TUM Think Tank

📣 Join Us for the 3rd Edition of the Facilitating Constructive Dialogue Workshop 🗓 December 5th, 1:00 pm - 7:30 pm & December 6th, 9:00 am - 2:30 pm 📍 TUM Think Tank 📩 Invitation only. We’d love to hear from you! Send us an email if you'd like to join (tumthinktank@hfp.tum.de) We're bringing together experts and stakeholders from academia, civil society, the public sector, and industry to address two critical questions in the fight against toxic online speech: 1️⃣  What do we know about the challenges of hate speech and mis- and disinformation online, and how can we best approach them? 2️⃣ What do we know about effective solutions, strategies, and tools to combat these issues? Over the course of a two-day event, we'll explore these questions and work together to develop actionable insights for building healthier online spaces. 👉 If you’re interested in joining us, we’d love to hear from you! Please send a brief email sharing your background and your motivation for getting involved at: tumthinktank@hfp.tum.de 🤝 In collaboration with the Bayerische Landeszentrale für neue Medien, the Bavarian State Ministry of Justice (StMJ), Das NETTZ, ISD Germany, the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation, and the Content Moderation Lab at the TUM Think Tank. ➕ For more information and the official program, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/dBmkZ5C5 Yannis Theocharis, Markus B. Siewert, Sina Laubenstein Medina, Friederike Quint, Amos Wasserbach, Lena-Maria Böswald, Dr. Christoph Egle, Andreas Wenninger, Spyros Kosmidis, Joshua Tucker, Jeffrey Howard, Vinzent Ellissen, Meldestelle REspect!, Fernanda Sauca, Dr. Miguelángel Verde Garrido, Simon Stacheter, Guenter Bressau Hochschule für Politik München, TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich, Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Digitales, Wikimedia Foundation Policy

Meet Daryna Dementieva, one of our Friedrich Schiedel Fellows. What inspired her to apply? Building a bridge between social sciences and technology with her project and unique view. Does this sound like you? Applications are open for our second cohort of fellows. Make your mark and apply by December 16!   👉 Information & Application: https://lnkd.in/dbqbd_KS   👉 Watch the whole interview here: https://lnkd.in/dhv4AkuQ   💡 Interested in the topic of hate speech? Join Daryna for a workshop on digital violence and violence against vulnerable groups on December 2 here at the TUM Think Tank! https://lnkd.in/dnCZ7pmT   TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich, Hochschule für Politik München

👓 Are you ready for Life in the Metaverse?   Life experiences in the virtual worlds can either be liberating and free or enclosed and discriminatory. Join us to discuss the latest thinking on how to imagine and govern life in virtual worlds. What would you like a metaverse to be? We are looking for fresh ideas to expand current projects and welcome your unique perspectives. 📆 3 December | 5 PM 📍 TUM Think Tank In his upcoming book "Governing the Metaverse: Law, order and freedom in digital space" Professor Mark Findlay radically repositions conventional thinking about how personal identity, community bonding, and orderly existence can be ensured in the virtual, breaking away from how we understand markets, governance, technology and law in realspace. 📚 The first part of this session will see him introduce some of the central thinking in this analysis and open up an opportunity for a wide ranging discussion about how the metaverse and its many derivations can be spaces for more fulfilling and sustainable life experiences than presently prevail in realspace. Key to this is what he proposes as 'New Law'. 🤝 The second half of the session will focus around an overview by the editors of a project in which young voices, assisted by Alice's adventures in wonderland, express their vision for central concerns in the metaverse relating to identity, gender, personhood, property and the intersections between technology and social flourishing. The audience will have the opportunity to participate in shaping the development of this project and to share in the experience of publishing young scholars and their unique concerns and considerations. 👇 Sign up via the link in the comments and join us there! Open to everyone interested!! cc: Sofie Schönborn, Noha Lea Halim, Hochschule für Politik München, TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT / FAQ for APPLICATIONS Dear All, Thank you very much for your interest in our project. We reached 100 followers on the first day of our launch, and within the first 3 minutes of publishing the announcement, we received 5 applications. We sincerely appreciate your attention. On this occasion, we would like to address some of the frequently asked questions (FAQ): 📌 1. Work Location ✅ 1. We primarily prefer to work online. However, if you're in Munich, you are welcome to join us in person for certain activities. So, to address any remaining uncertainties: residing in Munich or Germany is not a requirement. 📌 2. Work Hours and Conditions ✅ 2. There are no regular or strict working hours. The work will be organized on a task-based basis. Monthly meetings will be scheduled at specific times. Therefore, we do not anticipate any impediment to your full-time employment. Although this is a volunteer and unpaid opportunity, we encourage you to review the benefits we offer, as we believe they present valuable professional opportunities. 📌 3. Application Process, Deadline, and Results ✅ 3. As outlined in the application document, please submit your application in English to fsf.canturk@gmail.com. Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications submitted through other channels. We kindly recommend that you include a brief cover letter introducing yourself or your most recent CV, and a description of how you can contribute to the Hub. The application deadline is December 15, 2024, and we anticipate notifying applicants of the results by the end of December. 📌 4. Which fields are eligible for application? May undergraduate students apply? ✅ 4. Yes, as an undergraduate student, you may apply. As stated in the application document, we welcome applications from individuals at all educational levels (undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral) from around the world who share the vision of the Hub. While we prioritize candidates from the fields of Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Finance, and Law, we are open to all applicants who have an interest in and are actively engaged in the Hub's areas of focus. 📌 5. Activities and workshops ✅ 5. As highlighted in the White Paper, the Hub is not a specific project but rather a structure designed to bring together experts and enthusiasts in the fields of finance, technology, and law to enable the development of multiple projects. Therefore, under the Hub's framework, you can create various projects within the Working Groups, which will be formed to prioritize different themes. Events related to these projects (such as workshops, symposiums, and so on) can be organized not only in Germany but also physically and/or in hybrid formats worldwide, if the necessary conditions are provided. In short, through the Hub, we offer you an opportunity to realize your potential from a multidisciplinary perspective in the fields of technology, finance, and law.

