The Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) invites citizens on November 10, 2026, to discuss with KIT researchers how data can serve the common good without people losing control over their personal information. The citizen panel “Wir forschen digital” will be represented at the event with a study on digital sovereignty. Come by and share your opinion! The dialogue event will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at spark, Kaiserstr. 24, Karlsruhe. Registration is required.

On October 9, the initiative karlsruhe.digital, a partner of the “Wir forschen digital” citizen panel, presented the Karlsruhe Manifesto on Digital Sovereignty. To accompany this event, “Wir forschen digital” is conducting an online survey asking: What does digital sovereignty mean to you personally? The survey is still open—take part now and share your perspective with us! Since this is a “Wir forschen digital-ON TOUR” study, you can participate without registering for the panel. The survey takes about five minutes to complete.

The paper „Accidentally Simulating Manipulation during Real Election - but hardly anyone cares?“ By Melanie Volkamer, Florian Moser and Tobias Hilt was awarded with the distinguished paper award in the practitioners track at this years E-Vote ID 2026. The paper is part of a series of publications which describe the implementation of individual verifiability in the GI election.

On 21 October 2026, the Modulcafé for first-semester Master's students of the Faculty of Economics will take place as part of the MO-Days of the winter semester 2026/27. From 2:00 to 4:00 pm, students can gain insight into the institutes and their modules and engage in direct exchange with researchers in a relaxed atmosphere. SECUSO will also be there with a booth: We will present our courses and look forward to personal conversations with the new students. Come by and visit us!