Research
Welcome to the ARRTI Pillar Research website!
The key aim of this initiative is to promote responsible and sustainable research as well as critical reflection on the benefits and risks associated with it. Particularly with regard to the exploration and implementation of new technologies, it is imperative that innovation and technical development not be the sole focus and that moral aspects are also considered right from the start.
Relevant questions are often identified in group discussions based on the criteria of ELSI—Ethical, Legal and Social Implications. Ethical implications relate, for example, to the limitation of autonomy, while legal aspects deal with issues such as data privacy and social implications take societal consequences into account.
Focusing on interdisciplinary research, all stakeholders should be involved in this discussion so that expertise from different perspectives and disciplines can be brought together and a holistic assessment can take place.
The challenge of such an assessment is that research is an ongoing process and not all relevant points can be considered in advance. Evaluations must therefore be dynamically adapted to the current state of research and continuously called into question. This solution-oriented approach enables responsible research to be carried out during the development of new technologies so that potential undesirable consequences can be identified and eliminated at an early stage.
Female university students, doctoral candidates and founders can apply until 02.12.2024 with their theses, dissertations and startups considering ethics in digital education.
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Two research-projects have been chosen as winners: “AI4NAPP”, which aims to develop a new model of production planning that considers a holistic sustainability approach and “ML4RW”, which aims to address the issues of reducing food waste and improving energy utilization efficiency through the design of more accurate time-series-prediction machine-learning algorithms. The ARRTI-Team and -Network congratulates the winners and is excited to support the two projects as ARRTI-Fellows in the coming months.
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Always at the start of a semester, ARRTI offers a workshop for junior scientists on how to address moral challenges in their work.
The workshop provides general skills and knowledge of research ethics needed for scientists to address the questions raised above. Participants attain the skills to rationally reflect on their role as a scientist from an ethical standpoint, including the specific expectations that role involves in a broader social context. The workshop will show that successful research goes hand in hand with ethical and responsible research.
Watch for current dates in our calendar!
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Wie sind die aktuellen Vorgaben der DFG und des BMBF in Bezug auf Kooperationen mit Russland insbesondere vor dem Hintergrund der Regeln guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis zu bewerten? Wie konsistent und weitsichtig sind diese Vorgaben, wenn Forschungsvorhaben mit Russland früher gepusht wurden und heute noch mit Ländern wie China vorangetrieben werden, die ein ähnliches oder vielleicht noch größeres Gefährdungspotential wie Russland aufweisen?
Gäste: Der Generalsekretär der Humboldt Stiftung, Enno Aufderheide, der Vizepräsident des KIT, Thomas Hirth, der Leiter der Abteilung Europäische und internationale Zusammenarbeit beim BMBF, Armin Reinartz, Mareike Ohlberg, Senior Fellow beim Asia Programm der German Marshall Fund, und andere.
more| Name | Title | Job Description |
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| Popplow, Marcus Debuty Director for Research |
Prof. Dr. | |
| Deml, Barbara Director for Research |
Prof. Dr.-Ing. | |
| 2 additional persons visible within KIT only. | ||