Steve Rittinghaus is a Digital Transformation Leader and Entrepreneur specializing in Digital Sustainable Innovation, with over twenty years of experience in leading digital transformations. He holds a BSc in Business Information Management Systems and an MSc in Information Management Systems. His research, supervised by Prof. Damiano Distante and Stefano Faralli, focuses on sentic computing, specifically predicting Kickstarter campaign success through emotional intensity associated with domain-specific aspects using an algorithmic NeedIndex, as well as co-developing DomainSenticNet, an extension of the OntoSenticNet ontology for domain-aware sentic computing. I'm interested in interdisciplinary research involving Data Sciences, Sustainability, Psychology and Business Impact. His research interests encompass AI, AI Agents, knowledge graphs, and DAOs, with a particular emphasis on the transfer of technology research into practical applications.