Timo Jakobi

Timo Jakobi is a Professor at Nuremberg Institute of Technology's Faculty of Digital Transformation, teaching Usable Security and Privacy, Human-Centered Design, and Computer Science/Programming. He actively supervises Bachelor theses and serves on conference committees for major academic events.

His research focuses on:

• Explainability of AI systems
• Deep Fake Detection methodologies
• Usable Security and Privacy frameworks
• AI for Usability Engineering applications
• AI compliance with data protection regulations
• Data Literacy enhancement tools
• Human-Centered Design principles

Current projects involve developing browser-based deepfake detection systems and real-time fact-checking applications for social networks, emphasizing empirical user studies showing 47.16% baseline detection rates. Jakobi chairs workshops for GROUP 2025 and Communities & Technologies 2025 conferences while reviewing for ACM publications and the iCOM Journal of Interactive Media.