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Forschungsinstitut: Research for the Digital Age 🔎 | Gesellschaft und Digitalisierung 💻 | #TeamCAIS 👥| Bochum 🏙️| Willkommen beim #CAIS!
🌐 Website: https://www.cais-research.de/
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Dr. Matthias Begenat participates in today’s workshop of the G7 Science Communication Working Group:
He joins the discussion in a session specifically dedicated to artificial intelligence and #ScienceCommunication.
🔗 www.cais-research.de/en/news/dr-m...
#G7 #AI
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Portrait of Matthias Begenat + Text "Workshop of the G7 SCWG on Science Communication & Grand Challenges: Matthias Begenat participates as an Expert on AI & Science Communication"
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Danke an alle, die gestern am Marktstand von CAIS und Weizenbaum-Institut bei der #PartWiss2025 mit uns ihre Ideen, Bilder und Perspektiven geteilt haben. Ein paar Eindrücke seht ihr in unseren Bildern.
#PartizipativeWissenschaft #CitizenScience
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Personen stehen am Stand und unterhalten sich drei Personen im Vordergrund des Bildes stehen an einem Stehtisch und beschäftigen sich mit den kreativen Materialien drei Personen im Vordergrund des Bildes stehen an einem Stehtisch und beschäftigen sich mit den kreativen Materialien
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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#OpenPosition #Professorship #DigitalTransformation
🚀 TU Dortmund & CAIS invite applications for a Professorship “Digital Transformation in Work & Society” (W2/W1 Tenure Track)
🔗 More information here: www.cais-research.de/en/stellenan...
📅 Apply by 24 Dec 2025

@tu-dortmund.de
Visual with the text: Apply now: Professorship “Digital Transformation in Work and Society” Open Rank W2 tenured or W1 with W2 tenure track And the note that the deadline ends on December 24, 2025
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Kommt vorbei und seid mit uns kreativ!
Das Team von CAIS und Weizenbaum-Institut erwartet euch gleich am interaktiven Markstand bei der #PartWiss2025
🕐 12:30 – 14:30 Uhr
📍Leipziger KUBUS | Foyer
#PartizipativeWissenschaft #CitizenScience
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Bild vom Markstand bei der Konferenz (Tisch gefüllt mit Flyern, Goodies, Taschen und Posterwand) Bild vom Markstand mit Bildschirm auf dem Tisch des Infostands sowie einer Posterwand im Hintergrund Blick auf den Tisch, der bedeckt ist mit Flyern, Aufklebern und Kugelschreibern von CAIS und Weizenbaum-Institut Blick auf den Tisch mit Materialien zum Kreativ-Werden - mit Stiften, Icons und Bildern zum Ausschneiden
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Das CAIS ist heute bei der #PartWiss 2025 in Leipzig dabei!
Am interaktiven Marktstand mit dem Weizenbaum-Institut laden wir euch ein, kreative Ideen für eine digitale Zukunft zu gestalten.
Kommt vorbei:
13. November 2025, 12:30 – 14:30 Uhr
Leipziger KUBUS | Foyer
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Visual mit Sprechblasen und Fragezeichen und der Frage "Wie stellt ihr euch transdisziplinäre Digitalisierungsforschung vor?"
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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🚀 Apply now for the #CAISfellowship in 2027!
You're researching #DigitalTransformation? Get funding, space & community in Bochum, Germany.
⏰ Apply by December 19, 2025
👉 Details: www.cais-research.de/en/cais-coll...
#CAIScollege #Bochum
Collage with pictures of fellows at CAIS - in a workshop, a talk, at an excursion and the weekly breakfast List mentioning the fellowship highlights: Open to all career stages Project focus: Digital transformation & society 3 or 6 Months dedicated to your research Generous funding & support Free furnished apartment & private office Lively, interdisciplinary research community Weekly academic & social gatherings Based in Bochum, Germany – at the heart of the Rhine-Ruhr science region Part of a map of Europe showing where Bochum is located and photos of Bochum (CAIS building, Bochum lettering, photo of researchers riding bicycles)
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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📸 Looking back at last week's HEI-TRAIN Kick-off at CAIS – tomorrow, join Dr. Tetiana Gorokhova for a Lunchtime Talk on Higher Education Transformation, AI & Entrepreneurship.
🗓 12 Nov, 1:30 (PM / UTC + 1), CAIS + online.
Don’t miss it!
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Collage showing researchers at CAIS: giving presentations, in discussions, and in a group photo.
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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🚀 Today’s #DigiMeet - the joint Digitalisation Research and Network Meeting! Early career researchers gather online to discuss digitalisation, platform governance & power. Keynote by Tobias Mast + exciting presentations from young researchers.
Full program: www.cais-research.de/en/event/dig...
Illustration for DigiMeet event showing a person sitting in front of a screen, symbolizing digital research and online discussions
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Kick-off in Bochum! 🎉
From Nov 5–7, 2025, we welcome 24 international partners of the EU funded HEI-TRAIN project at CAIS. Representatives from Lithuania, Latvia, Germany & Ukraine will explore how higher education can foster entrepreneurship, innovation & digital future skills sustainably.
Group picture of the participants
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Join us for today’s Lunchtime Talk and learn more about the topic of our CAIS working group: "Enhancing Digital Visibility and Engagement for Marginalized Scholars"!
www.cais-research.de/en/event/lun...
ℹ️ Join us on site in Bochum or email [email protected] to participate online.
Visual with the title of the event "Enhancing Digital Visibility and Engagement for Marginalized Scholars" by Prof. Dr Aslı Kotaman, Scuola IMT Alti Studi, Dr Delia Badoi, University of Bucharest, Azadeh Shamsi, University of Vienna
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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🌿 How can environmental rights shape eco-friendly AI?
This question drives the research of our current #CAISfellow Assoc. Prof. Alberto Quintavalla (Erasmus University Rotterdam). His project explores how EU law can align AI innovation with sustainability.
#CAIScollege
Visual featuring the portrait of Alberto Visual showing the text: What is the main question your research is trying to answer? “This project aims to explore the extent to which environmental rights and other regulatory instruments can contribute to the development of eco-friendly AI technology.” Visual showing the text: How do you approach it? “This project will employ a doctrinal and systematic approach to EU law and policy, integrating normative insights from environmental law, theories of law and technology, and risk analysis. Subsequently, I plan to test these findings empirically.” Visual showing the text: What was the spark that led you to your research topic? “It was a natural progression from my interest in environment and technology – both fields were fascinating and their combination even more so!”
October 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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With this short and not-too-serious recap, we’d like to take a moment to reminisce and say thank you to everyone involved – organizers, helpers, speakers, workshop hosts, idea contributors, enablers, and many more.

