Archive: Research Projects
Building bridges between digital start-ups and the state for a modern, digital state administration (Startups4State)
Startups4State taps into collaboration potential between digital start-ups and public administration by analysing barriers and developing models that advance digital transformation in the public sector.
Between criticism and campaigning: On the strategic use of media hostility in digital crisis discourse (CRASH – Crisis And Strategic Hostility)
The project analyses how anti-media messages spread in digital public spheres during crises, which actors are involved, and how AI-supported chatbot interventions can help counter disinformation campaigns.
Development of AI-supported conversation training to foster democratic exchange (DemocraGPT)
The research project DemocraGPT examines how large language models can support people in challenging political conversations, reduce reactance, and strengthen democratic conversational culture.
The bidt-Digitalbarometer
“The bidt-Digitalbarometer” provides population survey data on digital transformation in Germany.
Re-Configuring Creativity through generative AI in the Advertising Industry (ReCREATIVE)
How does generative AI reshape creativity in advertising? The project explores its impact on creative work, professional identities, and the meaning of creativity – between innovation, efficiency, and human authorship.
AIffectiveness: Effectiveness of Generative AI Tutors in Higher Education
The project accompanies the introduction and use of the generative AI tool “OneTutor” at universities in Bavaria to investigate its influence on students’ learning behaviour and academic success. By conducting quantitative…
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.
AI-Aided Design: Generative AI as a Co-Creation Tool
The project investigates the development and use of generative AI to support designers in the design of 3D objects that may be realised by 3D printing.
AI in Journalism: The Impact of Generative AI on Objectivity and Dialogic Openness in Climate Debates
The project is investigating how AI in climate protection can help to increase the willingness to accept messages and promote an objective debate with counter-arguments.
Human-Centered Specification-Driven Software Engineering with Generative AI
The project explores a specification-driven approach to software development that eliminates the need for programming skills, aiming to empower individuals to design digital technologies and thereby enhance the digital sovereignty…