René Röpke, Head of TU Wien Informatics eduLAB, has been elected Deputy Speaker of the Steering Board of the Educational Technologies Special Interest Group (SIG) of the German Informatics Society (Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.). He will serve in this position for a three-year term alongside Speaker Raphael Zender from Zeppelin University, Germany. Röpke also served as Programme Committee Chair at this year’s annual conference of the Educational Technologies SIG, DELFI 2026, held at the University of Potsdam, Germany. As the SIG’s annual key conference, DELFI brings together researchers and practitioners from the educational technologies community to present and discuss current research and developments in the field.

The Educational Technologies Special Interest Group provides a platform for academic exchange and collaboration at the intersection of informatics, education, and technology. Its activities cover a broad range of topics, including digital learning environments, educational software, learning analytics, artificial intelligence in education, and technology-enhanced learning. As Deputy Speaker of the Steering Board, Röpke will help coordinate the Group’s activities, strengthen its academic community, and promote collaboration among researchers and practitioners in educational technologies. Over his three-year term, he will also contribute to expanding the SIG’s presence across the DACH region and fostering greater exchange across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Congratulations, René, on this achievement and your continued contributions to the educational technologies community!

About René Röpke

René Röpke is Assistant Professor at TU Wien Informatics, where he leads the Learning Technologies and eDidactics (LTeD) Research Lab and serves as Head of the TU Wien Informatics eduLAB. His research focuses on learning technologies, game-based learning, learning analytics, computer science education, and AI in education. Before joining TU Wien in 2024, he completed his PhD at RWTH Aachen University and earned his Bachelor’s and Masters’ degrees from TU Darmstadt. He is currently involved in a pioneering project in which a school subject on digital humanism and AI is introduced to K-10 to K-12 students at a school in Vienna. Furthermore, he is member of the Center for Technology-driven Social Innovation (CTSi) and part of TU Wien’s content group for the new Austrian Science Communication Center Q.

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