Location & approach

Arrival by car

A2:
Exit 13 (Kreuz Dortmund Nord-Ost), direction Derne/Schwerte (B236), 1st exit direction Dortmund-Eving, next traffic lights turn right (Kemminghauser Str.), after 2.7km turn left (Evinger Str./B 54), after 1.1km traffic lights turn left (Deutsche Straße), after 500m on the left is the Evinger Platz.

A40/B1/A44:
From the Bundesstraße 1 (extension A40 or A44) to the intersection B1/B236 direction Lünen, 3rd exit direction Dortmund-Eving.

A45:
Exit Dortmund Hafen, turn left until the intersection Münsterstraße (B54), direction Eving, after about three kilometers turn into Deutsche Straße.

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Arrival by plane

From Dortmund Airport, it takes just about 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station by AirportExpress and from there to the university by subway (U-Bahn) 41. The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station. From there, you can get directly to Dortmund Central Station.

Arrival by public transport

From Dortmund Central Station, take the U 41 light rail (direction Brambauer / Brechten). The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". The Minister Stein Center is located on the right in the direction of travel of the streetcar.

You can find an overview map here.

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Location & approach

Arrival by car

A2:
Exit 13 (Kreuz Dortmund Nord-Ost), direction Derne/Schwerte (B236), 1st exit direction Dortmund-Eving, next traffic lights turn right (Kemminghauser Str.), after 2.7km turn left (Evinger Str./B 54), after 1.1km traffic lights turn left (Deutsche Straße), after 500m on the left is the Evinger Platz.

A40/B1/A44:
From the Bundesstraße 1 (extension A40 or A44) to the intersection B1/B236 direction Lünen, 3rd exit direction Dortmund-Eving.

A45:
Exit Dortmund Hafen, turn left until the intersection Münsterstraße (B54), direction Eving, after about three kilometers turn into Deutsche Straße.

You can download an enlarged general map here

Arrival by plane

From Dortmund Airport, it takes just about 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station by AirportExpress and from there to the university by subway (U-Bahn) 41. The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station. From there, you can get directly to Dortmund Central Station.

Arrival by public transport

From Dortmund Central Station, take the U 41 light rail (direction Brambauer / Brechten). The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". The Minister Stein Center is located on the right in the direction of travel of the streetcar.

You can find an overview map here.

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Kay Cepera

Social Research Center Dortmund

Evinger Platz 17, room 31

Email: kay.ceperatu-dortmundde

Phone: +49 231 755 5869

Fax: +49 231 755 90205

Research Associate
Research field Sociology of Technology

Focus of work
Technology Acceptance
Change of Behaviour
Trust
Big Data
Mobility Behaviour
Usage of Digital Technologies

Education & Experience

Career

since 10/2017: Research Associate at Technology Studies Group of TU Dortmund University (since 07/22 at the Social Research Center, TU Dortmund University)
11/2016 until 09/2017: Research Assistant at Technology Studies Group of TU Dortmund University
09/2018: Master of Arts in Social Science Innovation Research at TU Dortmund University
07/2014: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Philosophy at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz

Lectures as research associate

seminar „Autonomous technical systems / Big Data and Society“ (Master)
seminar „Technology of the Web-society“ (Master)
tutorial for the seminar „Network Theory“ (Master)
tutorial for the lecture „Techniksoziologie“ (Bachelor)
tutorial for the lecture „Organizational Sociology“ (Bachelor)

Projects

InnaMoRuhr – Concept of an Integrated Sustainable Mobility in the Ruhr Area (2020–2023, funded by Ministry of Transport of the State of Nordrhein-Westfalen)
ABIDA – Assessing Big Data (2015–2019, funded by BMBF)
KoRiSim – Collaborative Data and Risk Management forFuture Energy Grids – a Simulation Study (2015–2018, funded by BMBF)

Scientific Lectures

"Trust in algorithms. An empirical study of users' willingness to change behaviour." 17th Annual STS Conference Graz 2018 Critical Issues in Science, Technology and Society Studies, Graz.

"Real-Time Governance of Transportation Systems. A Simulation Study of Private Transport." 18th Annual STS Conference Graz 2019 Critical Issues in Science, Technology and Society Studies, Graz.

"Simulating governance of complex transportation systems." Social Simulation Conference 2019, Mainz

"Personengruppen einer Pandemie." Workshop 'Krise, Verantwortung und Kontrolle' of ELISA project at RUB 2021, Bochum (held with Marlon Philipp, in collaboration with Tobias Beier)

"InnaMoRuhr – Preliminary results and theoretical reflections." 19th Annual STS Conference 2021, online

"Participatory workshops as a means of inclusive mobility development." 20th Annual STS Conference 2022, Graz

"Integration technischer und sozialer Dimensionen nachhaltiger Mobilität." Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität 2022, Duisburg

"Exploring new urban commuting – Szenarienentwicklung einer nachhaltigen und integrierten Mobilität für die UA Ruhr auf Basis eines Mixed-Method-Ansatzes." Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität 2022, Duisburg

"On-demand-Management komplexer Systeme – Wie nachhaltige Transformation mithilfe digitaler Technik gelingen kann." DGS-Arbeitskreis Soziologie der Nachhaltigkeit (SoNa) 2022, Passau

Interviews

Interviewee in: Wie beeinflussen Big Data und Algorithmen unsere Gesellschaft? Eine soziologische Sicht auf das Thema. "Versteckte Begleiter - Wie Big Data und Algorithmen unsere Gesellschaft beeinflussen", bachelor thesis of Felix Klein, HS Karlsruhe, 2018.