A short-list was prepared by a jury including representatives of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, representatives of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, and persons selected by Universities Austria (Österreichische Universitätenkonferenz). The final selection was made by Stanford University.

Maarten Janssen has been invited for the period 01/2022-06/2022. He will be teaching courses on consumer search and will be collaborating with Stanford faculty members, including in particular Dariel Duffie, Jon Levin, Paul Milgrom, and Andy Skzypacz. The collaboration will focus on topics related to consumer search, auction design, and price signaling.

Maarten Janssen is a Board Member and co-founder of VGSE.