Background
Research and Professional Development
| February 2025 – Present | Rudolf Mössbauer Assistant Professor for Participation and Diversity in Digital Societies, Technical University of Munich. School of Medicine and Health & School of Social Sciences and Technology | |
| February 2022 – Present | Senior Research and Teaching Associate, IKMZ, University of Zurich. | |
| September 2024 – Present | Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University |
PAST
| October 2009 – August 2024 | Fellow (academic appointment), Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University | |
| October 2009 – August 2024 | Director of the Youth and Media project, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University | |
| April 2014 – August 2024 | Co-Founder and Co-Director of Digitally Connected/Conectados al Sur, a collaborative initiative between UNICEF and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. | |
| April 2022 – December 2024 | Adjunct Researcher in Communication, Department of Communication and Culture, BI Norwegian Business School.April 2022 – Present | |
Education
| 2021 |
Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Basel, Switzerland Focus: Youth and the Participatory Promise |
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| 2009 |
Master of Science in General Psychology and Methodology at the University of Basel, Switzerland Focus: human-computer-interaction |
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| 2007 | Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Basel, Switzerland |
Current Memberships, Committee Work, and other Activities
ETDA (Electronic Transactions Development Agency) of the government of Thailand, International AI Policy Advisory Panel (IPAP), December 2022 – Present
World Economic Forum, Working Group, Metaverse Value Creation, November 2022 – Present
World Economic Forum, Working Group, Metaverse Governance, July 2022 – Present
Digital Self-Determination, Working Group hosted by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, January 2022 – Present
Colombian National Government, Director of the AI Expert Mission (appointed by Colombia’s President Ivan Duque), October 2021– August 2022
Council of Europe, Expert Group on AI Literacy Resources and Tools, June 2021 – Present
ySkills (a H2020 project; consortium of 15 European universities), Advisory Board Member, January 2021 – Present
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center (JGCC) at Sesame Workshop, By/With/For Youth: Inspiring Next Gen Public Media Audiences, Advisory Board, June 2020 – Present
20 Minuten – a member of the TX Group (previously Tamedia.ch), Board of Directors / Verwaltungsrat, 2020 – Present
World Economic Forum, Global Future Council, Virtual & Augmented Reality, 2019 – Present
Nexa Center on Internet and Society, Board of Trustees, April 2019 – Present
Digital Asia Hub, Steering Committee, September 2015 – Present
Swiss Media Forum, Advisory Board, August 2018 – Present
20 Minutes Youth Lab https://youthlab.20min.ch), Advisor, September 2018 – Present
UNICEF, Digital Citizenship Safety, Working Group Member, June 2011 – Present
Global Kids Online, International Advisory Group, September 2015 – Present
Connect
Address Germany (Primary)
Technical University of Munich
School of Medicine and Health & School of Social Sciences and Technology
Connollystrasse 32, 80809 München
Address Switzerland
University of Zurich
Department of Communications and Media Research
Andreasstrasse 15
8050 Zürich, Switzerland
Address United states
Harvard University
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
1557 Massachusetts Avenue, 5th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA