Events

The CTSi – Center for Technology-driven Social Innovation is once again hosting its public Science Insights seminar series during the 2026/27 winter semester. These online presentations are designed to bring together researchers and experts from various disciplines and open up new perspectives on current challenges and developments at the intersection of technology, society, and innovation.

We rely on feeling protected when we use a technology. Whether we actually are is another question. In the next Science Insight of CTSi//circle.responsibleComputing, Rafael Vrecar shows when and why the two come apart.

Dr.in techn. Olivia Fischer successfully defended her dissertation at TU Wien. As a doctoral researcher in the STEAM – STEM – stART’em doctoral college (STE[A+]M), a joint initiative of TU Wien and the University College of Teacher Education Vienna (PH Wien), her research contributes to interdisciplinary discussions on innovative teaching and learning approaches at the intersection of technology and education.

How can AI systems be developed in ways that meaningfully support people in their everyday lives without compromising their autonomy, decision-making capacity, or participation in society? This question brought together international researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers at the IFIP HCC17 – Human Choice and Computers Conference 2026 in Vienna. Under the theme “Combined Intelligence: Human-AI Systems in Everyday Contexts,” participants explored current research findings and future perspectives on the human-centered design of digital technologies.