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Shaping Digital Education Together – At Digitalwegweiser NRW 2026
Social Media Ban Debate: Facts Over Gut Feeling
News from the Institute
The Role of Context in Variations in Effect Sizes Across Replication Studies
At the annual conference of the European Association of Social Psychology, CAIS researcher Amelia Zein, together with Mario Gollwitzer of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich,...
Event on the Future of Digital Citizen Participation
On 4 September 2026, representatives from local government, academia, and civil society will come together at the North Rhine-Westphalia Science Campus (WICA) in Oberhausen to...
Language Machines: A Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence – with Roberto Simanowski & Jana Baum
Together with host Dr. Matthias Begenat, Roberto Simanowski and Jana Baum discuss how language models are changing thinking, knowledge, and philosophy.
How Can AI Be Designed with Humans at the Center?
As part of the conference “Humans – AI – Psychology. Designing Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence”, experts from psychology, politics, public administration, practice, and AI research came...
Outstanding Commitment to Family-Friendly Policies: CAIS Receives audit berufundfamilie Certificate
On 18 June, CAIS received the award from the Board of Trustees of berufundfamilie Service GmbH.
Digital Spaces and Radicalization
How do digital spaces contribute to the spread of radicalising content — and which preventive measures are effective? A workshop will discuss current dynamics, challenges...
Vibe Coding: How AI Helps Journalists Develop Their Own Tools
As part of the Global Media Forum (GMF) 2026 hosted by Deutsche Welle on June 24, Besjon Cifliku will hold a practice-oriented workshop in which...
CAIS at Digital Week 2026 in Bochum
As part of the nationwide Digital Day, Digital Week will take place in Bochum from June 22 to 26, 2026. Paula Weitz and Artur Solomonik...
Shaping Digital Transformation in a Democratic Way
The conference brings together stakeholders from academia and civil society to examine the ethical, legal and social implications of the digital transformation. Prof. Hendrik Heuer...
Latest Publications
Recognizing Misogynistic Violence in Mainstream Pornography
CAIS Fellow Alessia Tranchese has published an article on the use of artificial intelligence in moderating visual content to detect misogynistic violence in online pornography.
Findings on Trauma-Informed Research with Young Ukrainian Refugees
Dr. Tetiana Gorokhova has published an article on her work with young Ukrainian refugees and calls for relational, reflexive ethical frameworks that protect both participants...
How the European Parliament discussed Artificial Intelligence
How did the European Parliament discuss artificial intelligence between 2020 and 2024? A study by Anne Goldmann and Sandra Plümer examines the narratives in parliamentary...
The Energy Transition in Eastern Europe: Economic Models for the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources
Tetiana Gorokhova, together with international colleagues, has published new research findings on the energy transition in Eastern Europe. In the study, they examine how the...
Crisis Does Not Prevent Universities From Adopting AI
Dr. Tetiana Gorokhova presented the paper “Does Crisis Shape How Universities Govern AI?”, developed within the HEI-TRAIN project at CAIS. The study compares AI readiness...
Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
Gergely Ferenc Lendvai, a former fellow, has published, together with colleagues, a comprehensive scientometric analysis of the scholarly discourse, trends, and publication patterns regarding artificial...
Social Sustainability in the Climate Transition
Combining public participation with digitalisation and sustainable development presents cities, districts and local authorities with a wide range of challenges. CAIS researcher D. Marco Wähner...
Organisational Challenges of the 2025 Federal Election
The early federal election in 2025 presented electoral officials and their administrative bodies across the country with organisational challenges. An article by CAIS researchers from...
Financing Post-War Circular Reconstruction: Digital Tools and Investment Pathways for Ukraine’s Industrial Regions
An article by Tetiana Gorokhova was published in the Journal of Risk and Financial Management.