Prof. Dr. Dirk Heckmann
Member of bidt's Board of Directors | Chair of Law and Security in Digital Transformation, Technical University of Munich
Dirk Heckmann is a member of bidt’s Board of Directors. He is Chair of Law and Security in Digital Transformation at the Technical University of Munich. For 25 years, his interdisciplinary research has focused on digital education, digital administration and digitisation in healthcare. The constitutional law expert, who also serves as a constitutional judge at the Bavarian Constitutional Court, regularly advises parliaments and governments, for example, as a member of the Federal Government’s Data Ethics Commission or as an expert at the Chancellor’s National IT Summit (Digital Summit). He is the author of the German standard work on digitalisation law, the juris Praxiskommentar Internetrecht, which he has edited with Anne Paschke (TU Braunschweig) since the 7th edition in 2021. In 2020, he founded the TUM Center for Digital Public Services to make public interest-oriented digitisation legally secure.
Democratic rule of law on demand? Law and trust in the digital transformation
To mark the publication of the anthology ‘Recht und Sicherheit der Digitalisierung’ by bidt Director Dirk Heckmann, bidt and TUM CDPS hosted an evening lecture on digitalisation, democracy and law.
Federal Cross of Merit for bidt Director Dirk Heckmann
bidt Director Dirk Heckmann was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for his services to digital law. With this order, the Federal Republic honours individuals whose life’s work has strengthened science and society.
Legal uncertainty through generative AI? Reform considerations for the promotion of system trust at universities. Academic framework for fair AI regulation in exams
This research project examines the possibilities for universities to use AI in exams and to prepare students for a digital working world.
Insults on social media: How affected are users on social media and how do they defend themselves?
Insults on social media are not a new phenomenon. According to a recent bidt study, users experience insults more frequently offline than online. Almost half never report online attacks. These are the reasons.
ChatGPT in schools and universities — a turning point for learning and teaching?
The quality of ChatGPT was surprising at the beginning. The first effects on the German education system quickly became apparent. What developments can be expected? An interview with Ute Schmid and Dirk Heckmann.
Intrusion into personal devices by law enforcement authorities (SEpES)
The interdisciplinary research project examines aspects of societal acceptance and the legal framework of intrusion into private devices by law enforcement authorities from the perspective of law, computer science and social…
bidt Director Professor Dirk Heckmann re-elected as constitutional judge
tThe bidt congratulates Dirk Heckmann, who has been elected as a part-time constitutional judge for the fifth time. Professor Heckmann holds the Chair of Law and Security of Digitalisation at the Technical University of Munich…
Data use for medicine, administration and justice
On the occasion of the For..Net Symposium 2023, Dirk Heckmann talks about why the use of data is so relevant for medicine, administration and justice.
FAZ guest article about ChatGPT in exam situations
In their guest article in the FAZ, Alexander Pretschner, Jan Gogoll and Dirk Heckmann explore the question of what influence ChatGPT will have on examinations in educational institutions.
Hot topics of digital transformation in 2023
Our experts provide an assessment of which topics will be relevant for digital transformation in 2023 and why.
Challenges of regulating digital communication platforms (ReDiKo)
What are society’s requirements for regulating video platforms? To answer this question, the project is aiming to develop evidence-based regulatory policy options.
Digital transformation in dialogue: User-friendliness as a legal principle in the Bavarian Digital Act
In his guest article, bidt director Dirk Heckmann discusses the aspect of “digital transformation in dialogue” from a jurisprudential perspective and addresses user-friendliness as a legal principle in the Bavarian…
Copyright in the digital age: legislation in the Context of conflicting interests
The blog post traces which interest groups and various stakeholders were able to influence the legislative process in terms of their interests and positions.
Publications
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„Hate Speech“ – ein interdisziplinärer Begriff?
Eine kommunikations- und rechtswissenschaftliche Betrachtung des Hate Speech-Begriffs
Journal articleProject: ReDiKo -
Beleidigungen auf Social Media
Wie betroffen sind Nutzerinnen und Nutzer auf Social Media und wie wehren sie sich?
BookDOI: 10.35067/xypq-kn73https://www.bidt.digital/publikation/beleidigungen-auf-social-media-wie-betroffen-sind-nutzerinnen-und-nutzer-auf-social-media-und-wie-wehren-sie-sich/Project: ReDiKo -
Content ID vs. „Uploadfilterpflicht“ – Wahrnehmung und Bewertung von privaten und gesetzlich vorgesehenen Filtermaßnahmen
Contribution / chapterISBN: 9783848788200Project: ReDiKo -
Endlich neue Prüfungen dank ChatGPT!
Newspaper articleProject: EDAP -
Interdisziplinäre Forschung als möglicher Impulsgeber für eine evidenzbasierte Regulierung – Programmatische Überlegungen am Beispiel des Urheberrechts im digitalen Zeitalter
Journal articleProject: ReDiKo -
Stellungnahme zum geplanten Gesetz gegen digitale Gewalt
Grey literature / reporthttps://www.bidt.digital/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Stellungnahme_bidt_digitaleGewalt.pdfProject: ReDiKo -
Uploaders’ perceptions of the German implementation of the EU copyright reform and their preferences for copyright regulation
Journal articleDOI: 10.14763/2022.4.1674Project: ReDiKo -
Urheberrecht im digitalen Zeitalter – Gesetzgebung im Interessenkonflikt
Grey literature / reportProject: ReDiKo -
Telekommunikationsüberwachung am Scheideweg
Zur Regulierbarkeit des Zugriffes auf verschlüsselte Kommunikation
VortragProject: SEpES -
KI-Agenten für die öffentliche Verwaltung
Eine kafkaeske Entwicklung?
VortragProject: AFFAIRE -
KI-Agenten: Superkraft und Sicherheitsrisiko
Wie weit dürfen Unternehmen Aufgaben an KI-Systeme delegieren?
VortragProject: AFFAIRE -
KI Agenten und Legal Tech
Wieviel Mensch braucht ein rechtliches Verfahren?
VortragProject: AFFAIRE -
Proctoring, Prompting, Paragrafen
Die neuen Spielregeln des KI-Einsatzes bei Prüfungen
VortragProject: AFFAIRE -
Impulsvortrag zu rechtssicheren Hochschulprüfungen mit und trotz generativer KI
VortragProject: AFFAIRE -
1/6 Stellungnahme zum Diskussionsentwurf des Bundesministeriums der Justiz für ein Gesetz zur Stärkung der privaten Rechtsverfolgung im Internet
Grey literature / reporthttps://www.bidt.digital/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/Stellungnahme_GgdG-E_bidt_042025.pdfProject: ReDiKo -
Insults on Social Media – Expert Insights into the Weaknesses of Private and State Reporting Mechanisms
VortragProject: ReDiKo -
Telekommunikationsüberwachung am Scheideweg
Zur Regulierbarkeit des Zugriffs auf verschlüsselte Kommunikation
Journal articleProject: SEpES