Archive: Research Projects
Real-time earth Observation of fOrest dynamics and biodiversiTy (ROOT)
In the course of accelerated climate change, provisioning of digital information on dynamics in forests plays a key role for climate change-appropriate and sustainable forest management.
Vectors of Data Disclosure – A comparative study on the disclosure of personal data from the perspectives of legal, cultural studies, and business information systems research
By means of a comparative study, this interdisciplinary research project analysed various aspects of individuals’ willingness to disclose personal data.
Can algorithms calculate morally in situations of conflict? Ethics and digital operationalisation regarding risk assessment in child welfare practice (KAIMo)
This project examined ethics and digital operationalisation regarding risk assessment in child welfare practice.
Differential Privacy: New approaches for managing social big data
The research project explored how valid statistical conclusions can be drawn without violating individual privacy. During the project a software environment for implementing differential privacy was developed.
Responsibility Gaps in Human-Machine Interactions: The Ambivalence of Trust in AI (ReGInA)
The bidt-funded project investigated the potential vulnerabilities of relying on machines in medical decision-making.
On the relation of legislation and ethics in digitalisation
The project undertook an ethical and legal assessment of legal policy projects in the field of digitalisation.