Kittler was a member of the Hermann von Helmholtz Centre for Culture and the research group Bild Schrift Zahl ("Picture Writing Number") (DFG).
kˈɪtlɚ wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə hˈɜːmən vˈɑːn hˈɛlmhoʊltz sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ kˈʌltʃɚ ænd ðə ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ɡɹˈuːp bˈɪld ʃɹˈɪft zˈɑːl"pˈɪktʃɚ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ nˈʌmbɚ"dˌiːˌɛfdʒˈiː.