An inspiring discussion unfolds between Dr. Mauritz Kop Founder and Executive Director of the Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology; Urs Gasser Dean of the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology at the Technical University of Munich; and Dr. Hoda Al Khzaimi, Associate Vice Provost of Research Translation and Innovation at New York University Abu Dhabi. Moderated by Fabienne Marco Director of the Quantum Social Lab at the Technical University of Munich, the session explores Global Policy Frameworks for Quantum Technology at #XPANSE, hosted by ADQ

Applications now open! Our Friedrich Schiedel Fellowship is back, offering a unique opportunity for changemakers to amplify their projects and drive real-world impact. 🌍 Hear from our fellows Auxane Boch and Franziska Poszler about their projects and the hopes that made them apply.  👉 Watch the whole video here: https://lnkd.in/dp6dnyUz Join them now and hand in your application by December 16 to be part of the next cohort! 👉 Information & Application: https://lnkd.in/dbqbd_KS   💡 Get a glimpse of Franziska's project MoralPLai on Nov 26 at this workshop: https://lnkd.in/eRebs345   Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence - TUM TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich, Hochschule für Politik München, #FriedrichSchiedelStiftung 📹 A big „thank you“ to Sabrina Bauer for her support with the recording of this video!

🪴 Landwirtschaft, Klima, Gesundheit – das sind nur ein paar Bereiche, in denen Veränderungen notwendig sind, wenn wir die Zukunft nachhaltig gestalten wollen. Welche Rolle kann dabei die Wissenschaft spielen? Wie werden ethische Konflikte thematisiert? Und wie kann sich die Gesellschaft beteiligen? An drei Abenden soll wissenschaftliche Politikberatung beleuchtet und mit dem Publikum diskutiert werden. 📆 Dienstag, 26.11.2024 📍 Café Luitpold 🔗 Zur Anmeldung: https://lnkd.in/dte49mv4 Der erste Abend kommende Woche beschäftigt sich mit Agrarpolitik. Welche Interessenskonflikte entstehen im Spannungsfeld von Ökonomie und Ökologie und wie können sie gelöst werden? Was hat die Zukunftskommission Landwirtschaft bewirkt? Referentinnen und Referenten: 🎙️Peter Strohschneider (Vorsitzender Zukunftskommission Landwirtschaft und Berater der EU-Kommission) 🎙️Senthold Asseng (TUM) 🎙️Mascha Gugganig (LMU)  🎙️Teresa Stetter (Jungbauernschaft) Moderation:  🎙️Oscar Perez (TUM Speaker Series) Veranstaltet wird die Reihe von Salon Luitpold, Corporate Communication Center der Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology und dem TUM Think Tank. Vielen Dank an die Co-Organisatorinnen und Organisatoren Jeanne Rubner, Silke Beck, Oscar Perez & Markus B. Siewert und unseren Host Dr. Stephan J. Meier, BM, 🙏 Die weiteren Abende drehen sich um Klimapolitik und Gesundheit. Mark your calendars: 15.1.25 und 10.2.25! Weitere Informationen folgen.

