جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Zhijun Yinمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Data Mining
• Machine Learning
• Health Informatics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Zhijun Yin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Computer Science at Vanderbilt University's School of Engineering. His research focuses on developing machine learning and data mining techniques to analyze health behaviors through online data sources like social media and electronic health records (EHRs). He holds dual appointments in Biomedical Informatics and Computer Science, reflecting his interdisciplinary work in health informatics and computational methods. Yin earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science and an M.S. in Biostatistics from Vanderbilt University. His research spans ethical AI applications in healthcare, predictive modeling for disease recurrence, and understanding caregiver dynamics in online communities. He has published extensively on topics including AI ethics, health data privacy, and leveraging social media for medical insights. Notable areas of focus include optimizing word embeddings for small medical datasets, improving risk prediction models using EHR longitudinal data, and addressing algorithmic bias in healthcare AI systems. His work often bridges biomedical data analysis with computational methodologies, aiming to enhance patient care through technology-driven solutions.

Claudia Wagnerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Computational Social Science
• Artificial Intelligence
• Digital Behavioral Data
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Claudia Wagner is a full professor (W3) of Applied Computational Social Sciences at RWTH Aachen University and Scientific Director of the Computational Social Science Department at GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. She also serves as an external faculty member at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna. Her research focuses on societal impacts of online platforms and AI, methodological challenges of digital behavioral data, and algorithmic bias. She has organized interdisciplinary training events, including the CSS Methods Summer School, and holds leadership roles in organizations like the International Society for Computational Social Science and AAAI's Web and Social Media Conference. Her academic journey includes prominent roles at RWTH Aachen and GESIS, alongside teaching computational social science courses and supervising numerous PhD students. Key research areas include validation frameworks for computational measures (ValiText), gender inequality in science, and fairness in algorithmic systems. Her work bridges social science theory with technical methods, addressing ethical challenges in data-driven research. Publications highlight contributions to data quality frameworks, algorithmic fairness, and digital trace analysis. Notable outputs include foundational papers on measuring algorithmically infused societies (Nature, 2021) and gender disparities in computer science (2018). She actively engages in policy discussions and serves on editorial boards, ensuring her research impacts both academia and society. Advising spans topics like dehumanization measurement, validation approaches, and bias in rankings. Her labs and collaborations focus on interdisciplinary teams addressing societal challenges through computational methods. Current projects include exploring AI psychometrics and counterfactually augmented data's role in bias mitigation.

• Intellectual History
• Political Economy
• History of Capitalism
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Angus Burgin is Associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University. He specializes in 20th-century intellectual history, political economy, and the history of capitalism. He directs the Moral and Political Economy program and serves as executive editor for the Intellectual History of the Modern Age series. His research explores: Evolution of market advocacy and neoliberal thought Intersections of capitalism, democracy, and technology Historical narratives of economic expertise Publications analyze intellectual movements like neoliberalism, critiques of capitalism, and the role of elites in policy. Award-winning work includes studies on free market reinvention and economic paradigms. Awards: Merle Curti Award Joseph Spengler Prize

Chiara Colesanti Senniمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Climate Finance
• Environmental Economics
• Artificial Intelligence in Sustainability
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Chiara Colesanti Senni is a Researcher at the Department of Finance, University of Zurich. Her work focuses on the intersection of climate finance, artificial intelligence, and corporate sustainability disclosures. She explores how AI tools can enhance the assessment of climate transition risks and improve the transparency of corporate environmental reporting. Her research addresses economic and financial impacts of environmental risks, particularly water scarcity and hydropower vulnerabilities. She has contributed to projects like CHATREPORT, leveraging large language models (LLMs) to democratize sustainability analysis. Key areas of inquiry include climate risk metrics convergence, central bank policies, and the integration of domain expertise with AI in environmental assessments. Publications span topics like AI-driven corporate disclosure analysis, climate transition plan evaluation, and macrofinancial implications of deforestation and water stress. Her work bridges technical advancements in AI with practical applications in sustainable finance and policy-making.

