IANUS Awards 2025: Four theses on biodiversity, information sovereignty, AI ethics and control of autonomous systems receive awards.

Darmstadt Technical University has presented the IANUS Awards 2025 for outstanding theses in the field of scientific and technical peace and conflict research. The prize recognises work that takes an interdisciplinary approach to issues of peace, security and social responsibility.

First place went to Dr Johanna Berger (biology) for her dissertation on the effects of mowing on insects and spiders and practical measures against biodiversity loss, and Dr Lukas Struppek (computer science) for his work on security, data protection and ethical risks of generative AI and technical countermeasures.

Second place was shared by Dr Tom Biselli (computer science) with his dissertation on information sovereignty and user-centred digital interventions against data misuse and misinformation, and Anna-Maria Kugler, M.Sc. (cognitive science) with her master's thesis on strategies for human control over AI and autonomous systems.

The award-winning works demonstrate how interdisciplinary research makes innovative contributions to peace, security and social responsibility. The IANUS Prize will be awarded again next year. Further information is available at peasec.de/2025/ianus-preise-2025.