Digital Society - Research in Bavaria

From sleep-cycle monitors to instant messaging apps, we have integrated digital technologies into almost every aspect of our lives. Explore the research unfolding at the intersection of science, history, politics, society, and culture.

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University of Passau

Truly Interdisciplinary

Sally Boyani Mokaya has taken a leap into the unknown: she has travelled from Kenya to Germany to write her doctoral thesis at the University of Passau.
Mokaya is part of the Research Training Group "Digital Platform Ecosystems" (DPE), an interdisciplinary and international group of young researchers.

University of Bamberg

Security, Police Culture, and Migration

The career of American Studies scholar Georgiana Banita has not followed the traditional path; she thinks and works flexibly on a project-by-project basis. In “Security for All,” she explores the controversial practice of predictive policing.

University of Bamberg

The Social Scientist 2.0

Carsten Schwemmer completed his doctoral degree in Computational Social Science at the University of Bamberg.

Collaborations

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University of Bamberg

Digital Stress

Smartphones, social media, enterprise IT—digital technologies can trigger stress. The ForDigitHealth research association is investigating how we can stay digitally healthy. In order to understand the topic holistically, the researchers are working together on an interdisciplinary basis.

University of Passau

Gut Feelings with Regard to Data Disclosure

Affective reactions—or gut feelings—play a key role in consumer decision-making. Researchers at the University of Passau are seeking to understand this process better and help consumers make better decisions.

LMU Munich

Extreme Speech on Social Media

LMU anthropologist Sahana Udupa studies the sociopolitical impact of digital media, with a focus on the dynamics of extreme rhetoric on online platforms. Global collaborations are vital to understanding this global phenomenon.

Projects

Tackling New Challenges

University of Bamberg

Heritage Conservation of the Future

How can new technologies safeguard historic treasures against climate change and mass tourism? At the University of Bamberg’s Graduate School of Smart City Science, Rana Tootoonchi is exploring how digital twins can transform the conservation of cultural heritage.

University of Passau

Diabetes Diagnosis via Social Media

A team of economists from the University of Passau has shown how Facebook ads can be used to identify people at risk of developing diabetes.

University of Passau

Rethinking Education

Scientists, along with students, are developing new concepts for the use of digital media in education.

Deggendorf Institute of Technology (DIT)

Smart Region

At the Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Prof. Dr. Diane Ahrens and her team are conducting research that focuses on application-oriented and holistic digitalization in rural Bavaria.

HM Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences

Bringing Back Memories

At the HM, Professor Pohlmann and his team are using innovative technologies and approaches to bring back memories to dementia suffers and provide support to their families and caregivers.

University of Passau

Designing Competition in Digital Markets

The internet giants need smart regulation. At Passau University, Information Systems professor Jan Krämer and his team are developing models for this.