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by Sven Quadflieg (Editor), Klaus Neuburg (Editor), Simon Nestler (Editor)
Algorithms are not to be regarded as a technical structure but as a social phenomenon - they embed themselves, currently still very subtle, into our political and social system. Algorithms shape human behavior on various levels: they influence not only the aesthetic reception of the world but also the well-being and social interaction of their users. They act and intervene in a political and social context. As algorithms influence individual behavior in these social and political situations, their power should be the subject of critical discourse - or even lead to active disobedience and to the need for appropriate tools and methods which can be used to break the algorithmic power.
Author Biography
Sven Quadflieg, born in 1983, is a professor at the Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences. He studied design at the Folkwang University of the Arts and the Zurich University of the Arts and earned his doctorate at the HFBK Hamburg. In his research he is interested in political and social design and the mutual influences and dependencies between design and society. He is a member of the DGTF and the International Gender Design Network.
Klaus Neuburg, born in 1977, is a trained architect and professor for Media Design with a focus on Interactive Media at the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel. His work and research sits at the intersection between media, design and architecture, society and computer science, paying specific attention to social contexts. He is co-founder of the journalistic NGO Froh.
Simon Nestler, born 1983, is a professor for Human-Computer Interaction at Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt. He studied computer science at the Technische Universität München and received his PhD in the field of Human-Computer Interaction. He researches and consults on UUX (Usability & User Experience) of government applications and is a member of the presidium of the Gesellschaft für Informatik, a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and of the German UPA.
