News

ECDF professor Dr. Tabea Flügge has been head of the “Digital Technologies for the Rehabilitation of Patients with Complex Facial Defects” department since May 1, 2020. With her position made... read more »

For many users, cookie banners are one of the biggest annoyances when surfing the internet. At the same time, they pose a fundamental problem for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): what is... read more »

In online labor markets such as Uber, Lieferando, and Etsy, ratings determine income, visibility, and career opportunities—often more quickly and definitively than in the traditional job market. The... read more »

Programming technologies are developing rapidly, but the factors contributing to their rise and fall are not yet known. In a new study, Fabian Braesemann, associate scientist at ECDF and lecturer in... read more »

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Events

14.08.2025 – 15.02.2026

The exhibition “Politics of Design – Per/Forming Critique“ displays critical design and performative works developed in the framework of parallel collaborative studio classes by ECDF Professor Michell... read more »

28.01.2026

On January 28, 2026, the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, together with the ECDF, invites you to the launch of Consenter – the first officially recognized service for... read more »

02.02.2026

The monthly Brownbag Meeting is the ECDF event for networking, brainstorming, matching, and eating. All professors, associate members, and research assistants of the ECDF are invited to the meeting... read more »

02.02.2026

Refugee policy in Europe and in Germany has tightened noticeably since 2025: new restrictions, an increasingly security-oriented rhetoric and growing doubts about compliance with human rights... read more »

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