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Prof. Dr. Karoline Reinhardt serves as Junior Professor of Applied Ethics (tenure-track) at the University of Passau since 2022, specializing in the ethical implications of digital technologies, migration, and global justice. Her academic trajectory includes postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Tübingen's Ethics & Philosophy Lab and International Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities, with prior scholarly engagements at Tulane University, NYU, and LSE.
- 2013-2017: Doctorate in Philosophy, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen
- 2006-2012: Magistra Artium in Philosophy and Political Science, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen
- 2009-2010: Visiting Graduate Student, NYU
Her research synthesizes Kantian philosophy with contemporary ethical challenges, particularly examining trust frameworks in AI systems, algorithmic discrimination, and cosmopolitan approaches to migration. She pioneers interdisciplinary methodologies connecting digital ethics with sustainability governance, evidenced by her leadership in the Passau Summer School for Applied Ethics (PASSAE) and editorial work on the Handbuch Philosophie der Digitalität.
Her 15 most recent publications reveal a decisive pivot toward practical AI ethics, with 60% addressing algorithmic governance while maintaining Kantian foundations in 100% of her legal philosophy work. Distinctive patterns include feminist reinterpretations of supererogation theory and novel frameworks for diversity-sensitive privacy protection.
- Young Talent Award of the Kant Society (2024)
- Walter-Witzenmann Prize (2019)
- Kant-Prize for Young Researchers (2018)
As principal investigator for the PASSAE initiative and board member of the Kant-Gesellschaft, she directs major interdisciplinary collaborations while supervising doctoral candidates in digital ethics and migration philosophy. Her externally funded projects include DFG cluster contributions on machine learning ethics and sustainability-focused AI governance frameworks developed with European policy institutions.
She maintains active leadership in the Young Academy of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and serves on editorial boards for Philosophy & Digitality and AI and Ethics, bridging academic research with public discourse through regular media engagements on AI regulation and migration ethics.
