Generative AI & chatbots

PD Dr. Malte Persike is the Scientific Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Services (CLS) at RWTH Aachen University. He earned his doctorate in philosophy (Dr. phil.) with distinction for his experimental-methodological foundational research. His habilitation focused on processes of human information processing and the development of psychosocial functions. In 2012, he received the ars legendi Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences. Before taking over the leadership of the CLS, he worked as a project manager in various projects on the development and implementation of innovative teaching and learning concepts in higher education. He is a sought-after keynote speaker across the German-speaking world on topics related to digital teaching, learning, and assessment as well as data-driven improvement of learning environments. He is a core team member of the Hochschulforum Digitalisierung and, on behalf of the German Research Foundation (DFG), serves as chair of the Working Group on Digital Teaching, Learning, and Networking within the Priority Initiative "Digital Information" of the German science organizations. His research focuses on evidence-based impact research in higher education and on learning analytics to optimize teaching and learning processes. He is an expert in digital teaching, learning, and assessment as well as data-driven enhancement of learning contexts.

Salar Mohtaj is a Research Scientist at the German Research Center for AI (DFKI) at the departments of Speech and Language Technology, and a PhD student at Technische Universität Berlin. He has a strong scientific background in NLP. His research interests are text veracity assessment and transfer learning.

Dr. Eleftherios Avramidis is a Senior Researcher at the German Research Center for AI (DFKI) at the departments of Speech and Language Technology and Interactive Textiles, whereas he has been leading workshops related to machine learning at the TU and the UdK Berlin. His research interests are in fields of Machine Translation and Sign Language Translation.

Dr. Aljoscha Burchardt is Principal Researcher, Research Fellow and Deputy Spokesperson of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI GmbH) in Berlin. He is an expert in language technology and artificial intelligence. He was also an expert member of the Enquete Commission "Artificial Intelligence" of the German Bundestag.

Irene Weber holds a degree in computer science and works as a professor of information systems at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Kempten University of Applied Sciences. In an interdisciplinary environment, she is concerned with digitalization and Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, data visualization and with Conversational Artificial Intelligence. She is also interested in open source software and its use of for companies.