Marc Rittberger

Prof. Dr. Marc Rittberger serves as Deputy Managing Director of the Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education (DIPF) since April 2025, concurrently holding a Professorship for Information Management at DIPF and Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences since 2005. His institutional leadership spans multiple directorial roles including Managing Director (2008-2012) and current oversight of the Education Information Center.

Rittberger's research focuses on open science infrastructure development, digital educational architectures, and information management systems. His work examines practical implementations of Open Educational Resources (OER), bibliographic database optimization for systematic reviews, and metadata standards for distributed learning environments. Recent publications demonstrate growing emphasis on AI-driven knowledge graphs and machine learning applications in scholarly communication.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals consistent engagement with

• Open Science implementation challenges
• Systematic review methodology in educational research
• Teacher practices in digital resource sharing
• Quality metrics for research infrastructures

His work bridges theoretical informatics with practical educational applications, particularly in K-12 digital transformation contexts.

Rittberger actively shapes research policy through key committee roles including:

• Spokesperson of Leibniz Association's Open Science Strategy Forum (since 2023)
• Deputy Spokesperson of Standing Commission for Scientific Infrastructure Facilities (since 2024)
• Former Scientific Advisory Board positions at GESIS, ZBW, and Know Center

His academic supervision extends through leadership in major research initiatives including Digi-EBF (Digitalization in Education), ABIBA (reducing educational barriers), and EduArc (digital educational architectures). Current projects emphasize open scholarship quantification, AI-based search infrastructures, and internationalization of educational research infrastructures.