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BWL XI: DFG-WEAVE Project with the University of LuxembourgThe German Research Foundation (DFG) has awarded a new research grant to Prof. Dr. Nicolas Pröllochs. The three-year collaborative project, conducted jointly with the University of Luxembourg under the WEAVE programme, focuses on tackling online harms on social media through the wisdom of crowds.
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BWL XI: Two papers accepted at WWWTwo new research papers have been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference (WWW '26). WWW is a premier publication outlet in data science with a low acceptance rate (CORE Ranking A*).
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BWL XI: Wiss. MA / Doktorand/in gesuchtAn der Professur für Data Science und Digitalisierung (BWL XI) ist zum nächstmögliche Zeitpunkt eine Stelle als Wiss. MA / Doktorand/in zu besetzen. Nähere Informationen in der Stellenanzeige. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung!
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BWL XI: Courses in Winter Semester 25/26In winter semester 25/26, we offer the courses "Text Mining" and "Applied AI" for master's students. The number of participants is limited to a maximum number of 24 students. The deadline for applications is October 2, 2025.
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BWL XI: Paper in Nature's Scientific ReportsA new research paper has been accepted for publication in Nature's Scientific Reports. In this study, we empirically investigate the helpfulness of the context provided in community-created fact-checks on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
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BWL XI: Study on Deepfakes at IC2S2Our study "Characterizing Deepfakes on X" has been accepted for presentation at the International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2 '25).
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BWL XI: Media Coverage in TIME Magazine & The AtlanticOur research on community-based fact-checking has been featured in TIME Magazine and The Atlantic.
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BWL XI: Interview im 1E9 MagazinNutzen oder schaden die sozialen Medien der Demokratie? Darüber und über weitere Themen hat Prof. Nicolas Pröllochs in einem Interview mit dem 1E9 Magazin gesprochen.
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BWL XI: Podcast im DLFBerichten Medien zu negativ? In der neuen Folge des Deutschlandfunk-Podcasts „Nach Redaktionsschluss“ diskutiert Prof. Nicolas Pröllochs über seine Forschung zu Negativität im Nachrichtenkonsum – und darüber, warum gerade negative Schlagzeilen oft besonders viel Aufmerksamkeit bekommen.
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BWL XI: DFG Grant for Research on Community-Based Fact-CheckingThe German Research Foundation (DFG) has awarded a new research grant to Prof. Dr. Nicolas Pröllochs. The funding will support our research on community-based fact-checking on social media.
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BWL XI: Paper accepted in PNAS NexusA new research paper has been accepted for publication in PNAS Nexus. In our study, we estimate the link between online political advertising and election outcomes during the 2021 German federal election.
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BWL XI: New Master's Course -- Applied AI (SS 25)In the summer semester of 2025, we offer a new course "Applied AI" for master's students. The number of participants is limited to a maximum number of 24 students. The deadline for applications is April 14, 2025.
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BWL XI: Paper accepted at CHIA new research paper has been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). CHI is the leading conference in human–computer interaction with a low acceptance rate (CORE Ranking A*).
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BWL XI: Paper in Nature Reviews PsychologyA new article has been accepted for publication in Nature Reviews Psychology (IF: 16.8). Together with an interdisciplinary team of domain experts, we describe how natural language processing (NLP) can be used to analyse text data in behavioural science.
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BWL XI: Paper accepted at ICWSMA new research paper has been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM). ICWSM is a premier conference in data science with a low acceptance rate (CORE Ranking A).
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BWL XI: Research Featured in The Washington PostOur research studying community-based fact-checking on X/Twitter has been featured in The Washington Post.
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BWL XI: Wiss. MA / Doktorand/in gesuchtAn der Professur für Data Science und Digitalisierung (BWL XI) ist zum nächstmögliche Zeitpunkt eine Stelle als Wiss. MA / Doktorand/in zu besetzen. Nähere Informationen in der Stellenanzeige. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung!
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BWL XI: Paper in EJORA new research paper has been accepted for publication in the European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR; VHB: A). In our study, we develop, train, and evaluate a tailored, fused large language model to predict startup success.
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BWL XI: Text Mining Course in Winter Semester 24/25In winter semester 24/25, we offer the course "Text Mining" for master's students. The number of participants is limited to a maximum number of 24 students. The deadline for applications is October 1, 2024.
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BWL XI: Interview mit der FAZGegen Misinformation und Fake News in sozialen Medien sollen Faktenchecks helfen. Aber funktionieren sie? Darüber — und warum Warnhinweise alleine nicht ausreichend sind — haben wir anlässlich unserer neuen Studie mit der Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung gesprochen.