Paul Heinicker

Paul Heinicker is a Researcher at the Department of Design, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, and co-Principal Investigator for the Volkswagen-funded project Border Values: Operational Relations of Climate and Migration. His work bridges media theory, generative design, and data critique, focusing on the cultural and political dimensions of data visualization and algorithmic systems.

• PhD: Media Studies, University of Potsdam (2023)
• Research Projects: Medienpraxiswissen (Ruhr University Bochum), The New Normal (Strelka Institute), Networked Climate Images (University of Applied Sciences Potsdam)

His research explores generative design, media theory, and data medialisations, often through experimental diagrammatics and critical analysis of climate data visualizations. Publications span topics like algorithmic bias, digital labor, and planetary-scale media infrastructures.

Recent articles include critiques of data visualization ethics, explorations of machine learning in media analysis, and studies of materiality in digital design. Collaborations with Birgit Schneider and others highlight interdisciplinary approaches to climate communication.

Contact: paul.heinicker@fh-potsdam.de