Andreas Hepp

Andreas Hepp is a German media and communication scholar currently serving as a Full Professor (W3) at the University of Bremen, affiliated with the Center for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI). He has held visiting positions at prestigious institutions including the London School of Economics, Goldsmiths (University of London), Stanford University, and Université Paris II.

Research Focus:

• Deep Mediatization and Datafication
• Communicative Artificial Intelligence
• Transcultural Communication
• Qualitative Methodologies
• Digital Futures and Algorithmic Society

Major Grants:

• Co-Spokesperson for DFG/FWF Collaborative Research Group 'Communicative AI' (2025–)
• Principal Investigator for DFG Priority Programme 'Mediatized Worlds' (2012–2016)
• DFG-funded Creative Research Unit 'Communicative Figurations' (2013–2016)

Scientific Awards:

• Fellow of the International Communication Association (2024)
• Theoriepreis and Zeitschriftenpreis from German Communication Association (DGPuK)
• 2010 Best Journal Publication Award

Labs & Networks: Leads the 'Datafication and Mediatization' lab at ZeMKI and co-founded the 'Communicative Figurations' research network.