Katalin Fehér


Katalin Feher Ph.D. is a new media researcher. Senior research fellow at Cyber Economy Research Centre and Future of Higher Education at Budapest Business School, Hungary, Fulbright Research Fellow at Drexel University in Philadelphia, US, Bolyai Janos research fellow at , co-founder & head of research and innovation at Digital Identity Agency, Hungary & UK, member of editorial board of KOME International Journal of Pure Communication Inquiry, visiting professor at the Masaryk University, Czech Republic and University of Lower Silesia, Poland. Feher’s research and teaching are focusing on new and social media, digital footprint, and the social-cultural impact of AI and smart technology.

Biography

Katalin Feher was born in Dunaújváros, Hungary. She graduated from University of Pecs with Master of Arts in Philosophy, Communication and Media, Literature and Linguistics. After spending several years practicing mass and emerging new media she started her international career in digital research and development. 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 studies. She successfully accomplished her habilitation at Eötvös Loránd University in 2018. She is a Fulbright Scholar from 2019 at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Feher’s interests extend to both practice and theory in her field while her academic and professional careers are building in parallel.

Academic experience

Feher is a senior research fellow at Budapest Business University, Hungary, a Fulbright Scholar at Drexel University, U.S., a visiting professor at the Masaryk University, Czech Republic and a visiting professor at University of Lower Silesia Big Data program. She was working among 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 Lower Silesia, 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.

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