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Successful disputation of Ernestine Dickhaut
On July 13, 2023, Ernestine Dickhaut defended her dissertation entitled "Design Patterns for Lawful Information Systems" at the university's ITeG. One of the main aims of her doctoral thesis was to promote understanding of the properties and representation of design knowledge and to codify legal design knowledge and make it reusable.
A central contribution of the dissertation is the creation of a design pattern framework for the development and evaluation of legal information systems. This framework was developed using the use case of smart personal assistants and serves to establish lawful principles and proven solutions for the design of such systems.
The implications of Ernestine Dickhaut's dissertation can be divided into four main points. First, her dissertation involves analyzing design knowledge to gain a better understanding of its meaning and application. Secondly, she has developed and evaluated legal design patterns to provide a guide for developers and legal advisors of information systems. The third point concerns the added value of design patterns for development and legal negotiations. By using design patterns, development processes can be made more efficient and legal negotiations can be better supported. And finally, it has codified design knowledge in interdisciplinary teams to enable better collaboration and knowledge transfer.
Professor Dr. Jan Marco Leimeister and the examination committee warmly congratulated Ernestine Dickhaut following her successful disputation and presented her with a doctoral hat individually designed by the academic staff of the department, in keeping with tradition at the chair. The hat symbolizes shared experiences and special qualities of the newly-qualified doctor and is a sign of recognition for her achievement.