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Ingmar Weber

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Alexander von Humboldt Professor for AI and Chair for Societal Computing at Saarland University. Co-Director at i2sc.net.

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Abhisek Dash @adash93.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Following our ICWSM work, in the next work, we ask the question Can foundation models moderate online content? We present MODERATIONBENCH a benchmark of multimodal online posts and @bluesky moderation decisions. Arxiv: arxiv.org/abs/2609.10410… Project page: moderation-bench.github.io
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Max Falkenberg @maxfalken.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Is the world getting more polarized? The polarization of the U.S. is worrying. But is polarization similarly bad elsewhere? What drives polarization globally, what role does social media play, and will AI make things worse? New review in @nature.com communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"What has fundamentally changed is the emergence of the information age (the internet, social media, AI) and its integration into, and domination over, our contemporary political discourse." Needed: a globally equitable understanding of political polarization www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Toward an integrated and globally equitable understanding of political polarization - Nature Communications
Nearly half of all polarization research focuses on the United States, yet many American findings are global outliers. A globally equitable understanding requires bridging traditional social science w...
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Giuseppe Carteny @giucarny.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
📢 The Euromanifesto Study 2024 Documents are now available! We collected, checked and systematised electoral programmes and campaign materials from across Europe for the 2024 European Parliament elections. A new resource for studying the 2024 EP campaign 🧵
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Abhisek Dash @adash93.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🥳🥳🥳 Pleased to share that our work on characterizing #ContentModeration on @bsky.app has been accepted in @icwsm.bsky.social 2027. In this work, we investigate three aspects of @moderation.bsky.app (a) its degree of automation, (b) its effectiveness and (c) the landscape of harm it detects.
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icwsm.bsky.social @icwsm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
And the Test of Time goes to 🥁 "Social Media Participation in an Activist Movement for Racial Equality" by @munmun10.bsky.social, Shagun Jhaver, Benjamin Sugar, and @ingmarweber.de 🥂
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 27/05/2026
I'm currently at #ICWSM / @icwsm.bsky.social Ping me if you're on the job market as we are/will be hiring for SOUNDS - Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (www.sounds-observatory.org).
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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 02/04/2026
The Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources(SOUNDS) initiative is hiring a Postdoc for Computational Social Science. Apply by 24.04.2026 Link: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up... SOUNDS: www.sounds-observatory.org @ingmarweber.de @politicsunisaar.bsky.social @saarland-informatics-campus.de
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
So apparently grammarly stole my fuckin identity
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Shannon Mattern
Professor of Anthropology and expert in infrastructures and maintenance cultures; author of Maintenance and Care
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Steven Jackson
Associate Professor of Information Science, key theorist on maintenance and 'broken world thinking'
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Nathan Ensmenger
Historian of computing, expert on legacy software and the sociology of programming; author of The Computer Boys Take Over
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Marie Hicks
Historian of technology, expert on gendered labor and institutional persistence in computing; author of Programmed Inequality
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Helen Sword
Professor and expert in academic writing, author of Stylish Academic Writing
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Joseph M. Williams
Writing scholar and co-author of Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace
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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 19/02/2026
The SOUNDS initiative is hiring for 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻/ 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻/ 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱-𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗸𝘂𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦 (𝗺/𝘄/𝗱). Link: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up... @ingmarweber.de @politicsunisaar.bsky.social
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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 10/02/2026
The Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS) project is inviting applications for the following position: 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗳/𝗺/𝘅) 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗿𝗲𝗳: 𝗪𝟮𝟴𝟬𝟭) Paygrade: E13 TV-L 100% Duration: 2 years @ingmarweber.de @politicsunisaar.bsky.social @uni-saarland.de
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Abhisek Dash @adash93.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
#BowlingAlone documented a quiet shift from collective to solitary practices. In Bowling with ChatGPT ( #TheWebConference2026), we study whether a similar shift is unfolding in interactions with conversational AI. arxiv link: arxiv.org/abs/2602.01114
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Bowling with ChatGPT: On the Evolving User Interactions with Conversational AI Systems
Recent studies have discussed how users are increasingly using conversational AI systems, powered by LLMs, for information seeking, decision support, and even emotional support. However, these macro-l...
