Vincent Hofmann
Vincent Hofmann has been working as a junior researcher at the HIIG since June 2021. He is working on the project “The Ethics of Digitalisation“.
He studied law at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main (on a scholarship from the Deutschlandstipendium) with a focus on the Internationalisation and Europeanisation of law. His research is focused on Platform Governance.
In addition to his studies, he produced the weekly podcast “Wer will was von wem woraus [Who wants what from whom]”, in which he discussed the content and problems of law studies for students.
Working paper
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. Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6375784 Publication details
Other publications
Hofmann, V. (2022). Explaining AI – How to explain the unexplainable?, . Publication details
Hofmann, V. (2022). Towards an African Narrative on Digital Sovereignty, . Publication details
Hofmann, V., Kettemann, M. C., Böke, J., & Mosene, K. (2021). Wahl-Watching – Was du machen kannst, um den Online-Wahlkampf fairer zu machen. Media Research Blog. Publication details
Hofmann, V., Dinar, C., Kettemann, M.C., Hinrichs, L., Böke, J., & Gradulewski, M. (2021). Governance by Geschäft: Recht und Macht der App Stores. Media Research Blog. Publication details
Butters, N., Bollmann, H., Hofmann, V., & Kettemann, M. (2021). Digitalisierung definieren: Eine Verteidigung ethischer Prinzipien im digitalen Zeitalter. Digital Society Blog. Publication details
Organisation of events
Closing Event: Ethics of Digitalisationwith attending Vip: Sandra Cortesi, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University; Malavika Jayaram, Digital Asia Hub. From 07.02.2022 to 07.02.2022. Schloss Bellevue, Berlin, Germany. 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 (International) Further information
Hanna-Sophie Bollmann, Vincent Hofmann, Nadine Birner, Matthias C. Kettemann, Wolfgang Schulz
Participation as expert
Stakeholder-Dialog – Ethik der DigitalisierungStakeholder-Dialog – Ethik der Digitalisierung Stakeholder-Dialog – Ethik der Digitalisierung Berkman Klein Center, Digital Asia Hub. Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany: 06.10.2021 Further information
Vincent Hofmann, Freya Hewett, Georg von Richthofen, Adrian Kopps, Bronwen Deacon, Matthias C. Kettemann, Wolfgang Schulz
Explainable AIExplainable AI Research Clinic – Explainable AI Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. Coconat Gutshof, Bad Belzig, Germany: 08.09.2021 Further information
Vincent Hofmann, Jakob Stolberg-Larsen, Freya Hewett, Matthias C. Kettemann, Wolfgang Schulz, Theresa Züger
Media appearances
Sovereign data control could boost Africa’s ‘gig economy’ (27.06.2022). Rwanda Post
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