Tobias R. Keller

Dr. Tobias R. Keller serves as a Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow at the Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. His research centers on the intersection of political communication and social media dynamics, with specialized focus on automated accounts in electoral contexts.

His academic foundation includes a PhD from the Department of Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Following doctoral completion, he secured the competitive "Early Postdoc.Mobility" grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation to support his postdoctoral research.

Dr. Keller's scholarly work investigates social bot prevalence, political message diffusion, and algorithmic influence during elections. His research employs computational methods to analyze how automated accounts manipulate political discourse, contributing critical insights to digital democracy studies and misinformation mitigation.

His publications appear in premier journals including Political Communication, Communication Research, Journal of Information Technology & Politics, and Social Media + Society, establishing him as a significant contributor to computational political communication.

Key recognition includes:

• Top Paper Award from the Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association (ICA) conference (2018)

Dr. Keller's research is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation's Early Postdoc.Mobility grant, reflecting competitive validation of his methodological approach. While his QUT affiliation centers on independent research, the provided information indicates no formal student advising responsibilities.

He operates within QUT's Digital Media Research Centre, an interdisciplinary hub examining digital media's societal impacts through critical technical studies and policy-relevant research frameworks.