PhDnet@CAIS. Society and Digitalization

The PhDnet is an open offer for PhD students who deal with social issues of digitalization in their research. The range of topics covered by our members’ research projects includes: Artificial Intelligence and Ethics, Political Communication on Social Media, Datafication and Journalism or Digital Media in Education.

The PhDnet network is aimed at PhD students in North Rhine-Westphalia and supports them beyond the completion of their PhD. Participants from other federal states and international researchers are also welcome.
All PhDnet@CAIS events are offered free of charge.
The PhDnet mailing list informs you regularly about all events of the network. Sign up now for the mailing list.
Contact
Dr. Nina Hahne
Networking and Junior Staff Development Officer
nina.hahne@cais-research.de
PhDnet Events
Digitalisation Research and Network Meeting (DigiMeet 2025): Platform Governance & Power: Between control, ethics and societal dynamics
Digitalisation Research and Network Meeting (DigiMeet 2025): Platform Governance & Power: Between control, ethics and societal dynamics
The bidt, CAIS, HBI and Weizenbaum Institute invite doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to present their work at the joint Digitalisation Research and Network Meeting – DigiMeet.
Previous events
Digitalisation Research Seminar – DigiSem 2024: Digital Freedom – Autonomy, Wellbeing and Participation
Digitalisation Research Seminar - DigiSem 2024: Digital Freedom - Autonomy, Wellbeing and Participation
The bidt, CAIS, HBI and Weizenbaum Institute invite doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to present their work at the joint Digitalisation Research Seminar – DigiSem.
Digitalisation Research and Network Meeting – DigiMeet 2023: Diversity in digital transformation
Digitalisation Research and Network Meeting – DigiMeet 2023: Diversity in digital transformation
The bidt, CAIS, and Weizenbaum Institute invite doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to present their work at the joint Digitalisation Research and Network Meeting – DigiMeet.
PhDnet Members
Here, members of the network introduce themselves and their research projects. If you would also like to become a member, please contact Dr. Nina Hahne.

Sérgio Barbosa

Julia Jennifer Beine

Elias Belgacem

Sebastian Berg

Tammy Brandenberg

Archer Buissink

Dr. Elisa Cugliana

Kevin Harkin

Florian Helfrich

Jan David Hendricks

Laura Kocksch

Stephan Koloßa

Andrea Sarah Lorenz

Philipp Köbe

Philipp Marten

Henri Mütschele

Hans Bernard Nii Ofori-Quaye

Scarlet Schaffrath

Diana Schneider

Verena Schürmann

Samuel Simon

Isabell Sluka

Laura Solzbacher

Daniel Staemmler

Dorian Tsolak

Jacqueline Wiedner

Oanh Truong