ARNA WOEMMEL

I'm a postdoctoral researcher in the Data Science Institute at the University of Chicago, working on the Data Ecology initiative with Raul Castro Fernandez. 

My research is at the intersection of behavioral economics and computer science. I study how human behavior shapes the societal impact of new technologies. 

During my PhD, I focused on algorithmic fairness, specifically how well-intended policies and system interventions can fail when placed in the hands of (biased) humans. In my postdoc, I study collective inefficiencies that may arise when systems optimize strictly for the individual, with the goal to inform more robust organizational design and socio-technical systems.

I completed my PhD in Economics at the University of Hamburg, where I was supervised by Gerd Muehlheusser (Economics) and Judith Simon (Ethics in IT). During my PhD, I was a fellow of the German Research Foundation (DFG) as a member of the Research Training Group (RTG) in "Philosophy, Politics & Economics". 

Feel free to reach out at: acwoemmel@uchicago.edu

Research Visits:

• Columbia University, Data Science Institute (Spring 2023)

• Columbia Law School (Spring 2024)

• ETH Zürich, Center for Law & Economics (Fall 2024)

Upcoming Talks:

• Fordham Law and Technology Colloquium, New York