Public Lecture Series "Aspects of the digital Transformation"

The Digital Transformation describes the fundamental changes society is currently undergoing due to the rapid and ubiquitous adaptation of digitial tools and technologies. Be it governance in the form of e-Democracy, search engines and the values they carry within their design and vision or the impact of new, data-driven business models on scientific inquiry: the impact of the Digital Transformation is as varied as it is ubiquitous. Bridging the gap between digital technologies and their impact on society, the lectures cover a wide range of topics, from designing for quality of life in the digital age to the politics of search engines. International academics present multiple facets of the Digital Transformation related to their research.

The following talks are scheduled as part of the series:

Prof. Gerhard Fischer (USA)
Exploring Design Trade-Offs for Quality of Life in Human-Centered Design
October 22^nd, 2018 at 17:00 at the Kontaktraum Prof. Ehud Shapiro (Israel)
Computational Foundations for e-Democracy
November 12^th, 2018 at 17:00 at the Zemanek HS

Prof. Klaus Kornwachs (Germany)
Data – Interests – Ontologies: How business models distort science
December 10^th, 2018 at 17:00 at the Kontaktraum

Dr. Astrid Mager (Austria)
Visions and values in European search engine design
January 21^st, 2018 17:00 at the Kontaktraum The lectures will be followed by discussions with the speakers and refreshments.