Professional Experience

Since 01/2016

Research Scientist in Cultural Theory - "Law and Culture"

University of Luxembourg (tenured)

2025-2031

Program Director: Reconfigurations symboliques - droit et culture à l’ère algorithmique

College International de Philosophie, Paris

01-06/2022

Senior Fellow at Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin

Research Group Trust in Distributed Environments

03/2012-11/2015

Scientific Researcher (PhD)

University of Luxembourg

08/2013-12/2013

Semans Scholar - Visiting Instructor

Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

04/2011-12/2011

Translator

Translating Pierre Legendre's Desir Politique de Dieu into German for the German Edition of Legendre's Works, edited by Prof. Georg Mein at University of Luxembourg

07/2008-12/2011

Trilingual Translator (English, French, German)

Endros-Baum-Associes, law firm, Paris

Full-time employment from 10/2010

05/2005-12/2011

Freelance Editor

Delta international cits GmbH, Service provider for translation

Education

07/2023

Autorisation a Diriger des Recherches

University of Luxembourg

Authorisation to supervise PhD candidates

Since 08/2022

Habilitation Project

Technology and Institution: The Subject and the Question of Autonomy in the Age of Blockchain and Generative Artificial Intelligence

Supervisor: Prof. Rainer Maria Kiesow, Centre Georg Simmel, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France

03/2012-11/2015

Ph.D. in Cultural Theory: Law and Literature

University of Luxembourg and University of Paris IV-Sorbonne

Dissertation: Zwischen Norm und Chaos: Die literarische Stimme des Rechts. Legendre, Kafka, Hoffmann

Supervisors: Prof. Georg Mein (Luxembourg), Prof. Gerard Raulet (Paris-Sorbonne)

Summa cum laude with distinction

Nominated for the Rolf-Tarrach-Preis (best-thesis-award) (Uni.Lu)

10/2008-10/2010

Maitrise & Master of Arts in German & Romance Studies

University Paris IV-Sorbonne

Special focus on French and German History of Ideas

  • Master's thesis II: Mimesis. Ein anthropologisches politisches neues Paradigma (Prof. Gerard Raulet)
  • Master's thesis I: Le "mecanisme du bouc emissaire" dans la societe humaine: Comparaison des theories de Sigmund Freud & Rene Girard (Prof. Alexandre Dupeyrix)
10/2005-10/2008

Bachelor of Arts / Licence: German and Romance Studies

French-German Studies: Binational excellence program at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn and University Paris IV-Sorbonne

Scholarship funded by the French-German University

10/2000-10/2005

Law Studies

Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn (Semester 5-10)

Special focus on legal philosophy; 2005-2007: student assistance at Institute of Legal Philosophy, Prof. Rainer Zaczyk

University of Trier (Semester 1-4)

Additional qualification: Specialized Foreign Language Training in Anglo-American Law (completed in August 2002)

Institutional Responsibilities

2025-2031

Program Director: Reconfigurations symboliques - droit et culture à l’ère algorithmique

College International de Philosophie, Paris

Since 09/2022

Deputy Director of the Trinational Masters program

Literature, Culture, and Language History of the German-Speaking World

Universities of Luxembourg, Saarbrücken, Metz

Director: Prof. Oliver Kohns

Since 04/2022

Erasmus Coordinator for outgoing students

Responsible for the creation of "Learning Agreements", course selection, ECTS point recognition, general advising

08/2017-06/2018

Responsible for Doctoral School at the Institute for German Studies

Organization of master classes, workshops, colloquia

Teaching Experience

Courses
  • Cultural History and Theory of Modernity
  • Media Theory and Analysis
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Blockchain technology and its impact on law and culture
  • Philosophy of Law

Research Collaborations

Since 09/2023

Workshop series at the Interuniversity Centre, Dubrovnik

Topic: "Public Opinion"

In collaboration with Prof. Gerard Raulet (University Paris-Sorbonne) and Prof. Christian Bermes (University of Landau)

Since 02/2022

Founder and lead of transdisciplinary research group: "Blockchain BRIDGES"

University of Luxembourg

Transdisciplinary and interfaculty research group

Since 01/2022

Lead of research group: "Justice en ligne"

With Prof. Jean Lassegue (CNRS)

Since 11/2019

Lead of research group: "Technique - symbolique - pouvoir"

With Prof. Pierre Musso (Telecom ParisTech/University of Rennes)

Extra-Academic Professional Activities

04/2011-12/2011

Translation of Pierre Legendre's Desir Politique de Dieu

German edition edited by Prof. Georg Mein at the University of Luxembourg

10/2008-12/2011

Trilingual Translator (English, French, German)

Endros-Baum-Associes, German-French law firm for product liability law, Paris

Full time from 10/2010

05/2005-12/2011

Freelance Editor

Delta international cits GmbH, service company for technical translation

Scholarships and Awards

2022

Senior Research Fellow Scholarship

Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, Berlin

2018/2019

Research Fellow Scholarship

Institut d'Etudes Avancees, Nantes, France

2016

Best Doctoral Thesis Award Nomination

Nomination as representative candidate of the Faculty of Humanities for the Prix Rolf Tarrach

2012-2015

PhD Scholarship

Funded by the AFR-Program of the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)

2007-2008

Mobility Scholarship

Funded by the Franco-German University (DFH) for the third year of the BA program, as part of the binational BA program of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn and the Sorbonne, Paris IV

Memberships

01-09/2022

Editorial Board Member

Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art 2022

Curated by Kader Attia

Since 12/2019

Associate Member

Centre Georg Simmel, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris

Since 04/2018

Associate Member

Research Focus "KulturNorm", University of Landau

Since 04/2017

Internal Fellow

Robert Schuman Institute of European Affairs, University of Luxembourg

Interdisciplinary center, funded by the EU Commission as a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence

Since 08/2012

Active Member

Research group on Weimar Culture, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris, France

Volunteer Experience

1999-2000

Voluntary Social Year

Camphill Sheiling, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK

Living and working with young people with special needs