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M.Sc. Niklas von Heyden

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
    Institute of Information Systems and Marketing (IISM)
    Kaiserstraße 89
    76133 Karlsruhe

Research Interests

  • Citizen Science Systems
  • IoT in Smart Cities
  • Participatory Urban Development
  • Human-Computer Co-Creation
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Short CV

05/2024 - Present Doctoral Researcher at the human-centered systems lab (h-lab) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
01/2023 - 06/2023 Visiting Graduate Student at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
05/2022 - 12/2022 Graduate Student Researcher at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal
09/2021 - 06/2023 MSc. in International Development and Public Policy at Nova School of Business and Economics
09/2014 - 03/2018 BA in Media and Communication Management at MdH Berlin
09/2011 - 03/2014 International Economics and Development at University of Bayreuth

Work experience as head of product development and innovation at Code&Co., founder at NOA, and as web developer and digital strategy consultant. Internships at Kekst CNC London and Tirendo Berlin. Voluntary Social Service at German UNESCO Commission in Quito, Ecuador.