Alexander Orlowski
Society, Culture and Technological Change
Alexander Orlowski is a technology sociologist who currently serves as a research associate for the "DAMA" project. His work focuses on exploring the social and ethical implications of technological advancements, with a particular emphasis on artificial intelligence. In 2018, he completed his sociology degree at the University of Tübingen, where he wrote his thesis on the social construct of autonomous driving. Orlowski's research interests center around examining the impact of emerging technologies on society and identifying ways to mitigate potential negative consequences.
Areas of Expertise
- Sociology of technology
- The relationship between social and technological change
- Sociological perspective on smart home, autonomous driving, artificial intelligence
- Questions of governance of technology
- Methods of qualitative and quantitative social research
Career
| Since 2021 | Research associate In the project DAMA at the IZEW |
| 2019 - 2020 | Research associate In the project TANGO at the IZEW |
| 2018 | Research associate In the project INTEGRAM at the IZEW |
| 2016 - 2018 | Examined research assistant In the project INTEGRAM at the IZEW |
| 2014 - 2018 | Sociology studies at University of Tübingen (M.A.) Thesis: "Autonomes Fahren als mediale Konstruktion einer Technologie. Eine Diskursanalyse" |
| 2011 - 2014 | Sociology studies at the University of Augsburg (B.A.) |
Publications
- Orlowski, Alexander (2022): Der Einfluss von Diskursen auf Governance am Fallbeispiel autonomen Fahrens. In: Alexander Bogner, Michael Decker, Michael Nentwich und Constanze Scherz (Hg.): Digitalisierung und die Zukunft der Demokratie: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 257–268. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748928928-257
- Pawelec, Maria; Bieß, Cora; Orlowski, Alexander (2021): Ethisch und sozial wünschenswerte Technikgovernance fördern: Points to Consider zu Technikgovernance - Handlungsempfehlungen zum Autonomen Fahren und zu Deepfakes. Points to Consider zu Technikgovernance - Handlungsempfehlungen zum Autonomen Fahren und zu Deepfakes.
- Ruff, Christopher; Horch, Andrea; Benthien, Benedict; Loh, Wulf; Orlowski, Alexander (2021): DAMA – A transparent meta-assistant for data self-determination in smart environments. In: Heiko Roßnagel, Christian H. Schunck und Sebastian Mödersheim (Hg.): Open Identity Summit 2021. 01.-02.06.2021 Copenhagen, Denmark. Bonn: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI) (Lecture notes in informatics, Volume P-312).
- with Céline Gressel (2019): Integrierte Technikentwicklung. TATuP Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis, v. 28, n. 2, S. 71-72, 8 Juli 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.28.2.s71
- Atanisev et al. (2017): Vermessen und Teilen - Praktiken und Diskurse des Teilens digitaler Selbstvermessungsdaten http://dx.doi.org/10.15496/publikation-16665
Talks and Presentations
- 16. März 2023 STS Hub Aachen: „What happens in the Smart Home: questions on the relationship between materiality, practice, and discourse”
- 09. Juni 2023 SIEF Conference 2023 (Brno): „Smart Home between imagined benefit and everyday reality”
- 05. Oktober 2023 Forum Privatheit (Berlin): „Transparenter Datenautonomie Meta-Assistent: informationelle Selbstbestimmung im Smart Home“ (zusammen mit Christopher Ruff – Fraunhofer IAO)
- 10. November 2023 Dietrich Bonhoeffer Gymnasium (Metzingen ): „ChatGPT – Betrachtung aus ethischer und sozialwissenschaftlicher Perspektive“
- 17. November 2023 Growing Virtuality Conference (Bochum): „Actors in the Smart Home“
- 04. Mai 2022; STS Konferenz Graz 2022: “Privacy Smart Home Meta Assistant: Data Autonomy and Informational Self-Determination in Smart Home Environments”
- 27 August 2020, ECPR Virtual General Conference 2020: "Encouraging the development of ethically and societally ‘desirable’ technologies through innovation governance" together with Cora Bieß and Maria Pawelec
- 18 August 2020, EASST 4S: "Governing technology innovation processes for ethically 'desirable' societal transformation" together with Cora Bieß and Maria Pawelec
- 29 November 2019, Tagung Demokratische Wissenschafts- und Technikgestaltung heute: "Governance of Autonomous Driving"
- 11 November 2019, SAS at HLRS: "Artificial Intelligence: Interconnection between Society and Technology"
Teaching
| WiSe 19/20 | Together with Matthias Leger: Techniksoziologie: theoretische Grundlagen und praktische Annäherung am Institut für Soziologie (Universität Tübingen) |