Hi!
I am Marco, a social scientist researching public perceptions of artificial intelligence, the fairness and legitimacy of algorithmic decision-making, and the societal consequences of AI in areas such as higher education and public policy. I was part of the Meinungsmonitor Künstliche Intelligenz (MeMo:KI), a long-term research project that monitored public opinion on AI in Germany until 2026.
Currently, I am a post-doctoral researcher in communication and media science at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf in Germany.
My academic research ranges from work that theorizes and analyzes the meaning of data in social situations, to how we communicate about and negotiate with data and computers in our everyday life, to how we perceive of the societal use of technology (see here for my publications).
In my analysis, as a trained empirical researcher, I also collect data and employ methods of statistical data analysis.
I explicitly reflect and appreciate the challenges that this poses to my scientific self.
I received my PhD from the University of Münster, in Germany. My PhD focused on the German public’s perceptions and expectations concerning Big Data and the monograph was published in German in January 2022 via Springer VS and is available online as an open-access book.
Get to know my colleagues with whom it is a great pleasure to collaborate.
Interests
- Public Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence
- AI Governance, Regulation & Legitimacy
- Algorithmic Fairness & Decision-Making
- AI Imaginaries & Political Engagement
- AI in the Workplace & Higher Education
- Survey Experiments & Conjoint Analysis
- Structural Equation Modelling
Education
PhD in Communication Science, 2014-2020
University of Münster (DE)
M.Sc. Communication Science, 2012-2014
University of Amsterdam (NL)
BA in Communication Science, 2008-2012
University of Erfurt (DE)