Welcome
I am a senior researcher at the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), which is part of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany. My research is technology assessment (TA) of information technologies. TA is interdisciplinary and problem-oriented research on technological developments and interactions with changes in society. A particular research interest is technology policy and governance.
New:
Sep 2025, presentation:
Orwat, Carsten (2025): Entstehung und Veränderung von Diskriminierungsrisiken durch KI [Emergence and change of discrimination risks through AI], at conference "83. Deutscher Fürsorgetag", 17 Sep 2025, Erfurt.
Mar 2025, presentation:
Orwat, Carsten; Staab, Lucas; Gazos, Alexandros; Eppler, Wolfgang (2025): Algorithmic Bias and Systemic Risks of Artificial Intelligence, at conference "The Dynamics of Critical Infrastructures in Cities", 21 Mar 2025, University of Darmstadt.
Selected publications:
Orwat, Carsten (2020):
Risks of Discrimination through the Use of Algorithms.
A study compiled with a grant from the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency, Berlin: Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency, (translation of the study below)
Download (PDF) (
open access) at agency's website.
Orwat, Carsten (2019):
Diskriminierungsrisiken durch Verwendung von Algorithmen,
Studie (erstellt mit einer Zuwendung der Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes); Berlin: Nomos. [Study "Discrimination risks by the use of algorithms", funded by the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency],
Download (PDF) ( open access) at the agency's website.