Glen Gostlowمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Environmental Finance
• Climate Risk Analysis
• Sustainable Finance
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Glen Gostlow is a Research Fellow in the Department of Finance at the University of Zurich. His research focuses on the intersection of environmental factors and financial markets, particularly climate litigation impacts, carbon risk measurement, and AI-driven sustainability analysis. He holds a First Class joint degree in Economics and Geography from the University of Glasgow (with economics dissertation prize), an MSc from the London School of Economics (LSE), and a PhD from LSE's Department of Geography and Environment. He has received notable awards including the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance & Investment Best Paper Award and the Robeco Sustainable Investing Best Paper Award. His work explores innovative applications of AI in environmental assessment and climate risk quantification. Recent projects include CHATREPORT for sustainability disclosure analysis and ChatClimate for grounding AI in climate science. Key research themes include physical climate risk pricing, weather exposure prediction using historical data, and the carbon risk premium. His interdisciplinary approach bridges geography, economics, and computational methods to address sustainability challenges in finance.

Annalise Bainesمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Digital Communication
• Health Communication
• Science Communication
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Annalise Baines is a Senior Lecturer (Oberassistentin) and Senior Research and Teaching Associate at the University of Zurich , Department of Communication and Media Research. She joined in September 2023, following her PhD at the University of Kansas and work at the KU Center for Digital Inclusion. Her research focuses on digital communication’s role in health and science communication, emphasizing marginalized groups’ access to information and emerging technologies like VR/AI through a diversity lens. Her education includes a PhD from the University of Kansas, United States. Her work bridges health communication, digital inclusion, and social justice, particularly addressing underserved populations’ information literacy and technology adoption. Research interests include pandemic-related health communication, misinformation dynamics, and intersectional approaches to labor organizing in media. Recent articles highlight themes such as labor unions in journalism, cross-cultural green consumerism, and marginalized groups’ health information-seeking behaviors during crises. She contributes to projects like the Internet Use & Society team at IKMZ, exploring social media’s societal impacts. No scientific awards are listed, but her work is funded through institutional research grants. She advises no listed students but collaborates with international teams on technology justice projects.

Daniela Mahlمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Socio-Cultural Implications of Technologies
• Responsible Artificial Intelligence
• Process of Platformization
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Daniela Mahl is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich, and a Senior Research and Teaching Associate. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Media Research (cum laude) from the University of Zurich (2024) and a Master’s in Communication Science and Linguistics (with distinction, 2019). Her research focuses on socio-cultural implications of technology, responsible AI, platformization, science communication, and mixed methods. She has conducted research at the University of Hamburg and the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society. Her research projects include studies funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), WHO, and DFG, addressing AI’s impact on public health, conspiracy theories, and climate change communication. She has published extensively in journals like *Journal of Science Communication*, *BMJ Global Health*, and *New Media & Society*, with over 30 peer-reviewed articles. Mahl is also a Visiting Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and the Weizenbaum Institute (Berlin). Her awards include a Semester Award for academic excellence (2019) and a FAN Award shortlist (2025). She teaches MA/BA courses on AI in science communication, conspiracy theories, and misinformation. Mahl has organized workshops on computational methods and serves on academic committees for the German Communication Association (DGPuK).

Sigurd Allernمشاهده پروفایل

استاد بازنشسته

• Political Communication
• Journalism Studies
• Media Analysis
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Sigurd Allern is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Oslo's Department of Media and Communication, part of the Faculty of Humanities. He holds a Dr. polit. in media studies and has held academic roles including Professor of Journalism Studies at UiO (2003–present) and visiting professorships at Stockholm University and Science Po Toulouse. His career includes research leadership roles such as project leader for the Nordic Research Network in Journalism Studies (NordForsk-funded) and co-chair of a Scandinavian political scandal research project. Education & Career: Magistergrad in sociology (University of Oslo, 1974) Dr. polit. in media studies (University of Bergen, 1997) Research fellowships at the Institute for Applied Social Research (1971–73) and the Institute of Journalism (1995–2003) Research Interests: Political communication and media's role in democracy Scandals and media framing (e.g., Nordic political scandals) Journalistic ethics, fact-checking, and the political economy of news Relationships between public relations, media, and power Notable Projects: Co-led the Nordic scandal research network (2008–2011) EU-funded 'Adequate Information Management in Europe' project (2004–2007) Authored monographs on media scandals, journalism ethics, and political communication Media Contributions: Former chief editor of Klassekampen (1979–95) Columnist for Stavanger Aftenblad and Morgenbladet Public speaker on media and political issues Awards & Recognition: Recipient of the York Faculty of Fine Arts Dean’s Senior Teaching Award (2009/10) Member of the board of the Department of Media and Communication (2004–2008)