Even with various regulations in place across countries and social media platforms, abusive speech online remains a significant issue. Thus, we would be glad to see you at our workshop on current realities on tackling online hate speech. Empower yourself to navigate and counter the rising challenges of digital abuse and close the gap between academical NLP research and real-world use cases. Gain practical tools, legal insights, and discussion on GenAI power to mitigate abusive speech. Join a community committed to fostering a safer digital world! 📆 Monday, 2 December | 2 - 6 PM with networking afterwards 📍 TUM Think Tank at the Munich School for Politics and Public Policy (1st floor) We will have amazing speakers from various backgrounds: 🎙️ Debora Nozza - Assistant Professor from Università Bocconi. Debora has extensive work on hate and sexism multilingual speech detection. 🎙️Cordelia Moore  - a Hamburg-based advisor of German NGOs on digital violence. Cordelia will share valuable real-life view of digital and gender violence. 🎙️Ekaterina Artemova - a research scientist from Toloka.ai (based in Munich). Katya will talk about AI-generated content detection. This event is organized by our Friedrich Schiedel Fellow Daryna Dementieva.

We are proud to be the Education Partner at XPANSE, one of the oldest partners of the Quantum Social Lab and QuantWorld. Join us at XPANSE in Abu Dhabi this week: the world's first visioning of the future with exponential tech! Get more insights throughout this week on the Quantum Social Lab's instagram channel 📲 https://lnkd.in/dKiuTVh8 In case you are there, here's what to look forward to and where to meet them: ✨ Immersive experiences:  🔮 Medical Quantum Wonderland – a journey through quantum medical innovations inspired by “Alice in Wonderland” 🎮 Marble Track Interactive – explore Quantum encryption in a fun, hands-on way. 📅 Event Highlights Wed 20 Nov / 10:10-10:40 AM 💡 Quantum for Everyone, 📍Fireside Chat 🗣Speakers: William Hurley (CEO, Strangeworks) & Fabienne Marco (Head of Quantum Social Lab, TUM) 📅 Event Highlights Thur 21 Nov / 5:44-5:49 PM 💡 Young Quantum Social Scientists International GenZ Edition, 📍Pitch 🗣Speakers: William Hurley (CEO, Strangeworks) & Fabienne Marco (Head of Quantum Social Lab, TUM) 🌟 Enchanted Quantum: Interdisciplinary Endgame, 📍Imaginarium 22 Nov / 11:40 AM -12:10 PM 🗣Speaker: Fabienne Marco 🎨 Quantum Meets Fractal Geometric Art, 📍Imaginarium 22 Nov /12:10-12:20 PM 🗣Speaker: Mauritz Kop 🌐 Global Policy Frameworks for Quantum Technology, 📍Fireside Chat 22 Nov / 12:35-1:05 PM Moderator: Fabienne Marco 🗣Panelists: Mauritz Kop Urs Gasser (PI of the Quantum Social Lab) Dr.Hoda A.Alkhzaimi 🎢 Adventures in the Quantum Wonderland, 📍Keynote / 5:10-5:30 PM 🗣Speakers: Eden Castaneira Rios (Young Quantum Social Scientist, TUM) Nuria Quesada Pérez (Young Quantum Social Scientist, TUM)

🌟 Join us as a Friedrich Schiedel Fellow and embark on a journey of human-centered innovation for technology in society! Applications now open until December 16! We're looking for fellows from diverse backgrounds dedicated to addressing societal challenges through innovative approaches that advance the public good. Together, we'll explore how emerging technologies can be harnessed responsibly, ensuring they remain human-centered and democratically developed. Accepted fellows will lead translational research at the intersection of technology and society, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across various fields at TUM. 🚀 Why Apply for the Fellowship Program? 👉 Funding: Fellows can apply for funding of up to €20,000 to support their projects, for a flexible fellowship duration between three and twelve months. 👉 Community: As a Schiedel Fellow, you will join a diverse, cross-disciplinary community at TUM and the TUM Think Tank with access to a global network of partners across Bavaria, Germany, and internationally. 👉 Co-Working Space: Fellows will be based at the TUM Think Tank in the heart of Munich, offering a dynamic environment for knowledge exchange and transfer between academia, civil society, business, and the public sector. Open to post-doctoral researchers and advanced PhD candidates who are employed at #TUM or enrolled at TUM Graduate School. Hosted by the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology and the TUM Think Tank, Friedrich Schiedel Fellows are integral members of our community, expected to actively engage in projects and contribute to our fellowship community. 📅 Applications are now open until December 16, 2024. Find more information and the application form here: https://lnkd.in/dbqbd_KS Throughout the next weeks keep an eye out for a closer look at our first cohort’s inspiring ways they’re connecting ideas and communities. 🌍💡 TUM Think Tank Hochschule für Politik München Technical University of Munich TUM School of Management TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED) TUM School of Life Sciences TUM Campus Heilbronn TUM Universitätsklinikum Klinikum rechts der Isar