Dr. Oliver Mueller
Bioinformatician and Technology Consultant Advisory office for socially acceptable technology design (BEST e.V.)
Subject Specialisms: Co-determination in the operational use of information technology (IT) and the digitalisation of the working world, data protection and data privacy
Bio
Since October 2019, I work as a technology consultant at BEST e.V., which is a subsidiary of the local Chamber of Labour (Arbeitskammer des Saarlandes). I advise, qualify and inform works councils, staff councils and employee representatives with regard to their right of co-determination. Here I concentrate on the IT area. For example, the aim of our seminars is to provide the participants with the right tools which enable them to design the implementation of new digital technology in their company / department in the sense of decent work.
As I accompany the process of digitalisation / transformation, my main focus is on artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning algorithms and robotic tools. Hereby, the areas of data protection and data privacy also play an important role. In addition to holding seminars, my tasks include writing expert opinions and drafting company agreements based on current legislation.
Extra projects/connections
As part of my work, I will be undertaking additional training as a certified data protection officer by the end of 2020.
Thanks to my past, I still have a strong connection to the university environment, such as the University of Saarland or the University of Applied Sciences in Saarbrücken. Since AI is on the advance in the working world and thus more and more challenges arise, I will devote more time to this topic in the future. In order to reach prospective engineers, I plan to also provide my knowledge in this field as a lecturer at a university, beyond our BEST seminars.