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 14/01/2026
New deadline is Jan 23. If you're based in a low- or middle-income country and work on computational social science, particularly using online data, please consider applying.
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icwsm.bsky.social @icwsm.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
🚨 Spread the word! 🚨 The #ICWSM 2026 Adamic-Glance Distinguished Young Researcher Award is now accepting nominations and self-nominations! 🌟 📅 Deadline for this year's award: March 15th, 2026 More info: www.icwsm.org/2026/submit....
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Saarland Informatics Campus @saarland-informatics-campus.de · 09/01/2026
Congrats to Prof. Dr. @ingmarweber.de on his AAAI Fellowship! The fellowship honors individuals with significant contributions to #AI. Working in societal computing, he bridges AI and the social sciences, analyzing social platform data for valuable insights on society. 👏 Read more: sic.link/weber
image displays the logos for the Saarland Informatics Campus (SIC) and Saarland University. Below the logos is a professional headshot of Prof. Dr. Ingmar Weber with glasses and a grey button-down shirt, looking directly at the camera against a blurred indoor background.At the bottom, white text on a dark blue banner reads: "AI for Society: Ingmar Weber elected as an AAAI fellow".
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Jordan D. Klein & Ingmar Weber published a Letter to the Editor in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that opens a conversation on the findings of Chi et al (Measuring global migration flows using online data). www.demogr.mpg.de/go/PNAS-Letter-Ed…
World map with interconnected lines and text about migration during the pandemicDiagram shows estimated changes in the migrant population after a one-month travel ban for France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the US by country of origin.Estimate of the change in the migrant population due to a one-month travel ban in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the US by country of origin.
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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 04/12/2025
The recordings for TEDx Saarbrigge organized on June 14, 2025, are now available. Details: www.i2sc.net/events/past-... @i2sc.net @dock11saarland.bsky.social @algoright.bsky.social @uni-saarland.de @saarland-informatics-campus.de @dfki.bsky.social @ingmarweber.de @kevinbaum.bsky.social
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TedX - Saarbrigge - YouTube
Das digitale Zeitalter stellt liberale Demokratien vor ihre vielleicht größte Bewährungsprobe. Algorithmen bestimmen und lenken Debatten und soziale Medien w...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. " www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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Early Career Rescue Fellowship
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Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (LZI) @dagstuhl.de · 05/11/2025
Freitag, 28. November 2025, 18 Uhr, Schloss Dagstuhl: „Dagstuhler Gespräche“ – „Von sozialen Medien zu Satelliten: Was Daten für die Gesellschaft verraten“. @ingmarweber.de ist beim LZI und der Stadt Wadern zu Gast, um der interessierten Öffentlichkeit dieses Thema näher zu bringen. 0cn.de/lzi2548
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„Dagstuhler Gespräche“ – Von sozialen Medien zu Satelliten: Was Daten für die Gesellschaft verraten
„Dagstuhler Gespräche“ – Von sozialen Medien zu Satelliten: Was Daten für die Gesellschaft verraten
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Dilek Yildiz @dyildiz.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
📢 Vienna Institute of Demography @demographyvienna.bsky.social is seeking a Postdoc Researcher in Population Data and Projections RG 📈 📊 I can't recommend enough working at VID, especially with Anne! 💯 friendly, supportive environment with world-class researchers.🤓 oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/job/km5kybrq
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Postdoc (m/f/x) – Population Data and Projections
OeAW - Discovering the futureAs a central non-university institution for science and research, the Austrian Academy of Sciences - OeAW has the task of "promoting science in every respect". F...
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Casey Breen @caseybreen.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
New @pnas.org paper constructing subnational estimates of internet and mobile adoption by gender, including gender gaps, for 117 low- and middle- income countries from 2015 through 2025. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Mapping subnational gender gaps in internet and mobile adoption using social media data | PNAS
The digital revolution has ushered in many societal and economic benefits. Yet access to digital technologies such as mobile phones and internet re...