Let’s keep the dialogue going!

#CAISdigitalfutures2025
Photo of workshop participants engaged in a 3D printing session. The text on the image reads: '9 ideas have taken concrete shape.' Photo of workshop participants wearing VR headsets, engaging in a virtual reality experience. The text on the image reads: 'Some simply escaped the reality of the conference for a while.' The text on the visual says: 'Creating Spaces — Continuing the Conversation! The conference showed that the future of our digital – and non-digital – world will not be built by technology alone. It will emerge where public debate, learning and competence, and data infrastructures intersect —where openness meets responsibility, and innovation is guided by trust. Let’s keep these spaces alive — by staying in conversation, sharing perspectives, and continuing to co-create the digital futures we want to live in.'
October 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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✨A little recap of our conference
Just a week ago, we were still at the Makerspace of RUB, where our conference “Creating Spaces for Digital Futures” really took off. In the meantime, our energy levels have slowly been restored, + we’re looking back with great satisfaction.
#CAISdigitalfutures2025
Collage of nine photos showing moments from the conference, including speakers, participants in conversation, and scenes from presentations and workshops. Visual saying: 253 Cups of Coffee, 248 Cold Drinks If we assume 1 coffee = 200 ml and 1 ml ≙ 1 MB of data space 253 coffee × 200 ml = 50,6 L ≈ 50,6 GB Disk ≈ 50,6 GB × (1000 MB / 1,44 MB) ≈ 35,139 Disks 248 cold drinks ≈ 12 minutes of cooling (small server room with ~10 kW of waste heat) Visual saying: ~ 100 Minds, 2 Days, 120 Breakthroughs “Lightbulb moments” (big Aha’s): Rate ~ 0.05–0.15 per person-hour → ~60–185 total “Ideas” (actionable notions/to-dos): Rate ~ 0.3–0.8 per person-hour → ~370–980 total “Micro-insights” (notes, small learnings): Rate ~ 1–2 per person-hour → ~1,225–2,450 total
October 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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How to Fight Misinformation Effectively
Hendrik Heuer will present his paper "The Phase Model of Misinformation Interventions" on Oct 20 at #CSCW2025 in Bergen examining which measures against misinformation are most effective and their risks.
📖 dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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The graphic with the title "Solutions against Misinformation" shows which interventions can target misinformation in three phases (before creation, before detection, after detection), categorized by type (Educating, Labeling, Providing Evidence, Deleting) and by expert agreement.
October 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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It’s a wrap! Two amazing days of panels, workshops, and lively discussions at CAIS’ first international conference. We’re tired but happy!

🙏 Thanks to all participants, speakers & organizers for making this event possible.

