Assist. Prof Sarah OBERBICHLER

Sarah Oberbichler is Assistant Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining in Digital History at the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) of the University of Luxembourg.

Her interdisciplinary research lies at the intersection of historical migration studies, environmental studies, transnational media studies, NLP, and (critical) AI studies. Her work has gained international recognition, with over 50 invited talks, seminars, and colloquia delivered worldwide. Her scholarly output includes 2 monographs and more than 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes. Her research has garnered attention in both academic circles and public media, with features in regional and national news outlets and contributions to public discourse on digital humanities/hermeneutics and historical research.

Teaching and supervision activities in higher education since 2014. University teaching in the areas of migration history, media studies, digitization, NLP and artificial intelligence (AI).

Science transfer via Blog Posts, Newspaper Interviews, TV-Reportage, Social Media, and YouTube

Multiple scholarships and fellowships including the Minnesota Doctoral Research Fellowship (2017) and the Luxembourg Visiting Researcher Fellowship (2025), academic recognition through awards such as the Marianne-Barcal prize for scientific excellence (2019).

Before joining the C²DH, Oberbichler worked at as research associate at the Leibniz Institute of European History in Mainz, Germany. Before, she worked in various international and interdisciplinary projects focusing on media, migration, discourse, and digital methods at the Department of Contemporary History and the Institute of Media, Communication, and Society at the University of Innsbruck. She was further research fellow at the University of Minnesota (USA) between 2017 and 2018.

Studies in History, German Language and Literature at the University of Innsbruck (2008-2013) and the University of Gothenburg (2012). 2014-2019 doctoral studies at the University of Innsbruck and the University of Minnesota. PhD in the field of Migration History and Digital Media in 2019 at the University of Innsbruck