Dr. Karola Möhring (IT experts of Thuringia’s Universities) delivered a seminar entitled. « EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act» on February 12th, 2025.

Bio. Dr. Karola Möhring is a legal expert in the field of information technology at higher-education institutions. She currently serves in the Stabsstelle IT-Recht (IT Law Unit) of the IT‑Zentrum der Thüringer Hochschulen, based at the Technische Universität Ilmenau in Thuringia, Germany. XING+2zdt-brandenburg.de+2
Her academic background includes a Master of Public Administration (MPA) with a focus on public law and management from the Hochschule Schmalkalden – Faculty of Business Law. XING
Dr. Möhring is also a certified data-protection officer, with extensive experience in public administration (both at county and federal levels) and in issues of IT-governance, licensing, and institutional digitalisation efforts. zdt-brandenburg.de+1

Her work involves advising Thuringian universities on legal aspects of IT and digitalisation — including compliance with the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act and other regulatory frameworks for higher education. forschungsdaten-thueringen.de+2wissenschaftsmanagement-online.de+2

Abstract. In her lecture, Karola Möhrin will presented the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act, which came into force on the 1st of August 2024. The roles defined in the AI Act were be presented and categorised in terms of their relevance for researchers. Furthermore, the categorisation of AI systems into different risk categories and their potential impact on research on AI systems was discussed.