Charlotte Sweet

Charlotte Sweet is an Assistant Professor at Fachhochschule Linz (FH-Linz), affiliated with the Societal & Social Innovation department within the Research Center Linz Digisocialisation. Her work focuses on digital transformation in social systems, youth development, and health communication. She co-leads multiple interdisciplinary projects addressing digital youth work, artificial intelligence in social services, and home office well-being.

Key Projects

• "Getting ready to do online youth work" (2025): Focuses on digital tools for youth outreach
• "Artificial Eye" (2021-2023): Uses AI to identify social blindspots in online communities
• "Lonely home office?" (2020): Developed systemic assistance programs for remote workers
• "Evaluation Frühe Hilfen" (2019-2021): Assessed early intervention service referrals

Her research explores how digital technologies impact social services and vulnerable populations. Recent work emphasizes family integration, health communication in digital spaces, and ethical AI applications in social work. She actively presents at conferences like the European Conference on Positive Psychology and publishes in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.

Grants & Funding

• Fast Track Digital (Artificial Eye project)
• Future Fund of Upper Austria Chamber of Labor (Lonely home office project)

Collaborations include cross-disciplinary teams focusing on soft systems methodology, best practices in outreach, and decision-making frameworks in digital social spaces.