A total of six fellowships has been granted. The selected fellows will conduct their research projects at the University of Passau in 2026 and 2027, further strengthening academic, interdisciplinary, and particularly international collaboration.
The following fellows and their projects were selected:
- Prof. David Loberg Code
Western Michigan University, USA
Research Project: "Digital Sonification: Musical Mapping" - Dr. Abdulrazaq Kamal Daudu
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Research Project: Digital Agriculture Platforms and the Politics of Knowledge: Data Governance, Platform Power, and Inequality in Global Food Systems - Dr. Haydar Izzettin Kepekci
Istanbul Gelisim University, Turkey
Research Project: Immersive Visual Analytics for the Identification of Turbulent Flow Structures in CFD - Dr. Jaume Llorca Galiana
University of Alicante, Spain
Research Project: Editorial content and commercial communication in the digital environment: Regulatory gaps and competitive distortions under European law. - Prof. Dr. Luis Alberto Pérez Amezcua
Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
Research Project: Between Pity and Tenderness: Disability, Ethics, and Narrative in Recent Ibero-American and German-Language Literature and Film - Dr. Maria Alejandra Regúnaga
Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Argentina
Research Project: Computer-assisted analysis and digitalisation of legacy materials on three dormant languages of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina/Chile)
Within the PICAIS Event Funding programme, three workshops have been approved to promote exchange among international scholars and to strengthen dialogue on key academic and societal issues.
- „Economic Decisions Under Structural Pressure: Founding Workshop of the Danube Economic Resilience Initiative (DERI)“
April/May 2027
Prof. Dr. Alexander Danzer (Ingolstadt, School of Management), Prof. Dr. Michael Grimm (Chair of Development Economics) - „Slavic Game Studies III: Zeitschleifen, Replay und Speicherpunkte der Geschichte(n), Temporalitäten und Erinnerungskultur(en) in Games zu und aus Ostmittel- und Osteuropa“
March 17 -19, 2027
Dr. Kristina Wittkamp (Chair of Modern and Contemporary History of Eastern Europe and its Cultures University of Passau) - „SimAI 2026: Simulation in the Age of Agentic AI"
End of February 2027
Dr. Saber Zerhoudi, Prof. Dr. Michael Granitzer (Chair of Data Science)
We look ahead with anticipation to the upcoming research stays and events and sincerely thank all applicants once more for their interest and engagement in the autumn funding round.
Additional information on the fellowship stays and events are available on our website.