Peter Zentel

Prof. Peter Zentel is a W3 Full Professor and Chairholder at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich's Department of Education for Intellectual Disabilities including Inclusive Education. He previously held a W3 Professorship at Heidelberg University of Education (2015–2020). His research focuses on special education technologies, intellectual disabilities education, and inclusive practices, with emphasis on digital inclusion, assistive technologies, and quality-of-life metrics for disabled populations.

Key areas of research include:

• Assistive technologies for communication and learning
• Educational assessment methods for severely disabled youth
• Impact of AI on aging populations with disabilities
• Inclusive leisure participation strategies
• Cognitive development assessment in neurodiverse populations

Recent work explores:

• Ethical AI applications in disability contexts
• Tablet-based literacy screening tools
• Eye-tracking studies in multimodal learning
• Gerontechnology adoption challenges

His interdisciplinary approach combines pedagogy, cognitive science, and engineering to create equitable educational solutions.

Prof. Zentel advises on international projects like the INSENSION initiative, focusing on communication assessment tools for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). He actively contributes to policy debates about inclusive education standards and digital accessibility requirements.