Christina Erler studied computer science at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). She completed her master’s thesis on "Simulation of Progressive Eye Diseases Using Virtual Reality" in 2018 at the Institut für Technik der Informationsverarbeitung (ITIV, KIT), where she subsequently worked as a research scientist. She successfully completed her doctoral degree (Dr.-Ing.) in July 2025.

Since January 2021, she has been employed as a research scientist in the ESS-MIT research department at the FZI Research Centre for Information Technology. Her research interests are centered on decentralized and distributed infrastructures in healthcare (Blockchain/DLT) to uphold digital sovereignty (data trustees, digital identities). In her later role as Deputy Head of Department and Senior Expert for Digital Health Data Infrastructures, she is responsible for the strategic and technical development of research and transfer projects at the intersection of healthcare, data infrastructures, and regulation.

Relevant projects:
BloG³ – Blockchain-based health data management (03/2020 – 08/2023)
SDIKA – Secure Digital Identities Karlsruhe (09/2021 – 12/2024)
SouveMed –Data trustee sleep research (01/2022 – 12/2023)
ROUTINE – Sandbox for the transfer of digital health applications and AI to healthcare (10/2022-12/2024)
RegioOnkoNet – Strengthening regional oncology care through optimized networking with general practitioners and patient empowerment
(10/2025-09/2030)