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Nadine Birner

Nadine Birner coordinates the EU Hub of Internet and Society Research Centers as well as the research project on the Ethics of Digitalisation at the HIIG.

Her previous professional chapters include her positions as a program coordinator at the Fulbright Commission and IES Berlin and as Registrar Assistant at Bard College Berlin.
Nadine studied American Studies (M. A.) with a focus on visual culture studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin, the University of Reading and Scripps College. In 2018 she completed her training as a mediator.

Her personal passion, which she pursues, among other things, as a board member of Frau und Beruf e. V., centers around feminist themes and empowerment processes

Publications

Other publications

Asghari, H., Birner, N., Burchardt, A., Dicks, D., Fassbender, J., Feldhus, N., Hewett, F., Hofmann, V., Kettemann, M. C., Schulz, W., Simon, J., Stolberg-Larsen, J., & Züger, T. (2022). What to explain when explaining is difficult. An interdisciplinary primer on XAI and meaningful information in automated decision-making. HIIG Impact Publication Series. Publication details

Birner, N., Hod, S., Kettemann, M. C., Pirang, A., & Stock, F. (Eds.) (2021). Increasing Fairness in Targeted Advertising. The Risk of Gender Stereotyping by Job Ad Algorithms. HIIG Impact Publication Series. Publication details

Activities

Moderation of workshops and panels (1)

17.08.2020 · Wolfgang Schulz, Matthias Kettemann, Alexander Pirang, Christian Katzenbach

Research Sprint: AI and Content Moderation

AI and Content Moderation. Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University, Digital Asia Hub. Online, Berlin, Germany.

Organisation of events (8)

07.02.2022 - 07.02.2022 · Hanna-Sophie Bollmann, Vincent Hofmann, Nadine Birner, Matthias C. Kettemann, Wolfgang Schulz

Closing Event at Schloss Bellevue: Project “Ethics of Digitalisation”

Closing Event: Ethics of Digitalisation. Co-Organised by: Office of the Federal President of Germany, Network of Centers, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, Digital Asia Hub. with attending Vip: Sandra Cortesi, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University; Malavika Jayaram, Digital Asia Hub. Schloss Bellevue, Berlin, Germany (International).

06.10.2021 - 08.10.2021 · Nicole Butters, Hanna-Sophie Bollmann, Nadine Birner, Christian Grauvogel

Stakeholder-Dialog – Ethik der Digitalisierung

Co-Organised by: Berkman Klein Center, Digital Asia Hub. Humboldt Institute für Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany (International).

01.10.2021 - 31.10.2021 · Nadine Birner

Research clinic – Cities and the ethics of digitalisation

Virtual research clinic – Cities and the ethics of digitalisation. Co-Organised by: Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berkman Klein Center. Online, The Digital Asia Hub, Hong Kong, HKSAR (International).

08.09.2021 - 11.09.2021 · Hanna-Sophie Bollmann, Nadine Birner

Research clinic – Explainable AI

Co-Organised by: Berkman Klein Center, Digital Asia Hub. Coconat Gutshof, Bad Belzig, Germany (International).

01.07.2021 - 31.07.2021 · Nadine Birner

Research clinic – Challenges & opportunities of public sector AI policy

Virtual research clinic – Challenges & opportunities of public sector AI policy. Co-Organised by: The Digital Asia Hub, Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. Online, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, Cambridge, USA (International).

08.06.2021 - 27.07.2021 · Nadine Birner, Matthias C. Kettemann

Research sprint – Toward an African narrative on digital sovereignty

Online, South African Research Chair in Industrial Development at the University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa (International).

23.03.2021 · Shlomi Hod, Friederike Stock, Nadine Birner, Matthias C. Kettemann, Alexander Pirang, Wolfgang Schulz

Clinic closing event

Clinic Closing Event – Increasing Fairness in Targeted Advertising. Online, Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany (International).

01.02.2021 - 14.02.2021 · Shlomi Hod, Friederike Stock, Nadine Birner, Matthias C. Kettemann, Alexander Pirang, Wolfgang Schulz

Research Clinic – Increasing fairness in targeted advertising

Research Clinic – Increasing fairness in targeted advertising – The risk of gender stereotyping by job ad algorithms. Online, Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Deutschland (International).

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