Marion Wittkowsky

Marion Wittkowsky is a Lecturer at the Department of Information and Communication, affiliated with the CIVU – Center for Interaction, Visualization and Usability at the University of Flensburg. She holds a Dr. phil. degree and focuses on Machine Translation (MT), Technical Communication, and Controlled Language methodologies. Her work bridges theoretical research and practical applications in translation technology and multilingual documentation.

Responsibilities include academic advising, project management for the DokU-Lab, and teaching in International Professional Communication programs. Research emphasizes rule-based machine translation (RBMT), evaluation of automated translation quality, and the role of controlled language in improving MT outcomes. She has published extensively on topics such as machine translatability conditions, pre-editing strategies, and integrating MT into translator education.

• Key Projects: DokU-Lab (Interdisciplinary Communication Research)
• Labs/Teams: CIVU Center
• Teaching Specializations: Technical Writing, Translation Technology