Overview On 20 October 2026, the consortium of the research project “VERITAS” convened for a one-day workshop at the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Vienna to officially kick off the project and begin conceptual work. The Research Institute was represented by Robert Rothmann and Madeleine Müller. Funded under the KIRAS Security Research Programme, the
Digital law in dialogue: Research exchange between MUNI, RI and the University of Vienna in Brno On 22 June 2026, legal scholars from Masaryk University (MUNI), the Research Institute (RI) and the University of Vienna’s Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law (ID Law) met once again in Brno, Czech Republic, to discuss current research
The right to an explanation under Article 86 of the AI Act: An effective individual right or a merely symbolic guarantee? Article 86 of the AI Act is intended, under certain conditions, to enable persons affected by a decision based on the output of a high-risk AI system to obtain a clear and meaningful explanation
Background The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”), the first EU-wide and sector-neutral regulatory framework for artificial intelligence (“AI”), has been in force since August 2024, as previously reported. Its aim is to establish harmonised standards for AI products. Depending on the level of risk posed by an AI application, the AI Act provides for
Digital labour and rights at the Digital Humanism Conference 2026 From 24 to 26 June 2026, the Digital Humanism Conference, DigHum 2026, took place at the Austrian Academy of Sciences under the theme “Orientation in turbulent times”. Our colleague Madeleine Müller participated as a panelist in the session “Digital Labour: power, rights, and control”. Drawing
Overview On 02.12.2025, the starting signal was given for the project „PALM – Prison Analytics with Large Language Models“ as part of the kick-off event in Graz. Under the leadership of Joanneum Research, the project partners gathered for a one-day workshop to officially launch the project and begin the conceptual work. This project, funded by
Launch of IHI JU PROBE Initiative to Transform Osteoarthritis Treatment We are proud to announce today's launch of our new research project PROBE, an IHI-funded pioneering initiative to transform osteoarthritis treatment through federated data and AI-driven clinical innovation. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive joint disease affecting over 500 million people globally, causing pain, disability,
On 23 September 2025, the 6th General Assembly of the Horizon Europe project REPO4EU took place at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB). The meeting was followed by the 4th International Conference on Systems Medicine, Artificial Intelligence and Drug Repurposing (RExPO25), held from 24–26 September. The Research Institute – Digital Human Rights Center was represented in Barcelona by Markus Kastelitz and
Insights into the General Assembly of the research project “dAIbetes” in Rome The project partners of the groundbreaking Horizon Europe project “dAIbetes” gathered under the leadership of the University of Hamburg (UHAM) in Rome from 12 to 13 December 2024 to review the first year of the project and to discuss the next steps
From 29 November to 1 December 2023, the MQ Libelle in Vienna's Museumsquartier opened its doors for the International Conference on Human Rights of Older Persons 2023 (ICHROP 2023) organised by the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection. The conference particularly focused on the rights, challenges, and solutions for older persons,