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Noora Al-Emadi @nalemadi.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Now out in Communications of #ACM #CACM "AI-Driven Disaster Response and Displacement Monitoring" w/ @ingmarweber.de @ferdaofli.com & others The article features 2 case studies from #ArabWorld highlighting the potential of #AI in #DisasterResponse & #DisplacementMonitoring dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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AI-Driven Disaster Response and Displacement Monitoring | Communications of the ACM
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Sebastian Stier @sebstier.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
📢 We're hiring a Doctoral Student in Research Software Engineering for Digital Behavioral Data! Work at the intersection of computer science and social science, develop innovative tools, and pursue your doctoral degree with us. 👉 Apply here: www.gesis.org/en/institute...
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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 22/09/2025
The SICSS Saarbrücken 2025 has officially come to an end. We are grateful to all participants and speakers who made this event such a success, and we look forward to seeing how the conversations and collaborations will continue beyond these two weeks! @uni-saarland.de @i2sc.net @ingmarweber.de
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 16/09/2025
One of the perks of attending #HLF @hlforum.bsky.social is that I got to meet one of my favorite Youtube personalities in person @tomrocksmaths.bsky.social
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 16/09/2025
Always a pleasure to attend the Heidelberg Laureate Forum #HLF @hlforum.bsky.social & meet smart people. Catch me today (Tue) if you'd like to learn about our work at @i2sc.net. And be sure talk to Manon if you'd like to learn about her work about better AI safety evaluations.
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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · 10/09/2025
The first Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS) at Saarbrücken has officially begun at @i2sc.net. The program runs from 8 - 19 September. @uni-saarland.de @ingmarweber.de @brahmaninutakki.bsky.social @jianlongzhu.bsky.social
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Universität des Saarlandes @uni-saarland.de · 03/09/2025
29 Mio. Euro Förderung für das Kompetenzzentrum SOUNDS: Ziel der Forschungsstelle ist es, Informatik und Sozialwissenschaften zusammenzubringen, um gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Entwicklungen datenbasiert zu analysieren. Mehr dazu: www.uni-saarland.de/aktuell/gese... © UdS / Thorsten Mohr
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Millionenförderung des Landes: Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft mit neuen Datenquellen analysieren
Satellitenbilder, soziale Medien oder Barcode-Scanner in Geschäften bieten einen reichen Datenschatz, der bisher in den Sozialwissenschaften noch wenig genutzt wird. Neue KI-gestützte Methoden helfen ...
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
🚨Open Positions!🚨 Postdoc/Research Scientist Positions Migration | Population Dynamics | Computational Demography Application Deadline: Oct 10, 2025 See job description here: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61... #Postdoc #Jobs @ezagheni.bsky.social @perrottadaniela.bsky.social @ugobas.bsky.social
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 01/08/2025
Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.
Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships:
Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.
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Mariana Macedo @marianagmmacedo.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
We are seeking speaker nominations for the Women in Network Science (WiNS) seminar series. Let’s amplify diverse voices and break out of our usual bubbles. Nominate someone inspiring today! #WiNS #NetworkScience #WomenInScience
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Nominate a speaker for WiNS Seminar
The Women in Network Science (WiNS) seminar is an interdisciplinary seminar with the aim to promote and showcase research by women and nonbinary researchers in network science. Attendance is open to e...
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 24/07/2025
Last day at @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 and time for an @i2sc.net group photo with @brahmaninutakki.bsky.social, @ethel-mensah.bsky.social and @jianlongzhu.bsky.social. Find Brahmani and Ethel at posters #21 and #93 today. Jianlong presented yesterday.
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 23/07/2025
In today's @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 poster session:: "Studying Behavioral Addiction by Combining Surveys and Digital Traces: A Case Study of TikTok" Joint work with Cai Yang, Sepehr Mousavi, @adash93.bsky.social and Krishna Gummadi. Find me at poster #37. Full paper: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/IC...
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Jianlong Zhu @jianlongzhu.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🤔 How can we design AI tools to enhance democratic participation? 🗣️ At @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 Norrköping, I will give a parallel talk (Wednesday 2:30pm, Vingen 8) to discuss insights from a user study on an LLM-based voting advice application chatbot for the 2024 European Parliament election.
