Dirk Johannßen

Prof. Dr. Dirk Johannßen holds the Professorship for Artificial Intelligence in Human-Machine Interaction at the Department of Economics, West Coast University of Applied Sciences. He is Co-Head of Applied AI (starting WS25/26), Scientific Director of the Digital Learning Campus's 'Digitalization & AI' initiative, and Diversity Committee substitute member (2024–2026). His research focuses on AI-driven psychometric diagnostics and human-computer interaction.

Education:

• Dr. rer. nat. in Computer Science, University of Hamburg (2022)
• M.Sc. in Business Information Systems/IT Management, Nordakademie GS (2015–2017)
• B.Sc. in Business Information Systems, FH Nordakademie (2011–2015)

Research Interests: Developing AI systems that analyze text for psychological traits (e.g., personality, motivation), with applications in education, mental health, and crisis management. He emphasizes ethical AI practices and digital transformation in academia.

Professional Experience:

• Shareholder & IT consultant at effective WEBWORK GmbH (2021–present)
• Software developer at PPI AG (2015–2021)

Grants/Consulting: Led workshops funded by Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs on AI in HR and usability. Active in Mittelstand 4.0 Competence Center.

Labs/Initiatives: Co-founder of the CAPTA Institute for computational psychometrics. Collaborates with institutions like TU Berlin and ETH Zurich on NLP-driven diagnostics.