Shirley Ogolla
Shirley Ogolla is working in Internet enabled innovation as well as Policy and Governance at Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society doing research on workers participation and codetermination on digital platforms.
In her research project on “Participation on digital platforms”, she examines new forms and processes of employee participation online.
The project is part of the research network „Digitalisierung, Mitbestimmung, gute Arbeit“ and sponsored by the Hans Böckler Foundation – the institute of the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB). The project at HIIG is being implemented in close collaboration with the Forschungszentrum Informatik (FZI Research Center for Information Technology) in Berlin.
She studied Media Studies (MA) at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Prior she completed her BA in Media and Cultural Studies and History of Art at University of Freiburg and Paris IV Sorbonne University.
At the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Shirley supported the team of Internet-enabled Innovation a year long as a student assistant before studying two semesters at New York University specializing on Digital Labor under the supervision of Prof. Andrew Ross. While abroad, Shirley was an associated researcher at HIIG and spent Summer 2017 as a Berktern at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Since 2011 Shirley holds a scholarship from the Hans Böckler Foundation.
Journal articles and conference proceedings
Ogolla, S. & Gupta, A. (2018). Inclusive Design – Methods To Ensure A High Degree Of Participation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems. University of Oxford Connected Life 2018 – Conference Proceedings, 23-34. Publication details
Other publications
Ogolla, S. (2018). Employee Empowerment or workers’ control? The use case of Enterprise Social Networks. Publication details
Ogolla, S. (2017). Artificial Intelligence at a Crossroads. Publication details
Lectures and presentations
Künstliche Intelligenz und neue Formen der ArbeitThink Big Camp XXL. Deutsche Kinder- und Jugendstiftung. O2-Tower, Munich, Germany: 19.10.2018 Further information
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Kaleidoscopic perspectives on the futures of worktranseuropa fluid. Theaterhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany: 26.05.2018 Further information
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Surviving Social Media In The Workplace: A Kitre:publica 2018. Station Berlin, Berlin, Germany: 03.05.2018 Further information
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Der Algorithmus als Bosstazlab "Wie wir arbeiten wollen". taz Tageszeitung. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany: 21.04.2018
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Data for breakfast? Social inclusion and algorithmic biasTransatlantic ICT Forum 2017 (H2020). EU Parliament, Brussels, Belgium: 30.11.2017
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Alexa, who owns my data? AI, Big Data and ownershipPlatform cooperativism 2017. New School, New York City, USA: 11.11.2017
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There is no such thing as free Lunch: Conceptualizing Digital LaborBerkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. Harvard University, Cambdrige (MA), USA: 01.08.2017
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Panels
AI: Legal & Ethical ImplicationsNoC European Hub Young Scholars Annual Meeting. The Center for Cyber Law & Policy, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel: 28.11.2018 Further information
Shirley Ogolla
Moderation of workshops and panels
Erosion of realityHTW Symposium 2018. Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin. Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, Berlin, Germany: 08.11.2018 Further information
Shirley Ogolla
Wie kann betrieblich verfasste Mitbestimmung im Kontext vom Einsatz von KI konkret aussehen?10. Engineering & IT-Tagung: KI - Fluch oder Segen?. Hans-Böckler Stiftung, IG Metall. Ford-Werke, Cologne, Berlin: 19.09.2018 Further information
Shirley Ogolla
Demokratische Partizipationlabor.a. Hans-Böckler Stiftung. Café Moskau, Berlin, Germany: 13.09.2018 Further information
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Zukunftsdialog BMAS. Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales. Westhafen Berlin, Berlin, Germany: 10.09.2018 Further informationShirley Ogolla
Organisation of events
Das Ende der Transparenz?Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2018. 09.06.2018. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften Berlin + Potsdam (National) Further information
Alexandra Giannopoulou, Tuukka Lehtiniemi, Nataliia Sokolovska, Lisa Gutermuth, Christian Djeffal, Shirley Ogolla, Sönke Bartling, Matti Grosse, Wolfgang Schulz, Kirsten Gollatz, Christian Katzenbach, Benedikt Fecher
AI ORACLE 2081re:publica. From 02.05.2018 to 04.05.2018. STATION, Berlin, Germany (National) Further information
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Media appearances
Rettet Künstliche Intelligenz die Welt? (03.12.2018). taz
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Enterprise Social Networks: Empowerment oder Kontrolle? (29.08.2018). Wissenschaftsjahr
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Malochen für den Algorithmus (21.04.2018). taz lab Blog
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