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Prof. Dr. Alicia von Schenk

Alicia von Schenk holds the Chair of Economics of AI and Human Behavior at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg since January 2026. Prior to this, she was appointed Junior Professor (tenure track) of Applied Microeconomics with a focus on human-machine interaction at the same university in 2022 at the age of 26. After completing a full degree in mathematics and economics, she received her doctorate from Goethe University Frankfurt in 2021 and then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Humans and Machines (Max Planck Institute) in Berlin. Her research combines behavioral and organizational economics as well as experimental methods with socially relevant issues such as the acceptance of new technologies and the influence of algorithmic systems on preferences and decisions. In 2023, Capital magazine named her one of the Top 40 under 40 in science and society, and in 2024, WirtschaftsWoche listed her among the Top 30 until 2030.

Prof. Dr. Victor Klockmann

Victor Klockmann is Junior Professor of Microeconomics, esp. Economics of Digitalization, at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Humans and Machines at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, where he is still affiliated as an Associate Research Scientist. His research interests include organizational economics, behavioral economics, artificial intelligence and theoretical and applied game theory. He completed his doctorate in economics (Dr. rer. pol.) at Goethe University Frankfurt with a dissertation on “Human Biases and the Economics of New Technologies”. He holds a master's degree in quantitative economics as well as bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics.

Keynotes, (Short) Talks

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A behavioral economic perspective on AI

  • Human-machine interaction
  • Decision-making with technology support
  • Technology acceptance vs. aversion
  • Bias and fairness in AI systems
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Artificial intelligence: Economic and social implications for the future

  • Concept: Machine learning
  • Opportunities and risks of using AI
  • Acceptance of AI systems
  • Structural transformation in the workplace

The path into academia

  • Pathways to an academic career
  • Strategies and challenges
  • Research, teaching, networks
  • Work-life balance in academia
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