Ariane Wilhelm

Ariane Wilhelm is a Scientific Associate at the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Her research focuses on sustainable bioeconomy, technology acceptance, and VR laboratory studies. She is collaborating at the Sustainable Futures Lab while pursuing her doctorate.

• Education: M.Sc. in Data Science (Loughborough University, 2023-2024), M.Sc. in Psychology – Human Factors (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 2021-2024), B.Sc. in Psychology (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 2018-2021)

Her main research areas include:

• Acceptance of alternative foods and sustainable technologies
• Questionnaire studies for assessing user behavior
• Virtual reality (VR) applications in experimental psychology

Recent publications analyze automated mobility acceptance and visual perception dynamics. She contributes to projects like GrassToGurt – Meadow Yogurt without Cows.