Franziska Sörgel

Dr. Franziska Sörgel is a Researcher at the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) within the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. She specializes in Science and Technology Studies, focusing on the sociology of emotions, participatory processes, and real-world laboratory research.

• Education
  • 2023: PhD in Philosophy, Humboldt University of Berlin
  • 2014-2018: MA in European Ethnology, Humboldt University
  • 2011-2014: BA in Comparative Cultural Studies and Political Science, University of Regensburg

Her current projects include PaFo (participatory processes in research agendas), Real-World Lab Autonomous Driving, and LinkLab (integrating real-world labs with disciplinary research). She actively contributes to debates on knowledge governance, power dynamics in science, and ethical innovation.

Recent work spans emotional drivers in prototype development, fairness in citation practices, and formative evaluation of real-world labs. She collaborates with networks like ERA4Health and German Committee Future Earth, and participates in STS conferences across Europe.