Laura Fichtner

Laura Fichtner is a postdoctoral academic affiliated with the Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society at the University of Maryland and a research affiliate with the Ethics in Information Technology (EIT) research group at the University of Hamburg. Her work bridges technology, ethics, and policy, with a focus on institutionalized research ethics practices and critical analysis of cybersecurity paradigms.

Research Focus:

• Platform Governance & Content Moderation
• Cybersecurity & Data Protection
• AI Ethics & Governance
• Critical Information Studies
• Science & Technology Studies
• Philosophy of Technology

Publications demonstrate interdisciplinary engagement with ethics, governance, and cybersecurity. Key contributions include analyses of research ethics in German social sciences (2024), democratic legitimacy in content moderation (2022), and theoretical frameworks for cybersecurity (2016-2018).