Our People

The AIM Team

AIM brings together researchers, coordinators, and support staff from across Universität Klagenfurt and the wider academic community, united by a commitment to human flourishing in the digital age.

Our People
The AIM Team

AIM brings together researchers, coordinators, and support staff united by a commitment to human flourishing in the digital age.

Andrej Zwitter
Centre Lead
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andrej Zwitter
Chair of [Human and Data] Sciences

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andrej Zwitter holds the Chair of [Human and Data] Sciences at Universität Klagenfurt and serves as founding lead of AIM. His research spans cybernetic governance, big data, artificial intelligence ethics, and the intersection of digital technologies with human flourishing. He introduced the concept of cybernetic governance (2024), which forms a core theoretical pillar of AIM's framework.

Research Focus

Cybernetic Governance · Digital Health · AI Ethics

Office

Lakeside Park – B07b.01.212
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Cybernetic Governance Big Data AI Ethics Human Flourishing Digital Health Data Governance
Dr. Friso Timmenga
Research Staff
Dr. Friso Timmenga
Postdoctoral Researcher · AIM

Dr. Friso Timmenga is a postdoctoral researcher at the AIM University Center for [Human and Data] Sciences at Universität Klagenfurt. Bringing together intercultural philosophy, transformative education, and digital technologies, his research explores which pedagogical practices can foster human flourishing in the digital age.

Research Focus

Intercultural Philosophy · Transformative Education · Philosophy in the Digital Age

Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda
Research Staff
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda
AIM University Center for [Human and Data] Sciences

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda is a professor at the AIM University Center for [Human and Data] Sciences and the Department of Humanwissenschaft des Digitalen at Universität Klagenfurt. Her work engages with the social and cultural dimensions of digital data, research infrastructures, and digital humanities.

Affiliation

AIM University Center for [Human and Data] Sciences
Fakultät für Kultur- und Bildungswissenschaften

Research Focus

Digital Humanities · Data Practices · Research Infrastructures

Office

C.1.14 Sterneckstraße, 1. Stock

Digital Humanities Data Practices Research Infrastructures Digital Age
Petra Wiesner
Administration
Mag. Petra Wiesner
Administrator · AIM

Mag. Petra Wiesner serves as Administrator at the AIM University Center for [Human and Data] Sciences and provides administrative support across the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity and the Digital Culture unit.

Affiliation

AIM University Center for [Human and Data] Sciences
Dept. of AI and Cybersecurity

Contact
Petra.Wiesner@aau.at

+43 463 2700 3705

Office

Lakeside Park – B07b.01.211
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Andrea Rathofer-Kramer
Administration
Andrea Rathofer-Kramer, Bakk.
Administrator · AIM University Center for [Human and Data] Sciences

Andrea Rathofer-Kramer provides administrative support to the AIM University Center for [Human and Data] Sciences and the Humanwissenschaft des Digitalen unit.

Affiliation

AIM University Center for [Human and Data] Sciences
Humanwissenschaft des Digitalen

Contact
Andrea.Rathofer-Kramer@aau.at

+43 463 2700 4086

Office

C.2.11 Sterneckstraße, 2. Stock

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Support
Igor Starikov, BSc
Student Assistant

Igor Starikov provides technical and research support to the AIM team, assisting with digital infrastructure, data preparation, and day-to-day operational tasks.

Visiting Fellows
International Scholars

AIM hosts visiting fellows from partner institutions around the world, contributing international expertise to the centre's research agenda.

Dr. Xiaojuan Qiu
Visiting Fellow
Dr. Xiaojuan Qiu
Postdoctoral Researcher · Campus Fryslân, University of Groningen

Xiaojuan Qiu is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Campus Fryslân, University of Groningen, and a lecturer at Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics. She received her PhD in International Relations from East China Normal University and was a visiting researcher at the University of Amsterdam from December 2020 to January 2022. She also served as a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Centre for the Study of Multinational Corporations. Her research focuses on humanitarian governance, Southeast Asian politics, and the application of artificial intelligence in international relations. Her current work explores AI governance, multimodal methods in international relations, and digital sovereignty.

Join or Collaborate with AIM

Interested in becoming a member, visiting fellow, or external partner of AIM? We welcome researchers, practitioners, and organisations who share our commitment to human flourishing in the digital age.

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