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Learn, Explore and Reflect by Chatting: Understanding the Value of an LLM-Based Voting Advice Application Chatbot | Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces
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Ethel Mensah @ethel-mensah.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Hello everyone! I’ll be presenting my work this Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:30 (Poster ID: 93) during the poster session at IC2S2’25 (@ic2s2.bsky.social) in Norrköping, Sweden. 📄 Check out the paper: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/IC... #IC2S2 #ComputationalSocialScience #SocialData
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Ethnic Diversity and Spatial Dynamics in Google Maps Reviews: Insights from a German Border City | Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 22/07/2025
If you're @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 and are looking for a faculty position, get in touch. @uni-saarland.de is hiring. Right now, there's an open call in Computer Science @saarland-informatics-campus.de: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up... Soon, there'll be open calls in the Social Sciences.
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 18/07/2025
🚨Job Alert W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society" @saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas:
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Divya Mani Adhikari @divyamani.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I am happy to share that our work titled "Exploring LLMs for Automated Generation and Adaptation of Questionnaires" has been accepted to the ACM Conversational User Interfaces (CUI) Conference 2025. Check our work: doi.org/10.1145/3719... @cui.acm.org #CUI2025 #ACM
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Exploring LLMs for Automated Generation and Adaptation of Questionnaires | Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces
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icwsm.bsky.social @icwsm.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
🏆 The Adamic-Glance winner of this year is @kous2v.bsky.social, for foundational work in using social media and multimodal sensing data #icwsm
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 26/06/2025
#ICWSM @icwsm.bsky.social would be nothing without its community. Here are some of the heroes who work hard to guarantee that authors receive useful reviews: @aldayelabeer.bsky.social @chibold.bsky.social @lespin.bsky.social @elaragon.bsky.social @shrutiphadke.bsky.social @tiziano.bsky.social
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Leo Balduf @leobalduf.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I finally managed to go through all the follows and messages about the #ICWSM starter pack. The first SP is full (wow!), I've added more people I've missed the first time around, and the amazing people I've met at the conference to a second one: go.bsky.app/2EFgnJV Let me know who I missed, again!
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 25/06/2025
Organizing #ICWSM is not always easy, but working with such great, dedicated people makes it enjoyable. Thanks @juhi153.bsky.social, Eni, Mathieu, Florian (who's with his newborn), Meredith and others from @realaaai.bsky.social, and the whole community who helped put @icwsm.bsky.social together.
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 25/06/2025
A lively poster session at #ICWSM @icwsm.bsky.social
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 24/06/2025
If you are at #ICWSM @icwsm.bsky.social and are hiring: At the beginning of tomorrow's (= Wednesday's) lunch break, we'll ask people who have open positions to come to the front and mention which level (PhD student/postdoc/prof) they are hiring and where. People can then connect over lunch.
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 24/06/2025
Maybe of interest to the #ICWSM @icwsm.bsky.social community: a special issue on "Democratic Decision-Making in Times of AI" in Data & Policy by @universitypress.cambridge.org. Submissions are welcome until October 3 - Germany's Reunification Day www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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CFP for a Special Collection on Democratic Decision-Making in Times of AI
Call for Papers for a Special Collection on Democratic Decision-Making in Times of AI
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Juhi Kulshrestha @juhi153.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Exploring Digital Services Act (DSA) and its implications for research. Exciting panel @icwsm.bsky.social with Oana Goga, Krishna Gummadi, Silvia Merisio, and Francesco Pierri. #icwsm
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Leo Balduf @leobalduf.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
I'll be at #ICWSM 2025 next week to present our paper about Bluesky Starter Packs. For the occasion, I've created a Starter Pack with all the organizers, speakers, and authors of this year I could find on Bluesky! Link: go.bsky.app/GDkQ3y7 Let me know if I missed anyone!
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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · 14/06/2025
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Manoel Horta Ribeiro @manoelhortaribeiro.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
This paper characterizes (self-described) TikTok addiction with surveys and (n=107) data donations. One interesting finding is that watching positive videos predicts addiction, even controlling for session number and session time. ojs.aaai.org/index.php/IC... cc: @ingmarweber.de
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icwsm.bsky.social @icwsm.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
📢 Meet the keynote speakers at #ICWSM 2025: Richard Rogers, University of Amsterdam “Machinic Critique: Algorithmic Auditing” 📅 June 25 🕑 8.30 AM 📍CSS 35.01.05 Find the full program here: www.icwsm.org/2025/schedul...
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