Category: Portrait

Dr. Andreas Wenninger is research coordinator at bidt. In his role, he combines different perspectives from research and science management.

As managing director, Christoph Egle keeps an eye on the big picture at bidt. The political scientist organises the processes that steer the institute’s research, from the strategic direction of research and determination…

Radicalisation, hate speech and hostility towards politically active women are on the rise – especially in social media, online forums or chats. A bidt-funded project aims to better understand the content and dynamics…

Horst Eidenmüller was one of the first international fellows at bidt. In his project, he investigates the impact of technological developments on law.

Lawyer Dirk Heckmann relies on creativity to shape such a dynamic field as digitalisation. Interdisciplinary cooperation, which is what bidt is all about, is also crucial.

Ute Schmid’s research area lies at the interface of AI development and its application. The bidt director is committed to a partnership between people and technology.

Christian Stumpf is a researcher at the bidt think tank. The social scientist designs surveys that bidt uses to shed light on current challenges of the digital transformation.

Digitisation presents public service media offerings with many challenges at the same time. How these can be overcome, at least in part, is being researched by sociologist Jan-Hendrik Passoth in an interdisciplinary bidt project…

Christina Dieckhoff coordinates the promotion of young researchers at bidt. A portrait of the research coordinator.

Andreas Boes researches the effects of digitalisation on the individual and on social coexistence.