Martin Degeling
Scholar

Martin Degeling

Google Scholar ID: L0Q6kMEAAAAJ
AI Forensics
usable privacy and securitydata protectionprivacyprivacy by design
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
3,125
 
H-index
23
 
i10-index
33
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
56
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Academic services: PC member of the Privacy Enhancing Technology Symposium (PETS) and Publicity Co-Chair for the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS) 2022
  • Recent works: Provided data on videos showing the Charlie Kirk shooting for WIRED; interviewed by AFP on Holocaust AI Fakes; completed a 2-year project on Auditing TikTok; worked on labeling of AI generated content on TikTok and Instagram with AI Forensics; monitored Polish and German elections in 2025 on TikTok; helped gather and analyze data showing harassment in comments targeting female candidates more often than male politicians; monitored what's happening during the NATO Summit 2025
Research Experience
  • Since 2024: AI Forensics, ISD and others | Freelancer (including as data protection officer)
  • 2022-2024: Stiftung Neue Verantwortung | Expert on auditing recommender systems
  • 2018-2022: Ruhr-University Bochum | Scientific Coordinator
  • 2016-2018: Carnegie Mellon University | Post-Doc
  • <2016: Ruhr-University Bochum | Research Assistant; Data Protection Officer
Education
  • 2016-2018: Carnegie Mellon University | Post-Doc
  • Before 2016: Ruhr-University Bochum | Research Assistant; Data Protection Officer
Background
  • Research interests: black-box auditing of algorithmic systems, usable privacy and security, and data protection. Currently a freelancer, mainly for AI Forensics and ISD.
Miscellany
  • Contact Information: Leuthardtstr. 10, 44137 Dortmund, martin@degeling.com
  • Online Networks: Mastodon, GitHub, LinkedIn, Google Scholar