Junyi Han

Junyi Han is a Researcher and PhD student at the Leibniz Institute for Knowledge Media (IWM) in Tübingen since October 2022, affiliated with the Everyday Media Lab. His work bridges computational methods with communication science to analyze science-political discourse dynamics.

His academic background includes:

• Bachelor of Arts in Communication, University of Science and Technology of China (2015-2019)
• Master of Arts in Communication, Michigan State University (2019-2021)

Research focuses on social bots' role in science communication polarization, agenda-setting theory applications, and human-AI interaction. Current projects examine social bots in climate discourse (COP27 analysis) and ChatGPT's impact on information credibility/creativity. His 2024 Scientific Reports publication demonstrates how ChatGPT's conversational interface elevates perceived credibility during information searches, revealing critical AI-mediated communication patterns.

Active in the Everyday Media Lab, Han investigates digital media's societal impacts through computational social science approaches, with recent conference presentations at ICA (2024) and DGPuK (2025).