Lukas Pieroth studied geography and psychology in his bachelor's degree at the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg and has been continuing his consecutive master's degree there since 2019. He specializes in social and economic geography. Further interests in his studies include philosophy of mind; philosophy of science, phenomenological anthropology, and social theory as well as sociological diagnosis of the present. He began his research work at the Institute for SME Research ("Institut für Mittelstandsforschung" – ifm) in May 2020, where he supports Prof. Dr. Dominika Wruk in her research activities (platforms2share Team & i-share network).