• Data Science
• Recommender Systems
• Behavioral Data Analytics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Christoph Trattner is a Professor and Director of MediaFutures: Research Centre for Responsible Media Technology and Innovation at the University of Bergen. He leads research in the Department of Information Science and Media Studies , focusing on the intersection of Behavioral Data Analytics and Recommender Systems with applications in health, media, and sustainability. His work spans Over 120 publications in top venues like NATURE , JASIST , and WWW Secured 54 million Euros in funding (30 million as PI) Founded SFI MediaFutures, a 26 million Euro research center Recent research trends include Cross-cultural food preference modeling via visual analytics Popularity bias mitigation in news recommenders Behavioral nudges for healthy eating Ethical AI in journalism and media Awards ACM Distinguished Speaker (2021) Best Paper Honorable Mention at The Web Conference (2017) Editorial board member for journals like Future Internet and AI & Ethics As a supervisor, he has guided over 35 MSc/PhD students. Currently exempt from teaching due to directorial duties, he welcomes thesis supervision inquiries via christoph.trattner@uib.no .

Miriam Metzgerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Digital Communication
• Online Privacy
• Media Credibility
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Miriam Metzger is a Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). She is affiliated with the Center for Information, Technology and Society and the Center for Responsible Machine Learning at UCSB. Her research focuses on understanding how information and communication technologies influence trust, credibility perceptions, and privacy decisions in digital environments. Dr. Metzger earned her Ph.D. in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California in 1997 and has been teaching at UCSB since 1998. Her work employs quantitative methods to study challenges users face in evaluating online information credibility, particularly in contexts like social media, news consumption, and health-related content. Key research areas include privacy management across cultures, group privacy dynamics, and the psychological mechanisms underlying deception detection. Dr. Metzger's publications appear in leading journals such as Human Communication Research, Journal of Communication, and Science. She has co-edited influential books like *Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility* (MIT Press) and delivered global keynote speeches on topics including fake news and privacy in digital spaces. Her recent articles highlight trends such as cross-cultural privacy comparisons, the role of social ties in misinformation sharing, and the evolution of group privacy concepts. She advocates for interdisciplinary approaches to address challenges posed by emerging technologies. As an educator and researcher, Dr. Metzger emphasizes bridging theoretical and applied research to inform policies on digital literacy and ethical technology design.

• Communication and Media Studies
• Journalism and Professional Writing
• Education Systems
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Lucy Morieson is a Lecturer in Contemporary Politics and Communication at RMIT University’s School of Media & Communication. Her research focuses on journalism’s evolution in digital environments, particularly professional identity shifts and fact-checking practices. She collaborates with RMIT ABC Fact Check and FactLab on media verification projects. Holding a PhD analyzing Australian news organizations, her work bridges journalism’s legacy and online practices. Research interests include digital journalism, media governance, and education systems. Supervision topics span offshore war correspondence, AI in Saudi newsrooms, and talkback radio dynamics. Her teaching emphasizes the 'Politics, Economies & Communication' strand. Recent outputs address media tensions in the Indo-Pacific, belonging in education, and interactive journalism. Active in both academic and applied research, she contributes to media literacy and fact-checking discourse.

Bruce Desmaraisمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Political Science
• Network Analysis
• Policy Diffusion
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Bruce Desmarais is a Professor of Political Science and Social Data Analytics at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), holding the William and Monica DeGrandis-McCourtney Early Career Professorship. He serves as Director of the Center for Social Data Analytics (C-SoDA) and directs the Social Data Analytics (SoDA) graduate program. His research focuses on statistical methods applied to social and political systems, particularly network analysis, with applications to international relations, policy diffusion, digital communication, and regulatory policymaking. Desmarais earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2010) and a B.A. from Eastern Connecticut State University (2005). Before joining Penn State, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2010–2015). His work is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the Russell Sage Foundation. Key research areas include policy diffusion networks, network dynamics in legislatures, computational social science, and the analysis of digital communication patterns among policymakers. He co-founded Public Square Analytics LLC, a firm focused on improving digital public discourse. Desmarais has published extensively on topics such as exponential random graph models, citation networks in the Supreme Court, and the application of machine learning to policy analysis. His work bridges political methodology, American politics, and international relations, emphasizing methodological innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration. He is affiliated with Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences and has held leadership roles in professional organizations. His research has been featured in journals like Policy Studies Journal , Social Networks , and Political Analysis .

