DiTraRe Symposium 2025

DiTraRe Symposium 2025

Welcome to the DiTraRe Symposium 2025 happening in person at the ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien! Get ready for two days filled with insightful discussions, innovative presentations, and networking opportunities with experts in the field. Join us for a deep dive into the latest trends and developments in digital transformation of research. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and gain valuable insights. Mark your calendars and secure your spot now!

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Info: In this keynote lecture at the Symposium on Digital Transformation of Research (DiTraRe), I will address two questions. First, what fundamental epistemological differences exist between human research strategies and research shaped by algorithms. Second, what are consequences for the objective phrased in the Reflection and Resonance dimension of DiTraRe “to establish trust in research that is shaped by algorithms, [where] it is vital to ensure transparent, reproducible practices and clear communication of findings.”

To explore these questions, I will draw on previous philosophical work that emphasizes the crucial role of descriptions of phenomena and conceptual models in human research strategies (Boon, 2015; 2020a). In contrast, ideas about AI-based scientific research suggest that phenomena and models are redundant once large amounts of data are available (Boon, 2020b).

In this lecture, I will use examples from experimental and empirical (data generating) practices.

Info: Artificial Intelligence as an Additional Dimension to the Digital Transformation. Talk 1: Blueprint for an AI-Ready University: Design Thinking as the Engine of Change. Talk 2: From Artefacts to Algorithms: Federated Infrastructures, Knowledge Representation and AI in the Humanities. Talk 3: Data Infrastructures as a Foundation for AI Projects.

Info: Law and Ethics in Digitalization of Research: Regulating Dynamic Processes with Ancient Orders. Talk 1: Legal Challenges Posed by AI in the Use of Research Data. Talk 2: Navigating the Dynamic Relationship of Law and Ethics in the Digitalization of Research.

Info: Poster slam & poster session

Info: The dinner will be on a self-paid basis.

Info: Trusted Digital Research Workflows Across Disciplines for the age of Data AI. Talk 1: Data Infrastructures as a Foundation for AI Projects. Talk 2: Leveraging Established E-Infrastructures to Enhance Research Data Management and EOSC Integration. Talk 3: Data Sovereignty, Transparency, Accountability and Persistence in AI-Times.

Info: The Role of Generative AI for Transforming Research Practices, Publishing and Policy Advice. Talk 1: Digital Transformation in Science – the Role of Generative AI Tools for Changes in Research Practice and Knowledge Production. Talk 2: Publishing in the Age of AI: How Generative AI Is Transforming Scientific Communication. Talk 3: Generative AI in the Practice of Scientific Policy Advice - Potentials and Challenges at the Interface of Science and Politics. Talk 4: Reflection on the Science Society Interface of Generative AI.

Info: Building Bridges: Achieving Digitalisation of Research through Interdisciplinarity

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Lorenzstraße 19, Karlsruhe, Germany