The Einstein Center Digital Future (ECDF) has appointed a new Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to further promote scientific excellence and the strategic development of the research center. This internationally composed committee brings together outstanding experts from various disciplines in digital research and will provide ECDF with scientific expertise and forward-looking insights on key issues of digital transformation.

The new members of the SAB are:

• Prof. Jacqueline O’Reilly (University of Sussex, UK) – Professor of Comparative Labor Market Economics

• Prof. Dr. Alexander Maedche (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany) – Professor of Business Informatics, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction and Cognitive Systems

• Prof. Dr. Hendrik Send (Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology, Germany) – Professor of Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• Prof. Dr. Kristina Höök (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) – Professor of Interaction Design

• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Wahlster (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany) – Professor of Artificial Intelligence

• Prof. Dr. Søren Brunak (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) – Professor of Bioinformatics

• Prof. Dr. Hans Hansson (Mälardalen University, Sweden) – Professor of Real-Time Systems

• Prof. Dr. Iwona Miliszewska (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) – Professor of Computer Science and Educational Technologies

• Prof. Yifang Ban (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) – Professor of Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing

• Dr. Newsha K. Ajami (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA) – Senior Researcher in Water Resource Management

• MSc. Umberto Fugiglando (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) – Researcher in Urban Studies and Digital Urbanism

• Prof. Dr. Fernanda Beigel (National University of Cuyo, Argentina) – Professor of Sociology with a focus on Open Science

• Prof. Dr. Chika O. Yinka-Banjo (University of Lagos, Nigeria) – Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

With its interdisciplinary composition and the scientific excellence of its members, the SAB will play a key role in advancing research at ECDF and promoting innovative approaches to digital transformation. The collaboration with the new Scientific Advisory Board promises valuable scientific impulses and strategic direction for the future development of ECDF.