What <digital> spaces do we live in?

Professor Sven Apel has held the Heisenberg Chair of Software Engineering of the University of Passau, focusing on automatic software construction, since 2013; he also leads the Emmy Noether Research Group ‘Safe and efficient product lines’ (SafeSPL).

Professor Stefan Bauernschuster has held the Chair of Public Economics of the University of Passau since 2013. Moreover, he is a research professor at the ifo Institute in Munich, CESifo Affiliate, a member of the Social Policy Committee of the German Economic Association and a member of the scientific advisory board of the German General Social Survey (ALLBUS).

Professor Michael Grimm has held the Chair of Development Economics of the University of Passau since 2012. Prior to this, he held the posts of Professor of Applied Development Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Visiting Professor at Paris School of Economics and Advisor for the World Bank in Washington, D.C. (United States).

Professor Rüdiger Harnisch holds the Chair of German Language of the University of Passau. He is a member of two project advisory boards of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities and is a former member of the DFG Review Board for Linguistics.

Professor Carolin Haeussler has held the Chair of Organisation, Technology Management and Entrepreneurship since 2011 and has been bringing researchers from all over the world to Passau with the International Centre for Economics and Business Studies.

Professor Harry Haupt has held the Chair of Statistics of the University of Passau since 2012; since 2014, he has held the post of Vice President for Research and the Advancement of Early Career Researchers.

Professor Andreas König has held the Chair of International Management of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Information Systems, University of Passau, since 2013. His research output is published in leading international journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, the Academy of Management Review and Research Policy.

Professor Jan Krämer has held the Chair of Internet and Telecommunications Business of the University of Passau since 2014. Moreover, he is a Research Fellow at the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE), a Brussels-based think tank.

Professor Hans Krah holds the Chair of German Literature and Film at the University of Passau. He generates ideas for the DFG-funded Research Training Group 1681/2 ‘Privacy and Digitalization’, which is currently in its second funding term.

Professor Kai von Lewinski has held the Chair of Public Law, Media Law and Information Law of the University of Passau since 2014. Prior to this, he was the Academic Director of the Foundation for Data Protection in Leipzig.

Professor Susanne Mayr has held the Chair of Psychology and Human-Machine Interaction of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Passau, since 2015.

Professor Martina Padmanabhan has held the Chair of Comparative Development and Cultural Studies with a focus on Southeast Asia since 2012, where she implements new methodologies for interdiciplinarity.

Professor Ursula Reutner has held the Chair of Romance Languages and Cultures of the University of Passau since 2009; since 2014 she has held the post of Vice President for International Relations.

Professor Jan Hendrik Schumann has held the Chair of Marketing and Innovation of the University of Passau since 2012. Since July 2013, he has also worked a director of the Institute of Market and Economic Research.

Professor Dirk Uffelmann has held the Chair of Slavic Literatures and Cultures of the University of Passau since 2006; he is one of the editors of Zeitschrift für Slavische Philologie and co-founder of the Passau Centre for eHumanities, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

Professor Daniela Wawra is Vice President for Study, Teaching and International Matters at the University of Passau. She has held the Chair of English Language and Culture of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities since 2010.

Professor Thomas Widjaja has held the Chair of Business Information Systems since 2016.