Thilo von Pape

Thilo von Pape is a Full Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Communication and Media Sciences at the University of Fribourg. His research focuses on digital communication technologies, mobile media innovations, and societal impacts of technologies like AI and IoT. He co-founded Mobile Media & Communication and co-edits Studies in Communication Sciences.

He holds a doctorate in Communication Sciences from the University of Zurich and previously taught at institutions including the University of Zurich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich. His work bridges media theory with practical applications in areas like micromobility interfaces and privacy in connected vehicles.

Key research themes include the sociotechnical analysis of mobility systems, digital privacy challenges, and the evolving mobile media ecology. He has led interdisciplinary projects on topics such as autonomous vehicles and generative AI tool appropriation, contributing to both academic discourse and policy recommendations.