Professor Elaine Keane

Biography

Dr Stefan Rädiker, Germany, is a consultant and trainer specialising in research methods and evaluation, with particular expertise in computer-assisted and AI-assisted qualitative data analysis. He delivers research methods training to undergraduate and postgraduate students across various universities and graduate schools, whilst also providing consultancy to doctoral candidates, researchers, and organisations on analytical strategies in qualitative research.

Dr Rädiker has worked extensively with MAXQDA analysis software for over 20 years, also contributing to its ongoing development and specialising in AI applications within qualitative research over the past three years.

He has co-authored numerous textbooks, guides, and book chapters on qualitative research methods, including:

Focused Analysis of Qualitative Interviews with MAXQDA, MAXQDA Press (2020)
Qualitative Content Analysis, SAGE (2022)
Doing Grounded Theory, MAXQDA Press (2023)
The Practice of Qualitative Data Analysis: Research Examples Using MAXQDA, Volumes 1 and 2 (2020, 2023)
Using Software for Mixed Methods Analysis, Routledge (2024)

His approach centres on delivering training that is experience-based, structured, and accessible to practitioners at all levels.

AI-Assisted Analysis of Qualitative Data: Latest Innovations in MAXQDA

This interactive workshop explores the latest AI developments in MAXQDA for qualitative data analysis in the year 2025. Through demonstrations and hands-on exercises, participants will explore various AI tools, including:

Tools for developing a coding framework
Tools for AI coding
Chat features for dialogical approaches to analysis

We will discuss how to maintain analytical rigour whilst enhancing efficiency and how to integrate these tools into sound research processes. The session will conclude with an overview of MAXQDA Tailwind, a new AI-focused web application for qualitative analysis.

This workshop is suitable for both newcomers and experienced users.

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