Starting in January 2026, TH Köln establishes a new collaborative research focus on “Cultural Memory in Crisis.” The project aims to explore cultural memory through innovative approaches, incorporating transdisciplinary crisis studies and participation-oriented research methods to advance the field of memory studies. It is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of its “Research Impulse” programme. As a PI, I am part of the project’s Research Unit III: Digital Cultural Memory, where I will study the impact of AI on cultural memory in collaboration with researchers from Social Science and Architecture.
Continue readingTH Köln Committee for Responsibility in Research
Since 2025, I am a member of the TH Köln Committee for Responsibility in Research. The committee supports and advises researchers at TH Köln by providing guidance on ethical and safety-related issues before and during the conduct of research projects.
Design Research Publishing – Release Party and Panel Discussion
How and why do we publish design research? What even is academic publishing? The student-led Research Working Group of KISD invites authors and editors of art and design research publications to discuss questions like these and celebrate the release of the second volume of rrrreflect. Journal of Integrated Design Research.
Continue readingInfrastructuring for Aesthetics of Access
Laura Popplow, Hannah Baldauf, Lasse Scherffig, Nils Rottgardt, Lisette Reuter (2025): Infrastructuring for Aesthetics of Access. In: AAR Adjunct ’25 : Adjunct Proceedings of the Sixth Decennial Aarhus Conference: Computing X Crisis. The Sixth Decennial Aarhus Conference; Aarhus, Denmark (Open Access)
Un/learn AI: Integrating AI in Aesthetic Practices
Matthias Grund, Johanna Theresa Wallenborn, Lasse Scherffig, Florian Jenett (eds.) (2025): Un/learn AI: Integrating AI in Aesthetic Practices. Mainz: Hochschule Mainz (Open Access)
I Think He’s Got a Helicopter in His Pocket: The AI Chewing Gum
Thomas Hawranke, Lasse Scherffig (2025): I Think He’s Got a Helicopter in His Pocket: The AI Chewing Gum. In: Matthias Grund, Johanna Theresa Wallenborn, Lasse Scherffig, Florian Jenett (eds.): Un/learn AI: Integrating AI in Aesthetic Practices. Mainz: Hochschule Mainz, 182-187 (Open Access)
Infinite Boredom: Generative AI as Template Culture
Matthias Grund, Lasse Scherffig (2025): Infinite Boredom: Generative AI as Template Culture. In: Florian Jenett, Rahel Flechtner, Simon Maris, Simon (eds.): Un/learn AI: Navigating AI in Aesthetic Practices. Mainz: Hochschule Mainz, 101-105 (Open Access)
The Algorithmic Gaze: Reflections on Image Cultures in AI
Grund, Matthias; Wallenborn, Johanna T.; Kühr, Leon-Etienne; Scherffig, Lasse (2025): The Algorithmic Gaze: Reflections on Image Cultures in AI. In: Jenett, Florian; Flechtner, Rahel; Maris, Simon (eds.): Un/learn AI: Navigating AI in Aesthetic Practices. Mainz: Hochschule Mainz, S. 97-100. (Open Access)
In Every Dream Home an Internet: Future Interaction in Hackable Homes
Ben Drusinsky, Lasse Scherffig, Teresa Dillon, Carolin Höfler (2025): In Every Dream Home an Internet: Future Interaction in Hackable Homes. In: Mensch und Computer 2025 – Workshopband. Mensch und Computer 2025, (Open Access)
Un/Learn AI: Experiments, Strategies, Infrastructure
As part of the Point 7 lecture series, I will speak about “Un/Learn AI: Experiments, Strategies, Infrastructure” at the department of architecture and design at HFT Stuttgart.
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