TEAM We are the bidt
Executive Committee
The executive committee prepares the strategic decisions of the board of directors and ensures their implementation.
Prof. Dr. Sabine Pfeiffer
Chairwoman of bidt's Board of Directors and Member of the Executive Commitee | Chair of Sociology Technology – Labor – Society, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hess
Member of bidt's Board of Directors and the Executive Commitee | Director of the Institute for Digital Management and New Media, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid
Member of bidt's Board of Directors and the Executive Commitee | Member of the Bavarian AI Council | Head of Cognitive Systems Group, University of Bamberg
Board of Directors
The board of directors boasts a team of highly qualified professors from diverse disciplines and institutions in Bavaria, who play a crucial role in shaping the organisation’s strategic direction and actively engage in research projects.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Felix Freiling
Member of bidt's Board of Directors | Chair of Computer Science 1 (IT Security Infrastructures), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
Prof. Dr. Dirk Heckmann
Member of bidt's Board of Directors | Chair of Law and Security in Digital Transformation, Technical University of Munich
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hess
Member of bidt's Board of Directors and the Executive Commitee | Director of the Institute for Digital Management and New Media, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Prof. Dr. Andreas Jungherr
Member of bidt's Board of Directors | Professor of Political Science esp. Digital Transformation, University of Bamberg
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Julian Nida-Rümelin
Member of bidt's Board of Directors, Professor emeritus of Philosophy and Political Theory | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich
Prof. Dr. Sabine Pfeiffer
Chairwoman of bidt's Board of Directors and Member of the Executive Commitee | Chair of Sociology Technology – Labor – Society, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
Prof. Dr. Alexander Pretschner
Member of bidt's Board of Directors | Chair of Software & Systems Engineering, Technical University of Munich | Scientific director, fortiss
Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid
Member of bidt's Board of Directors and the Executive Commitee | Member of the Bavarian AI Council | Head of Cognitive Systems Group, University of Bamberg
Prof. Dr. Hannah Schmid-Petri
Member of bidt's Board of Directors | Chair of Science Communication, University of Passau
Executive Management and Executive Office
The managing director connects the team, board of directors and society. The staff units coordinate content-related exchange across disciplines and departments.
PD Dr. Angela Graf
Research Staff Unit, Research Coordinator “Economy and Labour” and Research Project Leader, bidt
Research
Within the bidt, scientists conduct research in an interdisciplinary context on socially relevant issues related to digitalisation. The coordinators ensure the integration and coordination of internal and funded projects and support the researchers in furthering their qualification and career development.
PD Dr. Angela Graf
Research Staff Unit, Research Coordinator “Economy and Labour” and Research Project Leader, bidt
Dr. Maria Staudte
Research Coordinator “Generative AI” | Head of Early Career Support Programmes, bidt
Dr. Andreas Wenninger
Research Coordinator “Communication and Society” and Research Project Leader, bidt
Early Career Support
Early career support at bidt develops and coordinates programmes such as the bidt Graduate Center for doctoral researchers and postdocs as well as the bidt Digitalisation Colleges. It creates spaces for networking, offers training opportunities, and supports participants in their career development. The programmes are coordinated here from the call for applications through to the completion of funding.
Dr. Maria Staudte
Research Coordinator “Generative AI” | Head of Early Career Support Programmes, bidt
Think Tank
The bidt think tank imparts an independent, facts-based picture of the digital transformation. The team equips decision-makers in politics, business and society with suggestions and recommendations on how to manage digital transformation successfully.
Dialogue
The bidt encourages an open exchange between research, politics, business, and society is at the heart of the bidt. The dialogue team prepares scientific results for the public and communicates them through various channels.
Organisation, Finance, HR
The colleagues are responsible for finance and human resources management. They ensure the optimal organisational processes necessary for the success of the bidt’s mission.
