Karl Werder

Karl Werder is an Associate Professor in the Section of Digital Business Innovation at the IT University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on resolving inherent trade-offs in digital innovation, emphasizing tensions between qualities like complexity/agency in AI and their impact on trustworthiness. He collaborates internationally, including visiting roles at Laval University (CA) and Georgia State University (US).

• Associate Editor: Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Business & Information Systems Engineering Journal
• Editorial Review Board: Decision Sciences Journal

His work appears in leading journals across information systems (Journal of Management Information Systems), software engineering (IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering), and management (California Management Review). Recent research spans responsible AI, design methods, and emotional dynamics in technology adoption.

Notable awards include the 2025 Honourable Mention Award. Media engagements include IEEE Spectrum and BLOG@CACM, addressing generative AI consistency and licensing errors in public AI datasets.