Ina Schiering

Prof. Dr. Ina Schiering is a Professor of Computer Science at the Institute of Information Engineering, Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, where she has served since 2008. She holds leadership roles as project leader for "Cultural Participation in the Museum I & II" and Deputy Spokesperson of the Leibniz ScienceCampus, while also leading the Smart Forestry sub-project in the BMDV-funded 5G Smart Country real laboratory and the BMBF project KI4All on AI data protection.

Educational background:

• Diploma in Computer Science, Christian-Albrechts Universität zu Kiel
• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Christian-Albrechts Universität zu Kiel

Her research spans critical technology domains with emphasis on:

• IT Security and privacy frameworks
• Data protection impact assessments
• Interdisciplinary applications in mHealth and IoT
• Smart device governance
• Digital inclusion initiatives
• AI-related data protection challenges

Prior industry experience includes 10 years as project manager and consultant at Sun Microsystems (1998-2008) specializing in IT service management, security, and virtualization.

Current research initiatives include:

• Smart Forestry data governance in BMDV's 5G Smart Country real laboratory
• KI4All project addressing AI data protection (BMBF-funded)
• "Cultural Participation in the Museum" series as primary investigator