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Dr. Esther Görnemann

Dr. Esther Görnemann

Research Synthesis Referee
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About

Esther Görnemann joined the Weizenbaum Institute in 2023 as a research synthesis referee. At the core of her work is synthesizing the state of research on key issues of the digitally networked society in order to inform future research and to support the transfer of knowledge towards policy and the general public. 

Research

In her research, Esther explores questions of digital and technological sovereignty and the implications of generative AI on work and employment across various professional fields. In systematic literature reviews and knowledge transfer formats aimed at policymakers, society, and industry, she connects these thematic areas and synthesizes interdisciplinary research discourses.

Before joining the Weizenbaum Institute, she worked as a lecturer and research associate (postdoc) at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, in management consulting (KPMG IT and Finance Advisory), and held various positions in the photovoltaic industry. Esther holds a German-French double master’s degree in International Marketing and Business Management. In 2022, she earned her PhD in Information Systems, focusing on values, emotions, and moments of truth in interactions with anthropomorphized computer agents.

Her research has been published in international conferences and journals, including CHIWORK’25, Human-Computer Interaction, ECIS’21, ECIS’20, and IS4SI.

Contact

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esther.goernemann@weizenbaum-institut.de
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Committees and functions

  • Member of the Institute Council
  • Weizenbaum Working Group ‚AI at WI’
  • Weizenbaum Working Group Impact Strategy
  • Member of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA)

Selected Publications

Articles in peer-reviewed Journals and Proceedings
 

  • Sekwenz, M.-T.; Gsenger, R.; Stocker, V.; Görnemann, E.; Talypova, D.; Parkin, S.; Greminger, L.; Smaragdakis, G. (2025): Can’t LLMs do that? Supporting Third-Party Audits under the DSA: Exploring Large Language Models for Systemic Risk Evaluation of the Digital Services Act in an Interdisciplinary Setting. Adjunct Proceedings of the 4th Annual Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work CHIWORK’25 (pp. 1-12)
  • Görnemann, E. (2022): Values, Emotions and Moments of Truth in Human-Agent Interaction. [Dissertation] Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
  • Görnemann, E.; Spiekermann, S. (2022):  Emotional Responses to Human Values in Technology: The Case of Conversational Agents. Human-Computer Interaction, DOI: 10.1080/07370024.2022.2136094
  • Görnemann, E.; Spiekermann, S. (2021): A Value-based Perspective on User Experience – How Alexa’s Value Dispositions Elicit Emotional Responses. Proceedings of the 29th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2021), Marrakesh, Morocco.
  • Görnemann, E.; Spiekermann, S. (2020):  Moments of Truth with Conversational Agents – An Exploratory Quest for the Relevant Experiences of Alexa Users. Proceedings of the 28th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). virtual
  • Görnemann, E.; Haack, M.; Hermes, S. (2014): Doppelt mobil – Berufstätige Mütter mit Kindern unter 12 Jahren. Fokusgruppen-Interviews zur Nachfrageanalyse und Ableitung von entsprechenden Wertangeboten in einem innovativen Geschäftsmodell für Softwarehersteller. Schriftenreihe des Kompetenzzentrums Frau und Auto, Bd. 13. Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag

Book Articles, Whitepapers, Policy Briefs
 


Talks, Panels and Workshops
 

  • „Digitale Souveränität“. Keynote, Fachausschuss Digitalisierung IHK München & Oberbayern (2025).

  • “Connecting the Dots: Mapping genAI research across the Institute”. Weizenbaum Institut Research Day Workshop (2025).

  • “Utopie oder Dystopie? Generative KI und die Zukunft der Arbeit“.  Moderation panel discussion, Re:Publica Berlin (2025).

  •  „KI und die Arbeitswelt: Be- oder Entlastung? Chance oder Risiko?“. Panel discussion Federal Ministry oft the Interior (2025).

  • “LLMs in the Literature Lab - Using Generative AI to Decode Its Own Disruption”. Workshop SSALM Social Science and Language Models, Weizenbaum Institut (2025).

  • "Empirical Systemic Risk Evaluation in Political Advertising". Workshop AI Futures Lab, TU Delft (2025).

  • „Digitale Souveränität“. Kompetenzsprint der Staatsbibliothek und Zentralen Landesbibliothek, Berlin (2025).

  • “Digital sovereignty - Challenges and opportunities for autonomy in a connected world” Digitalisation Research Seminar DigiSem 2024: Digital Freedom – Autonomy, Wellbeing and Participation, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS), Bochum (2024)

  • “The state of surveillance today - Revisiting “Citizen Four” Weizenbaum Movie Night Moderation Workshop  Berlin (11.09.2024)

  • “Pizza and … Digital Sovereignty“. Weizenbaum Institut, Berlin (22.05.2024)

  • “Weizenbaum fundamentals Launch”. Weizenbaum Conference 2024: Uncertain Journeys into digital futures, Berlin (17.06.2024)

  • „We’re at a turning point with enormous uncertainty”: On the implications of Generative AI”. Critical Stances towards AI: For a Critical and Self-Determined Approach to Digital Technology, Technische Universität Berlin (25.1.2014)

  • Görnemann, E. “Emotion Value Landscape – A new tool to bridge emotional user experiences and value-based technology assessment” The 2021 Summit of the International Society for the Study of Information. Workshop on Digital Humanism. Virtual Conference (September 2021)

  • Görnemann, E. “Sprachassistenten – Funktion, Markt und Datenschutz” Digitale Woche Kiel, Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein (2019)

  • Görnemann, E. “Voice assistants – Addressing user's privacy concerns”. Open Day for Privacy, Usability, and Transparency (PUT). KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (2019)

  • Görnemann, E. “Sprachassistenten – Funktion, Markt und Datenschutzrisiken” Leitung Mitarbeiterschulung Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde Wien (2019)

  • Görnemann, E. “Moments of Truth in Interactions with Technology” Workshop Algorithmic Management: Designing systems which promote human autonomy", Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (2018)


Press Articles
 


Academic Reviews
 

  • Weizenbaum Conference (2025)
  • Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society (2025)
  • ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (2024)
  • Weizenbaum Conference (2024)
  • European Journal of Information Systems (2023)
  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing (2023)
  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing (2022)
  • Business & Information Systems Engineering (2022)
  • ICIS International Conference on Information Systems (2022)
  • ICIS International Conference on Information Systems (2021)
  • IFIP Working Group 9.4 Virtual Conference on Resilient ICT4D (2021)
  • Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik (2021)