Wouter van Atteveldt

Prof. dr. Wouter van Atteveldt is Full Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Communication Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. As co-Director of The Societal Analytics Lab, his research develops computational methods to study media effects in fragmented digital landscapes, particularly focusing on measuring individual media diets through data donation techniques.

His research interests include computational communication science, media effects measurement, news consumption patterns, and AI applications in social science. He founded and edits the open access journal Computational Communication Research and co-founded the Computational Methods division in the International Communication Association.

Recent publications focus on improving language model validity, news diversification effects on political participation, and engagement-driven content generation. His work consistently bridges computational methods with traditional social science approaches.

Prof. van Atteveldt teaches courses in data mining, text analysis, and news in the digital age. He has led projects including the Digital Data Donation Infrastructure (D3I) and contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives examining algorithmic decision-making.