cv
Academic curriculum vitae
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Current Positions
Independent Research Group Leader (since 09/2024)
Responsible AI and Machine Ethics (RAIME)
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Saarbrücken
Saarland University Associate Fellow (since 12/2025)
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
With PhD supervision rights in Computer Science
Senior Researcher (04/2026–03/2031, 20%)
Institute for Ethics in Technology (ETHICS)
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
Executive Board Member
Center for European Research in Trusted AI (CERTAIN)
Education
Dr. phil. (2024), TU Dortmund — summa cum laude
Dissertation: “Doing Wrong with Others – Multi-Agent Consequentialism as a Solution for the Collective Action Problem”
M.A. Philosophy (2014), Saarland University — Grade: 1.1
M.Sc. Computer Science (2013), Saarland University — Grade: 1.4
Selected Honors & Awards
- Hochschulperle des Jahres 2019 (German Stifterverband) for “Ethics for Nerds”
- Deutschlandstipendium (2011, 2012)
- Member, German delegation to UK-German Science, Innovation and Technology Dialogue (2024)
Professional Memberships
- International Association for Safe and Ethical AI (IASEAI) — since 2025
- Gesellschaft für Analytische Philosophie (GAP) — since 2015
- Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) — since 2018
- Gesellschaft für Utilitarismusstudien (GUS) — founding member, since 2016