#CAISdigitalfutures2025 #TeamCAIS #Bochum
October 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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This morning, at our panel “Academic Freedom: Foundations for the Future,” Ina Brandes, Manfred Bayer, Katrin Weller & Tim A. Majchrzak, moderated by Ahrabhi Kathirgamalingam, discussed threats and opportunities for academic freedom. #CAISdigitalfutures2025 #Day2

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Picture of Christiane Eilders, Tim A. Majchrzak, Ahrabhi Kathirgamalingam, Katrin Weller, Ina Brandes and Manfred Bayer The panel discussion was moderated by Ahrabhi Kathirgamalingam Panel discussion during the conference Creating Spaces for Digital Futures Panel discussion during the conference Creating Spaces for Digital Futures
October 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Good morning from Creating Spaces for Digital Futures!
Starting soon: the panel “Academic Freedom: Foundations for the Future” with Ina Brandes, Prof. Manfred Bayer, Prof. Katrin Weller and Prof. Tim Majchrzak – tune in live from 9:30 AM CEST: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjrQ...
Conference program of day 2 / Part 1 Conference program of day 2 / Part 2
October 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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#Recap #Day1 #LetsDiveIntoDay2
Day 1 of our conference in pictures! Great talks and discussions, workshops, and networking moments – here’s a look back before we dive into Day 2 of Creating Spaces for Digital Futures. We’re looking forward to another inspiring day!
#CAISdigitalfutures2025 #Bochum
October 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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The panel “Keeping It Reallabor – Living Labs as Platforms for Digital Transformation” explored how Living Labs drive societal transformation. Marcus Specht, @julianejarke.bsky.social & Mirko Schaefer shared insights - moderated by @drbieber.bsky.social, @hheuer.bsky.social & Nikol Rummel.
Panel discussion at the public space of the conference Hendrik Heuer at the discussion Juliane Jarke und Nikol Rummel
October 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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At Creating Spaces for Digital Futures, workshops and hands-on sessions in the makerspace give participants the possibility to explore ideas together.
E.g., a 3D printing workshop where participants get creative, or a session focusing on virtual reality.

#CAISdigitalfutures2025 #Day1
Participants at the workshop on 3D printing Participants at the workshop "Exploring Immersive Learning Spaces: Simulation Gaming in Virtual Reality" Participants at the workshop "Exploring Immersive Learning Spaces: Simulation Gaming in Virtual Reality"
October 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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A few impressions from this morning’s inspiring talks ✨
Great ideas, lively discussions - here are some snapshots capturing the atmosphere of the sessions so far!
#CAISdigitalfutures2025 #Day1
Alisa Maksimova at her presentation "Far Superior to the Old Canary: Perceptions of AI Applications in the Mining Industry in a Museum Context" Henning Eichler talking about "Creating New Spaces for the Public: User Perspectives on the Public Spaces Incubator" Stefan John talking about "Unlocking Data’s Potential for Socially Robust Knowledge Production and Innovation: From Classical to Cross-modal Research Data Management with Living Labs as Experimental Cases" Hendrik Heuer at his presentation on "Co-Creating Social Media as Future Public and Data Spaces"
October 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Juliane Jarke just wrapped up her keynote on "Digital Futures-in-the-Making: Challenging Regimes of Anticipation"!
The session sparked thoughtful discussions and reflections among participants – a great start to the day’s program. @julianejarke.bsky.social @uni-graz.at
#CAISdigitalfutures2025 #Day1
Picture of Juliane Jarke presenting her key note Picture of Juliane Jarke presenting her key note Picture of the crowd at the keynote
October 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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📆 The first day of Creating Spaces for Digital Futures is starting! Participants are slowly arriving – get ready for inspiring panels, hands-on workshops, and lively discussions.
Check out today’s full program here: www.cais-research.de/creating-spa...
#CAISdigitalfutures2025 #Bochum #Conference
Overview of the program of Day 1 Part 1 Overview of the program of Day 1 Part 2 Overview of the program of Day 1 Part 3 Overview of the program of Day 1 Part 4
October 9, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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🔜 The countdown is on!
Tomorrow, researchers meet at Ruhr University Bochum’s Makerspace for our CAIS conference "Creating Spaces for Digital Futures". Focusing on Public, Data & Learning Spaces.
ℹ️ www.cais-research.de/creating-spa...
#CAISdigitalfutures2025 #Bochum #TeamCAIS
View into the Makerspace at Ruhr University Bochum, showing the stage and a screen welcoming the guests
October 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Excited to welcome our latest cohort of #CAISfellows to Bochum! 🌟
Just in time for the start of our first international conference, our new fellows have arrived! They will be spending the coming months with us, bringing fresh perspectives, new ideas, & inspiring insights to the institute.
Group picture showing our new fellows Silke, Sigrid, Michelle, Özge, Alberto, Olga and Felix
October 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM