Emilio Zagheni

Emilio Zagheni is the full-time Director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (Rostock, Germany) since September 2018. His academic work bridges demographic research with big data innovations, focusing on migration, fertility, mortality, and intergenerational transfers.

• Institution: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
• Research Focus: Digital demography, social media analytics, computational modeling

His research leverages unconventional data sources like social media (Facebook, Twitter, Google+) to address demographic questions about migration corridors, fertility trends, and caregiving patterns. He pioneered methods to analyze population dynamics through internet-derived data and microsimulation techniques.

Key research domains include:

• Mortality estimation using Bayesian models
• Migration analysis through digital footprints
• Fertility patterns linked to economic pressures
• Intergenerational resource transfers

Scientific contributions recognized through:

• Trailblazer Award for Demographic Analysis (European Association for Population Studies, 2016)

Active in organizing workshops at major conferences including PAA, IUSSP, and ICWSM, Zagheni promotes interdisciplinary approaches to demographic research through digital data and computational methods.