at the Research Centre of Budapest Business University, Hungary, co-founder & head of research and innovation at Digital Identity Agency, Hungary & UK, visiting professor at the Masaryk University, Czech Republic. Feher’s research and teaching focuses on emerging technologies, digital trends and strategies, new media theories and best practices, digital and mobile identity, network science, big data, online reputation management, and social media.
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Biography
Katalin Feher was born in Dunaujvaros, Hungary. She studied philosophy, communication and media, literature and linguistics at University of Pecs. After spending several years practicing mass and emerging new media she started her international career in digital research and developments. This period also represented her Ph.D. studies in mass and new media titled Reality Factories. University of Pennsylvania and Wesleyan University added extra specialisation for her on gamification studies and on social psychology. Feher’s interest extends to both practice and theory in her field while her academic and professional careers are building parallel.
Academic experience
Feher is a senior research fellow of digital research at the Research Centre of Budapest Business University, Hungary and a visiting professor at the Masaryk University, Czech Republic. She was working along others for Philosophy Ph.D. program of University of Pecs, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design and Corvinus University of Budapest. Her highlighted international experience are the followings.
Her papers and curriculum developments are applied among others by University of Gothenburg, Masaryk University, University of Malta, Taylor’s University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Eötvös Lóránd University, Corvinus University of Budapest, and Budapesti Business School University of Applied Sciences.
Professional experience
She is a digital trend fitter and online communication strategy consultant. She focuses on future-oriented companies, projects and best practices. As an expert, Feher worked among others with Shell, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Telenor, Prezi, Cafe Communications, Culture.Crane, Insomnia, and Morpho Communications. She has been working as a professional trainer at Kürt Academy since 2012.