Niklas Kühl

Niklas Kühl is a Full Professor and Chair for Information Systems and Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bayreuth. He holds leadership roles at the WI institute of Fraunhofer FIT, is a member of the core competence center for finance and information management, and serves as a senior expert in artificial intelligence at IBM. His interdisciplinary research bridges technical machine learning methods with human-centered design, focusing on socio-technical systems, human-AI collaboration, fairness in AI decision-making, and sustainability applications.

• Affiliations:
  • University of Bayreuth (2023–present)
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (2017–2023)
  • IBM (2020–2023)
• Education:
  • PhD (summa cum laude) in Information Systems, KIT (2017)
  • Diplom (MSc) in Industrial Engineering, KIT

Research Interests include:

• Human-AI collaboration dynamics
• Fairness and trust in algorithmic systems
• Privacy-preserving AI
• Scalable AI product development
• AI for sustainability

His recent publications analyze fairness perception alignment, data marketplace optimization, and explainable AI applications across domains like healthcare and energy.

Scientific Contributions

• Over 100 peer-reviewed articles
• Best Paper Awards at top AI conferences
• Leadership in Applied AI in Services Lab (2017–2023)

Community Engagement

• Co-founder of Education for Refugees e.V. (2015–2022)
• Active in ACM, AIS, and German Data Science Society