Wilma Ewerhart

Areas of Research

  • Digital citizenship and equity

  • Digital strategy of the Middle East, North Africa and Arabian Gulf nations

  • Datafication, AI and data justice

  • Privacy, freedom and anonymity online

Methods

  • Qualitative methods, especially interview

  • Quantitative methods

  • Mixed-method approaches

  • Policy analysis

Biography 

Wilma Ewerhart is a media and communications scholar interested in digital communities, platform logics, data justice and privacy. Currently, they are a pre-doctoral researcher within the Path to Power project of the chair of Digital Governance, Technology and Policy at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI). At the HPI, Wilma's research particularly centers the Middle East and Arabian Gulf nations, where she grew up.

Wilma has previous experience as a researcher within the London School of Economics' department of Media and Communications. She has several years of experience in film and media, working in roles as an editor, writer, administrative assistant and in production management. Before joining the HPI, they also worked as a UX Researcher on AI transformation projects, such as the German government’s ProLern_GeMeKI.

Education

  • London School of Economics, London. MSc in Politics and Communication — 2021

  • Bard College Berlin, Berlin. BA in Humanities, the Arts and Social Thought — 2019

Experience 

  • Freelance UX researcher and line producer, Berlin

  • User Experience Researcher at YOUSE GmbH, Berlin

  • GDPR Compliance Officer at YOUSE GmbH, Berlin

  • Project assistant (NGO PR/Outreach) at Amaro Drom e.V., Berlin

  • Student Researcher at the London School of Economics, London

  • Personal Assistant and production manager for film director Mahmoud Kaabour, Berlin

Publications