Dominic Lammert

Hi, I’m Dominic!

I’m fascinated by how society and technology shape each other. Currently, I'm working as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the fields of Socio-Informatics, Human-Computer Interaction and Computational Social Science at the Technical University Munich (TUM), together with Prof. Dr. Jürgen Pfeffer.

My research focus:

1. Primary objective: ❤️‍🩹🤖 Digital transformation in healthcare and social support services
2. With strong consideration: 🌏🐉 Intercultural Requirements Engineering for Responsible AI, collaboration between the EU and China
3. The basis: 🌱⚖️ Social, environmental, and economic sustainability in the IT sector

Academic Biography

Since 05/2025: Postdoctoral Researcher in Socio-Informatics, Human-Computer Interaction and Computational Social Science at Technical University of Munich, with regular visits to Chinese universities
01/2020 - 04/2025: Research Associate in Socio-Informatics and Project Coordinator of KISS (Künstliche Intelligenz Services Systeme / Artifcial Intelligence Services Systems) at Furtwangen University, Germany
04/2021 - 02/2024: Ph.D. in Software Engineering at LUT University, Finland (practical collaborations and consulting with industry partners): Bridging Academic Software Sustainability Design With Corporate Business Planning), supervised by Prof. Dr. Jari Porras and Prof. Dr. Stefanie Betz
01/2019 - 09/2020: Software Development and Project Management in various start-ups, including an EXIST start-up grant from the University of Freiburg for the integration of crowd-publishing into the publishing industry like the Verlag Herder GmbH (one year) and in the Social Innovation Lab of Grünhof GmbH in Freiburg with the neighborhood help software start-up imachs GmbH (one year)
03/2016 - 12/2018: Internship, Traineeship, and Junior Project Manager IT/Digital at Verlag Herder GmbH
Studies: M.Sc. Media Informatics, Bielefeld University & Aix-Marseille University (one year in France), B.A. Ethnology & Literature, Freiburg University & University of Vienna (one year)

Publications

Lammert, D., Steinert, S., Betz, S., Lammert, J., Tschochohei, M., Wulf, N., & Pfeffer, J. (planned submission: March 2026). Integrating Socio-Cultural Awareness into Ethical AI Design in Healthcare: A Systematic Review. PROSPERO 2025 CRD420251058607
Lammert, D., Pfeffer, J., Wulf, N., Betz, S., & Lammert, J. (planned submission: March 2026). Conversational AI in Hereditary Cancer Care: A Socio-Technical Analysis of Responsible Design.
Lammert, D., Betz, S., Wulf, N., & Porras, J. (2023). “Changing Death”: Initial Insights for Software Practitioners in Thanatopractice. In Karla, J. (Ed.), Human Factors in Aging and Special Needs, 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2023), Vol. 88, pp. 113–123. DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1003668
Wulf, N., Lammert, D., Betz, S., Popkes, E. E., & Schiller, U. (2022). Digitalisierung des Todes: Perspektiven der Sozioinformatik und Thanatologie auf digitale Systeme der Thanatopraxis. In Schönefeld, D. & Gahlen-Hoops, W. (Eds.), Soziale Ordnungen des Sterbens, transcript Verlag, pp. 341–360. ISBN: 978-3-8394-6154-9

2. Intercultural Requirements Engineering for Responsible AI, particular focus on collaboration between EU and China

Lammert, D. & Betz, S. (expected 2026). Künstliche Intelligenz und Gesellschaft: Perspektiven und Methoden der Sozioinformatik. In Betz, S. (Ed.), Angewandte Künstliche Intelligenz verstehen und gestalten, Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg.
Lammert, D., Liu, M., Betz, S., Lammert, J., Pfeffer, J. (2026). Culturally-Aware Artificial Intelligence: Personal Values and Technology Acceptance among AI Researchers in China and Germany. EAI Endorsed Trans IoT. 2026 Jan. 5; Available from: https://publications.eai.eu/index.php/IoT/article/view/10618
Lammert, D., Teixeria, A., Matter, D., Meisenbacher, S., Liu, M., Sun, Y., Diesner, J., Wulf, N., & Pfeffer, J. (2025). How culture shapes AI perception: Comparative insights from X and Weibo. International Conference on Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Applications (ICCSAIA 2025), Changsha, China.
Lammert, D. (2025). Culture as a Pathway to Responsible AI in Healthcare Collaboration between China and Europe. The 18th Pujiang Innovation Forum, China-Europe Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Forum, Tongji Hospital, Shanghai. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/e_-kKb4IkLrscw9XcnLosg

