Quinnipiac University
Tan Gurpinar

Assistant Professor of Business Analytics & Info Systems

Dr. Gürpinar is an Assistant Professor of Business Analytics & Information Systems at Quinnipiac University's School of Business, with a focus on the impact of emerging technologies, particularly blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, on organizations, people, and society. He also serves as a Faculty Fellow in Residence and Advisor to the Living Learning Experience Leadership Council at Quinnipiac University, where he mentors students and fosters leadership development within the campus community.

Dr. Gürpinar holds an affiliation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics, Dortmund, Germany, where blockchain research findings are transferred into practice to empower decentralized data ecosystems in various industries. He is an Editorial Board Member at the Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Journal and a member of the Academic Advisory Board of the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications.

Before his current role as an Assistant Professor, Dr. Gürpinar led the 360° Initiative at Blockchain Europe and the Blockchain Team at Dortmund University of Technology, where he co-founded a pioneering research group and industry meetup focused on distributed ledger technologies. His expertise lies in blockchain governance and in deploying interdisciplinary approaches to seamlessly integrate these solutions into enterprise networks.

Education

  • PHD, Technische Universitat Dortmund

Areas of Expertise

  • Technology & Innovation Management
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Supply Chain Management
  • International Management

Organization

  • Business Analytics and Information Systems

Office Location

  • Lender School of Business

Mail Drop

  • PO-GRV

Selected Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal

Blockchain-Geschäftsmodelle - Ein Leitfaden zur Entwicklung Blockchain-basierter Geschäftsmodelle

Alexander Grünewald; Maik Hausmann; Tan Gürpinar; Tobias Wappner; Nils Saorski

5 (1) Blockchain Navigator 1-56 August (2023)

Peer Reviewed Journal

A Taxonomy for the Formation of Enterprise Blockchain Consortia

Dominik Bons; Patrick Keitzl; Holger Schulz; Patrick Stuckmann-Blumenstein; Tan Gürpinar; Sebastian Brüning

1 (1) Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Journal 18-35 September (2023)

Peer Reviewed Proceedings

Towards a definition of the industrial metaverse applied in context of the blockchain and web3 ecosystem

Orhan Küpeli; Tan Gürpinar

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Conference, Corfu, Greece (2023)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

The Rise of the Industrial Metaverse

Tan Gürpinar

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Conference, Corfu, Greece (2023)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

The Right Time for Enterprise Blockchains

Tan Gürpinar

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Conference, Corfu, Greece (2023)

BAN671 Fundamentals of Blockchain Technology

Tan Gürpinar

Quinnipiac University (2023)

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (B2C) Journal

Tan Gürpinar

(2023)

Databases