Stephan Humer

Dr. Stephan Humer is Professor, Director and Dean of Studies (Digital Management, M.A.) at Fresenius University in Berlin. He is also Senior Fellow at the Digital Class of the Berlin University of the Arts. Several other involvements since 2005, e.g. at the Free University of Berlin, University of Potsdam, Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, MIT and Oxford University, complete his commitment to serve as a full-time Researcher and Innovator in the field of Sociology of the Internet and digital analyses. Since March 2013 he is Chairman of the German 'Verein' (Association) "Netzwerk Terrorismusforschung" (Terrorism Research Network). His research focuses on Terrorism and Extremism in the digital sphere and Social Media Intelligence. He is working with Police and Security Agencies, e.g. the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt), Hamburg Police, and the Police of Bavaria. Stephan is a sought-after Interviewee and visiting author for leading international and German online magazines, newspapers, periodicals, radio and TV stations as well as an in-demand speaker and consultant. Respected media like German TV stations ARD, ZDF, 3sat, RTL and Sat.1 as well as ZEIT Wissen, Tagesspiegel, RTL Radio and Austrian ORF, Kurier and Standard reported on his findings. International media like Wall Street Journal, Slate, SRF, Dagbladet, and mtv also interviewed him.