Moonis Ali

Moonis Ali is a doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics within the Internet Architecture department (Saarland Informatics Campus). He holds a Master of Science in Data Science and AI from Saarland University (2019–2023) and a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Kashmir (2014–2018).

Research Interests focus on computational social science, examining online harms such as self-harm discourse, antisemitism, and Islamophobia. His work combines data-driven methodologies and social media analysis to study harmful content and community dynamics.

Publications highlight his exploration of incel communities, antisocial behavior, and digital sociology. Key trends include mental health impacts, hate speech detection, and lexicon-based analysis of online discourse.