Duboc, L., Brooks, I., Ventura, J., Betz, S., Chitchyan, R., Lammert, D., Oyedeji, S., Penzenstadler, B., Porras, J., Seyff, N., Shamshiri, H., Uys, W., & Venters, C. (2026, submitted). Sustainability in Agile Software Development: A Systematic Literature Review.
Lammert, D., Betz, S., Ritter, M., & Wulf, N. (2024). The Impact of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) on Software Companies—A Survey. Intelligent Sustainable Systems, WorldS4 2024, ISBN: 978-981-97-8694-7.
Lammert, D., Betz, S., Porras, J., & Oyedeji, S. (2024). Sustainability in the Software Industry: A Survey Study on the Assessment, Responsibility, and Motivation of Software Practitioners. Engineering Intelligent Systems (EIS), Vol. 32(1), pp. 77–84, ISSN: 1472-8915.
Lammert, D. (2024). Bridging Academic Software Sustainability Design With Corporate Business Planning. Dissertation, LUT University, Finland. ISBN: 978-952-412-053-1.
Lammert, D., Betz, S., & Porras, J. (2023). The Business-oriented Extension of the Sustainability Awareness Framework – A Design Science Study. In Nagar, A. K. et al. (Eds.), Intelligent Sustainable Systems, WorldS4 2023, LNNS, Vol. 817, pp. 47–64. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-7886-1_5
Brooks, I., Seyff, N., Betz, S., Lammert, D., Porras, J., Duboc, L., et al. (2023). Assessing Sustainability Impacts of Systems: SusAF and the SDGs. Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering, Vol. 1829, pp. 205–219. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36597-3_10
Lammert, D., Abdullai, L., Betz, S., & Porras, J. (2023). Sustainability for Artificial Intelligence Products and Services – Initial How-to for IT Practitioners. HICSS 2023, pp. 6570–6579. Handle: 10125/103428
Seyff, N., Betz, S., Lammert, D., Porras, J., Duboc, L., et al. (2022). Transforming Our World through Software: Mapping the Sustainability Awareness Framework to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. ENASE 2022, pp. 417–425. DOI: 10.5220/0011063200003176
Lammert, D., Betz, S., & Porras, J. (2022). Software Engineers in Transition: Self-Role Attribution and Awareness for Sustainability. HICSS 2022, pp. 7794–7803. Handle: 10125/80279
Lammert, D., Betz, S., Wulf, N., & Musitova, P. (2022). Softwareentwicklung im Umbruch: Rollenselbstzuschreibung und Nachhaltigkeitsbewusstsein von Softwareentwickler:innen. Zugluft, Vol. 3, Furtwangen University, pp. 46–51. ISSN: 2702-5934.
Lammert, D. (2021). The Connection between the Sustainability Impacts of Software Products and the Role of Software Engineers. ENASE 2021, pp. 294–299. DOI: 10.1145/3463274.3463346
Oyedeji, S., Shamshiri, H., Porras, J., & Lammert, D. (2021). Software Sustainability: Academic Understanding and Industry Perceptions. ICSOB 2021, pp. 18–34. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91983-2_3

Teaching

In my teaching, I combine theory, practice, and critical reflection through diverse and innovative formats. Alongside traditional in-person classes, I use project-based learning, participatory methods, and interactive workshops. Digital tools (such as collaborative whiteboards or simulation-based scenarios) serve not just for content delivery, but to foster active engagement and critical thinking on digital topics. This creates flexible, inclusive learning environments that work for students from diverse backgrounds. I also integrate research-based learning and real-world projects, often in cooperation with external partners.

Lectures and Seminars

Digitalization / Introduction to Socio-Informatics
Introduction to Programming for Non-Computer Scientists (Blended Learning)
Basic Programming in Python (Online Lecture)
Introduction to Python (Blended Learning)
Advanced Computational Methods
From Airbnb to Zoom: The Social, Environmental, and Economic Sustainability of Digital Products and Services

Applied Seminars

Software Certification Using Sustainability as a Case Study
Software-as-a-Service Concepts for Sustainable Software Development
App Development for Monitoring the Effectiveness of Landscape Conservation Contracts
Online Memorials, Virtual Cemeteries, and AI Memory Avatars – A Socio-Technical Analysis

Creative & Entrepreneurial Practice

Design and Development of Digital Media Products and Services
Startup Camp Herder (in cooperation with Herder Publishing)

Special

Establishment of a UI/UX laboratory at Furtwangen University

eLearning

Introduction to the Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
Introduction to Socio-Informatics
Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
Sustainability in Software Development
Participatory Software Design

Selected Research & Innovation Grants

HfP Seed Funding for Outstanding Postdoctoral Projects (2026)
Project: Digital mental health in a cross-cultural comparison: A trilateral study in Germany, the USA and China
Role: PI
Funding: €7,500
DATIpilot – Promoting and Learning for Innovation and Transfer (BMBF) (2024)
Project: SUSO – Sustainable Software
Role: Lead Author and Concept Developer (project emerged from my doctoral research)
Funding: €130,000 | PI: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Betz
AI in Higher Education (BMBF & MWK Baden-Württemberg) (2022)
Project: KISS (Künstliche Intelligenz Services Systeme / Artifcial Intelligence Services Systems)
Role: Co-Author and Project Coordinator
Funding: €1,982,595 | PI: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Betz
EXIST Business Start-up Grant (BMWK) (2019)
Project: Crowdfunding in the Publishing Sector
Role: Co-Proposer (joint application by three team members in cooperation with the University of Freiburg)
Funding: €140,000
Innovation Voucher (Innovationsgutschein) Hightech BW (2018)
Projects: The projects focussed on digital innovations in early childhood education and theology
Role: Lead Project Proposer for the IT/Digital Department at Verlag Herder GmbH
Funding: Individual grants of €20,000 each (50% funding rate).

Contact

Always happy to exchange ideas or hear from colleagues! Get in touch via:
✉️ dominic.lammert (at) tum.de and/or 💼 LinkedIn