Corinna Hertweck

Hi there! I’m Corinna, a tech researcher at AlgorithmWatch CH and a postdoctoral researcher in the Social Computing Group at the University of Zurich. I coordinate RAISD – Researching AI, Society & Democracy in Switzerland, a joint research project of the Social Computing Group and AlgorithmWatch CH that investigates how algorithms and AI affect society, public debate and democracy in Switzerland.

I completed my PhD in computer science at the University of Zurich and Zurich University of Applied Sciences in 2025, advised by Aniko Hannak and Christoph Heitz. My dissertation, “A closer look: making sense of statistical fairness criteria through the lens of contemporary political philosophy”, was part of the SNSF-funded project “Socially acceptable and fair AI”.

I co-founded the European Conference on Algorithmic Fairness (ECAF, formerly the “European Workshop on Algorithmic Fairness”, EWAF) and co-organized its first two editions. I’m now on the board of the European Association for Algorithmic Fairness (EAAF), which steers the organization of ECAF.

Beyond research, I’m a representative of the VAUZ, the association of junior academic staff at UZH: I serve as a deputy on the Senate, as a member of the Sustainability Commission and on the Mensaboard. I also co-founded Plant-Based Universities Zurich (@pbu_zh), which is the UZH campaign of Plant-Based Universities. We demand that UZH goes 100% plant-based with its canteens and catering to fulfill UZH’s own sustainability goal of being climate-neutral by 2030.

On weekends, there’s a good chance you’ll find me in the mountains, probably taking yet another picture of cows 🐮