• Political Communication
• Gender and Politics
• Media Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Kim Fridkin is a Foundation Professor at Arizona State University's School of Politics and Global Studies, specializing in political communication, gender politics, and media effects. Her research focuses on the interplay between political campaigns, media framing, and public opinion, with a particular emphasis on gender dynamics and voter behavior. Her work examines how negative campaigning, political advertisements, and media coverage influence voter attitudes and decision-making. She has conducted extensive experimental research on topics such as emotional responses to political messages, fact-checking impacts, and the role of candidate gender in campaign strategies. Key areas of investigation include the effects of stereotypes in electoral contexts, the impact of Senate and presidential campaigns, and the role of media in shaping political perceptions. Her articles span over two decades, consistently addressing themes like campaign negativity, gender in politics, and media's role in democracy. Notable contributions include analyses of the 2016 and 2020 U.S. elections, the influence of public service announcements on public health issues, and comparative studies on descriptive representation in Uruguay. Fridkin has also explored the methodology of experimental research in political science, emphasizing the creation of campus-based laboratories and rigorous measurement techniques for emotional and cognitive responses to political stimuli. Her work bridges theoretical insights with applied research, offering practical implications for campaign management and media strategy.

• Political Communication
• Social Media & Algorithms
• Information & Communication Technologies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Homero Gil De Zúñiga is a Distinguished Professor of Media Effects & AI at Pennsylvania State University's Bellisario College of Communications, holding concurrent roles as Distinguished Research Professor in Political Science at University of Salamanca and Senior Research Fellow at Universidad Diego Portales, Chile. His academic journey includes dual Ph.D.s from Universidad Europea de Madrid and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, alongside advanced study at the University of Oxford. Educational Background Bachelor's: Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain) Master's: University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) Summer Doctorate: University of Oxford (UK) Ph.D.: Universidad Europea de Madrid (Spain) Ph.D.: University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) Research Focus His work bridges political communication, digital media, and AI, analyzing how algorithms and social platforms shape democratic processes. Utilizing surveys, experiments, and computational methods, he explores misinformation dynamics, media trust, and participatory politics. Key themes include: algorithmic news curation, disinformation mitigation, and the intersection of populism and digital activism . Recognition & Awards Thomson Reuters Clarivate Highly Cited Scholar (2020, 2022) Penn State Medal for Social/Behavioral Sciences Krieghbaum Under-40 Award (AEJMC) Fellowships: ICA, UNESCO Policy Lab Grants & Impact He has secured over $5M in research grants and authored/co-authored 160+ peer-reviewed articles. His work informs media literacy initiatives globally, with coverage in outlets like CNN, BBC, and El Tiempo . Leads the Democracy Research Unit (DRU) at Salamanca, focusing on digital democracy challenges.

John Michael Careyمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Electoral Systems
• Democratic Governance
• Conspiracy Theories
• +۳ مورد دیگر

John Michael Carey is the John Wentworth Professor in the Social Sciences and Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Dartmouth College. He specializes in democratic governance, electoral systems, and conspiracy theories. His research explores how electoral rules affect representation, the impact of misinformation on politics, and campus diversity. Carey co-founded BrightLineWatch.org to monitor U.S. democracy. He holds a Ph.D. from UC San Diego and has taught at institutions like Harvard and the University of Rochester. His awards include election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2012) and the George H. Hallett Award (2014). Recent work focuses on fact-checking efficacy, pandemic behaviors, and transnational electoral reforms. Education: B.A. Harvard University; Ph.D. University of California, San Diego. Research Interests: Electoral design, democratic erosion, misinformation dynamics, and campus diversity policy. Professional Roles: Interim Dean (2023–present), former Associate Dean for Social Sciences (2019–2024), and Department Chair (2009–2015). Key Projects: BrightLineWatch, electoral reform consulting in countries like Afghanistan, Tunisia, and Chile. His scholarship spans books such as Campus Diversity: The Hidden Consensus (2020) and Executive Decree Authority (1998). Recent articles address election fraud perceptions, vaccine uptake norms, and global constitutional choices.