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Department of Social Sciences

Kay Kohaupt-Cepera

Social Research Center Dortmund

Evinger Platz 17, Room 31

Email: kay.kohaupttu-dortmundde

Phone: +49 231 755 5869

Fax: +49 231 755 90205

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kohaupt/

Researcher
Research field Sociology of Technology

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

 

Career

  • since 10/2017: Research assistant at the Department of Sociology of Technology at TU Dortmund University (from 07/22 as research area Sociology of Technology at the Social Research Center)
  • 11/2016 to 09/2017: Research assistant at the Department of Sociology of Technology at TU Dortmund University
  • 09/2018: Graduation as Master of Arts in Social Science Innovation Research at the TU Dortmund University
  • 07/2014: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Philosophy at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz

Courses as a research assistant

  • Seminars "Autonomous technical systems / Big Data and society" (Master)
  • Seminar "Technology of the Web Society" (Master)
  • Tutorial for the seminar "Network Theory" (Master)
  • Exercise for the lecture "Sociology of Technology" (Bachelor)
  • Exercise for the lecture "Organizational Sociology" (Bachelor)
  • "Trust in algorithms. An empirical study of users' willingness to change behavior." 17th Annual STS Conference 2018, Graz.
  • "Real-Time Governance of Transportation Systems. A Simulation Study of Private Transport." 18th Annual STS Conference 2019, Graz.
  • "Simulating governance of complex transportation systems." Social Simulation Conference 2019, Mainz
  • "Groups of people in a pandemic." At the workshop 'Crisis, Responsibility and Control' of the ELISA project at RUB 2021, Bochum (presented with Marlon Philipp and participation of 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 of technical and social dimensions of sustainable mobility." Science Forum Mobility 2022, Duisburg
  • "Exploring new urban commuting - Scenario development of sustainable and integrated mobility for the UA Ruhr based on a mixed-method approach." Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität 2022, Duisburg
  • "On-demand management of complex systems - How sustainable transformation can succeed with the help of digital technology." DGS Working Group on the Sociology of Sustainability (SoNa) 2022, Passau
  • "Using Real-Lab Experiments toassess possible local mobility transitions in the Ruhr Area." 21st Annual STS Conference 2023, Graz
  • "Changing universities' mobility practices in the Ruhr area. Setting up participatory workshops as input for interventions in socio-technical systems." EuSpri Conference 2023, Brighton
  • "The Role of Incentive Mechanisms in Changing Mobility Behavior." 22nd Annual STS Conference 2024, Graz
  • "Incentive Mechanisms in the Context of Changing Mobility Behavior." Science Forum Mobility 2024, Duisburg

Interview guest in: How do Big Data and algorithms influence our society? A sociological view on the topic. "Hidden companions - How big data and algorithms influence our society", Bachelor thesis by Felix Klein, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, 2018.