Tommaso Venturini

Tommaso Venturini is a researcher at the University of Geneva, specializing in digital methods, computational social science, and misinformation studies. His work bridges network analysis, science and technology studies, and data activism, with a focus on understanding digital media's impact on public debate and scientific governance.

• 2025: Co-authored Digital Methods, a Short Introduction with Richard Rogers.
• 2024: Contributed to The SAGE Handbook of Data and Society as editor.
• 2023: Published on network visualization challenges and IPCC leadership analysis.

His research investigates the politics of digital infrastructures, including:

• YouTube's manipulation of view counts
• Digital platforms' influence on scientific communication
• Algorithmic amplification of junk news

He leads and collaborates on projects such as:

• Citizen Facts: Combats disinformation through collective intelligence.
• UnMISSeD: Examines science-misinformation interactions.
• PathOS: Studies Open Science's societal impacts.