Paul Heß
Profile
Paul Heß is a PhD student at the Centre for Sustainability Studies at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and a lecturer on the Online Communication degree programme. His doctoral thesis focuses on AI-supported sustainability communication by NGOs. He is particularly interested in the interfaces between people and technology in communication work.
Key research areas:
- Organisational communication, particularly within NGOs and civil society organisations
- Sustainability communication
- Human-AI collaboration in communicative work processes
- The impact of generative AI on communication professions
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4367-1341
Publications
2026
- Heß, P., & Böhm, S. (2026): Workforce Impact of AI-Based Automation in Media. In: Böhm, S.; Collins, S.; Godulla, A.; Keith, S.; Savery, R. (eds.): Handbook of AI-based Media Disruption. Future of Business and Finance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-07605-2_12
- Murschetz, P. C., Heß, P., & Jamil, S. (2026): The Greater the Risk, the Higher the Reward? Discussing a Fundamental Trade-Off in Public Service Media Sustainability. In: Servaes, J. (ed.): Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7035-8_85-2
2025
- Heß, P., & Böhm, S. (2025): Human-AI Collaboration and Creative Skills: A Panel-based Industry Study from the German Media Sector. In: AIMEDIA 2025, The First International Conference on AI-based Media Innovation, IARIA, pp. 89–96. https://personales.upv.es/thinkmind/dl/conferences/aimedia/aimedia_2025/aimedia_2025_1_160_48001.pdf
- Vavatsi, K., Heß, P., & Böhm, S. (2025): Exploring Human-AI Collaboration in Creative Workflows: A Case Study on Acceptance and Efficiency in Brand Design. In: AIMEDIA 2025, The First International Conference on AI-based Media Innovation, IARIA, pp. 75–82. https://personales.upv.es/thinkmind/dl/conferences/aimedia/aimedia_2025/aimedia_2025_1_140_40106.pdf