HUMAN-IST INSTITUTE

Human-IST (Human Centered Interaction Science and Technology) aims to develop and evaluate new interface technologies that are usable, useful, and appealing to a broad section of people, and compatible with sustainability criteria. It is dedicated to research and training in Human-Centered Digitalisation and Interaction Science & Technology combining expertise coming from several disciplines such as computer science, psychology, law and sociology.

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News

TECHNOLOGY ASSSESSMENT AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES COMMUNITIES DISCUSSING THE AI HYPE.

Jascha Bareis @ ETAC-2025 in Vienna and @ STS Italia in Milano

How come that today everybody talks about Chat-GPT? How can it be valued more on the stock market than the entire GDP of Austria?

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PROJECT START

Kick-off of 'The Human Side of AI' project

Yulia Kukles joins the Human-IST institute as scientific collaborator on a new research project made possible by the HIP-Initiative.

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JULIE MARQUES AT THE ACFAS 2025 CONGRESS

Julie Marques discusses counter-discourses and algorithmic governance at ACFAS 2025

Julie Marques (Human-IST Institute) contributed to the panel “Discourses and Controversies on AI and Platforms” at the ACFAS 2025 Congress, presenting her research on critical discourses of AI as tools…

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Masters at Human-IST

Digital Neuroscience Master

The new Specialised Master in Digital Neuroscience creates a new professional figure spanning both the neuroscience and digital sides, by using a truly interdisciplinary approach. 

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Digital Society Master

The master’s minor programme Digital Society focuses on the social dimensions and consequences of digital technology in contemporary societies. 

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Professorships

Soft and Cognitive Computing

Human-Computer Interaction

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Human-IST Minisites

Discover the "living" platform for Human-IST members to publish the most up-to-date information about their research and teaching activities.

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Research in Human-Computer Interaction

Research in Soft & Cognitive Computing

Digital Society Studies