Sonja Niemann

Researcher, bidt

Sonja Niemann is a Researcher at the bidt. She works on the bidt research focus “Humans and Generative Artificial Intelligence: Trust in Co-Creation”, specifically on code generation. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the Trier University and her Master’s degree in “Computing in the Humanities” at the University of Bamberg. During her master’s programme she put her focus on cognitive systems and AI.

+49 89 540 235 639
sonja.niemann@bidt.digital
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The bidt at re:publica and TINCON
Digital society

The bidt at re:publica and TINCON

News
25 June 2025

Researchers from the bidt were prominently represented at re:publica and TINCON with talks and panels on disinformation, AI in the classroom, digital generational silos, toxic entertainment and the political handling of authenticity.

Asking the right questions: Tips for better AI answers
Digital society

Asking the right questions: Tips for better AI answers

Blog
29 April 2025

How can you achieve better results with the right prompts? This article provides an overview of key terms, strategies and application examples relating to generative AI and language-based models.

Mensch-KI-Co-Creation
Digital work environment

Human-AI co-creation of code with different prior knowledge: Effects on performance and trust (pAIrProg)

Project

The project explores the co-creation process of humans and AI in the context of creating program code by combining AI methods and approaches from experimental cognition research.

Publications

  • Niemann, Sonja (2025)

    Die richtigen Fragen stellen: Tipps für bessere KI-Antworten

    Internet document
    bidt Blog
    https://www.bidt.digital/die-richtigen-fragen-stellen-tipps-fuer-bessere-ki-antworten/
    Project: pAIrProg
  • Niemann, Sonja; Schmid, Ute (2025)

    For What Tasks and Purpose Do Computer Science Students Use Code Generators: Preliminary Results of an Online-Study

    Journal article
    P. 68-80, University of Bamberg Press
    DOI: 10.20378/irb-107661
    Project: pAIrProg
  • Niemann, Sonja; Schmid, Ute (2025)

    Human-AI Collaboration in Coding: A Trust Perspective

    Conference paper
    Berlin Universities Publishing, 12th International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation / 2nd AISoLA - Doctoral Symposium, 2024, Electronic Communications of the EASST, Volume: 84
    https://doi.org/10.14279/eceasst.v84.2679
    Project: pAIrProg

  • Für Lehrkräfte: KI ist nicht neutral – du kannst das ändern!

    Vortrag
    Berlin
    Project: pAIrProg

  • GenAI in Universities: Between Academic Freedom and Regulatory Chaos

    Vortrag
    Warschau, Polen
    Project: AFFAIRE
  • Niemann, Sonja; Schmid, Ute (2025)

    Copy, Paste, Trust?-Wie Codegeneratoren das Informatikstudium verändern

    Newspaper article
    Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., Mitgliedermagazin der Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., Volume: 10
    https://inf.gi.de/10/copy-paste-trust
    Project: pAIrProg
  • Niemann, Sonja (2025)

    Richtig Prompten: Tipps für den Umgang mit Generativer KI

    Newspaper article
    BAdW, Akademie Aktuell, Nr. 87, P. 46-49
    https://badw.de/fileadmin/pub/akademieAktuell/2025/87/epaper_0325/index.html#46
    Project: pAIrProg

  • Muss man im Informatikstudium noch programmieren lernen?

    Vortrag
    Project: pAIrProg

  • Generative LLMs in Content Analysis: A Practical Workflow for Communication Research

    Vortrag
    Wien, Österreich
    Project: KI-JOURNALISMUS