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Mirko Bischofberger is a lecturer and expert in Science Communication at EPFL, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich. He studied molecular biology and bioinformatics at ETH Zurich and holds a PhD from EPFL. After working for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and the Swiss Parliament, he continued to work for the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and EPFL. Mirko is a leading force behind many innovative projects such as Switzerland's first crowdfunding channel for science, the introduction of social media classes for professors, the school-wide use of Wikipedia for science communication, as well as AI for Science Communication.
Esther Laukötter is a science communication officer and responsible for press relations at CAIS. She is the contact person for journalists and plans, designs and implements science communication formats. Previously, she has researched and published on university and science communication, taught on topics of strategic communication and gained professional experience in various PR agencies. As a freelancer, she has given various training seminars on media competence, especially in the field of online communication, and created communication campaigns and concepts for various organisations.
Jason Pridmore is the coordinator of both the COALESCE project, building a European Science Communication Competency Centre, and SEISMEC, an EU funded project piloting Human Centric Industry innovation with digital (AI) technology. His research interests are focused primarily on practices of digital science communication, digital identification, the use of new/social media and consumer data as surveillance practices, and digital (cyber) security issues. His academic publications have focused on a range of topics including digital identity, information exchange and marketing practices, critical issues on privacy, data ethics, mobile devices, policing practices, citizenship, branding and quantified self movements. Jason is also the Vice Dean of Education for the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication and an Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He directs the faculty educational resources, the education professional services personnel and oversees the curriculum of seven bachelor and (pre) masters programmes.
Professor Monika Taddicken heads the Institute for Communication Science at the Technische Universität Braunschweig. She earned her doctoral degree from the University of Hohenheim, specializing in method effects in web surveys. Her research is centered on digital communication and science communication, with a specific emphasis on the audience perspective, particularly within the context of science-related communication in new media environments. She is interested in the complex landscapes of new media and is currently leading two research projects on Artificial Intelligence: "Talking to Machines, Deciding with Machines: Public Engagement with Science in the Era of Artificial Intelligence" and "Science Communication about and with Communicative Artificial Intelligence: Emotions, Engagement, Effects." Her work aims to advance knowledge in the dynamic fields of communication and technology.