Division II - Informatics, Economics and Society

Sustainable development and resilience are considered the key challenges facing modern societies.

Technical and social innovations - ultimately their inseparable combination - are the drivers of a societal transformation. The energy and mobility transformation describe specific transformation needs; in both, digitization is considered a key innovation, with the digital transformation being credited with changing all areas of life. How can these transformations be shaped in such a way that the benefits for society are greater than the associated risks?

In the areas of computer science, business and society, we conduct both fundamental and application-oriented research, and ultimately policy- and society-advisory research on these topics. In addition to disciplinary education, research-oriented teaching in the KIT departments for informatics, economics and management, and humanities and social sciences helps to convey this responsibility for science-induced social change processes to students. The two Helmholtz research programs "Engineering Digital Futures" and "Energy Systems Design" complement research in the KIT strategic research fields of energy, mobility, and information, in particular through research in real laboratories.
These enable transformative research in the real living world.

 

From Data to Knowledge to Action - Shaping Social Transformations

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KIT Supercomputer is One of the Most Energy-Efficient in the WorldMarkus Breig, KIT
KIT Supercomputer is One of the Most Energy-Efficient in the World

Upgraded Karlsruhe supercomputer ranks in the top 10 of the international Green500 list

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Children and Teenager Fitness: Half-time for MoMo 2.0 TestsAmadeus Bramsiepe, KIT
Children and Teenager Fitness: Half-time for MoMo 2.0 Tests

First half of the nationwide survey on sports motor skills of children and young people completed – focus on the fitness of the "coronavirus generation"

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Neue Studie erforscht langanhaltende Auswirkungen der Pandemie auf die Gesundheit Heranwachsender
New Study Explores Long-Lasting Effects of the Pandemic on the Health of Adolescents

Physical and mental health of 4 to 17-year-olds in the focus of the three-year study

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Lehramtsstudium: Neue Werkzeuge für digitales Lernen in MINT-Fächern
Teacher Training: New Tools for Digital Learning in STEM Subjects

Four-year digiMINT project comes to an end - the use of digital tools is now part of the teacher training program at KIT

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Energy Transition in Municipalities: Thinking Electricity, Heat and Transport Together
Energy Transition in Municipalities: Thinking Electricity, Heat and Transport Together

KIT researchers support cities and municipalities in advancing sector coupling

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KIT Renames IT Center
KIT Renames IT Center

KIT distances itself from Karl Steinbuch – "Scientific Computing Center" as new name

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InformatiKOM Inaugurated
InformatiKOM Inaugurated

Klaus Tschira Foundation hands over two institute buildings on KIT's Campus South – The new buildings combine informatics and science communication

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Kathrin Gerling erhält ERC Starting Grant 2023 für AccessVR

Der Europäische Forschungsrat fördert Kathrin Gerling in ihrem Projekt am KIT, virtuelle Realität für Menschen mit körperlicher Behinderung zugänglich zu machen.

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Regelmäßig werden TAB-Berichte im Plenarsaal unter der Kuppel im Bundestag debattiert
Technology Assessment: KIT Will Advise the Bundestag for Another Five Years

KIT’s Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis will operate the Office of Technology Assessment with the German Bundestag for another five years

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Scientific Political Consulting for the European ParliamentEuropäische Union
Scientific Political Consulting for the European Parliament

KIT coordinates a group of international scientific institutions for technology assessment

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KI2Business - Paradies oder Irrweg?

Auf der Tech Transfer Conference Stage - dem Hotspot für Wissenstransfer von der Forschung in die Wirtschaft der Hannover Messe 2023 nahm Prof. Dr. Michael Decker an einer Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema "KI2Business - Paradies oder Irrweg?" teil.
 

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Hannover Messe 2023: Sustainable Solutions for Mobility, Energy, and Industry
Hannover Messe 2023: Sustainable Solutions for Mobility, Energy, and Industry

From April 17 to 21, 2023, KIT presents innovative technologies at its two main stands at "Future Hub" and "Energy Solutions“

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Symbolbild: Menschen setzen in einem Urban Gardening-Projekt in Karlsruhe Stecklinge
Living and Working Sustainably? Challenge Accepted!

Citizens are invited to develop ideas and solutions for sustainable living and working together with KIT researchers

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KIT at the City Hall: In the Age of Data and Artificial Intelligence
KIT at the City Hall: In the Age of Data and Artificial Intelligence

The KIT Information - Systems - Technologies Center (KCIST) presents its current research to the public

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Dual Careers for Talented Athletes  – At KIT and in EuropaMartin Anstett
Dual Careers for Talented Athletes – At KIT and in Europa

KIT is "Partner University of Top-class Sports" for 20 years - More than 80 top athletes supported - SAMEurope project establishes European networking

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Sammelband „Digitalisierung und die Zukunft der Demokratie“

Ein Sammelband mit dem Titel „Digitalisierung und die Zukunft der Demokratie“ DOI:10.5771/9783748928928 ist im Jahr 2022 unter der Herausgeberschaft von Alexander Bogner, Michael Decker, Michael Nentwich und Constanze Scherz bei der Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden, erschienen. Der Band enthält Expertenbeiträge, u.a. von Ulrich Smeddinck des ITAS, zu verschiedenen Aspekten der Technikfolgenabschätzung. Eine Rezension des Buches ist in der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung publiziert.

Auch die Abgeordneten des österreichischen Parlaments setzen auf die Expertise der Karlsruher Technikfolgenforschenden Parlamentsdirektion/Bubu Dujmic
Technikfolgenabschätzung für österreichisches Parlament

Forschende des KIT beraten als Partner den Nationalrat. KI-gestütztes Technologiemonitoring und technisch-gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen im Fokus

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„Highly Cited Researchers“ aus dem KIT

Sechs Forschende des KIT sind in diesem Jahr unter den meistzitierten Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern weltweit.

IT-Sicherheit: Trainingsschwächen bei Künstlicher IntelligenzShow-Shot-Foto – Fotolia
IT-Sicherheit: Trainingsschwächen bei Künstlicher Intelligenz

Fehlerquellen beim Maschinellen Lernen werden zu oft übersehen und Ergebnisse dadurch verzerrt