DigHum Doctoral College Debuts at Digital Humanism Conference 2025

We are excited to share that the Vienna Doctoral College on Digital Humanism was part of this year’s Digital Humanism Conference, held from May 26–28, 2025 at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna.

As part of the session “10 DigHum Projects in Action”, Peter Knees (TU Wien) introduced the vision, structure, and goals of our Doctoral College. The session brought together key initiatives funded by the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) to highlight how interdisciplinary research can contribute to shaping digital technologies in alignment with human values. It was an honor to be among such inspiring projects and to see Digital Humanism thriving as a growing field of inquiry.

The conference was special to us for another reason: our very first cohort of doctoral researchers met in person for the first time. After months of online introductions and preparation, seeing the group come together at the heart of Vienna’s digital humanism community was a meaningful and energizing moment for everyone involved. These early days of connection are already laying the foundation for what we hope will become a strong, engaged, and collaborative community of researchers.

We’re just getting started, and we look forward to growing together as a community and contributing to the global conversation on Digital Humanism.