Clemens Ackerl

Clemens Ackerl serves as a Researcher at the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) within Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), specializing in the Research Group 'Digital Technologies and Social Change' since 2022. His work focuses on societal implications of technological systems and institutional innovation frameworks.

Academic background:

• MA in Science-Technology-Society, Institute for Science and Technology Studies, University of Vienna (2016-2021)
• Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Communication Studies, University of Vienna (2012-2016)

Research examines expectation-sociological analysis of socio-technical developments, participatory design of energy/urban infrastructure systems, and trust constellations in AI-driven transformations. Current projects investigate uncontrollable AI risks, trust dynamics in smart grid development, and social trust in learning systems through interdisciplinary methodologies.

Publication analysis reveals concentrated focus on socio-technical trust frameworks within energy transitions, with emerging emphasis on AI/ML conceptual entanglements in infrastructure systems. The 2021 qualitative study on SME human rights reporting during pandemics establishes foundational work in development ethics, while 2024 conference presentations demonstrate methodological evolution toward anticipatory practices in socio-technical transformations.

Scientific Awards: None documented in source materials.

Advising and grant activities show no formal student supervision roles; professional trajectory indicates project-based research funding through institutional collaborations including RAUN and City of Mannheim initiatives.

Embedded within ITAS's Research Group 'Digital Technologies and Social Change', Ackerl contributes to transdisciplinary teams analyzing technology-society interactions through expectation sociology and participatory design methodologies, particularly examining trust architectures in energy infrastructure modernization.