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| BWL XI: DFG-WEAVE Project with the University of Luxembourg | The 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. | 16.01.2026 14:30 |
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| BWL XI: Two papers accepted at WWW | Two 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*). | 13.01.2026 22:00 |
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| BWL XI: Wiss. MA / Doktorand/in gesucht | An 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! | 13.11.2025 16:30 |
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| BWL XI: Courses in Winter Semester 25/26 | In 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. | 26.09.2025 18:15 |
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| BWL XI: Paper in Nature's Scientific Reports | A 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). | 12.07.2025 14:30 |
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| BWL XI: Study on Deepfakes at IC2S2 | Our study "Characterizing Deepfakes on X" has been accepted for presentation at the International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2 '25). | 13.05.2025 14:15 |
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| BWL XI: Media Coverage in TIME Magazine & The Atlantic | Our research on community-based fact-checking has been featured in TIME Magazine and The Atlantic. | 13.05.2025 14:00 |
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| BWL XI: Interview im 1E9 Magazin | Nutzen oder schaden die sozialen Medien der Demokratie? Darüber und über weitere Themen hat Prof. Nicolas Pröllochs in einem Interview mit dem 1E9 Magazin gesprochen. | 13.05.2025 13:55 |
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| BWL XI: Podcast im DLF | Berichten 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. | 16.04.2025 18:30 |
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| BWL XI: DFG Grant for Research on Community-Based Fact-Checking | The 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. | 12.03.2025 14:30 |
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| BWL XI: Paper accepted in PNAS Nexus | A 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. | 07.03.2025 14:05 |
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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. | 24.02.2025 15:30 |
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| BWL XI: Paper accepted at CHI | A 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*). | 17.01.2025 00:30 |
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| BWL XI: Paper in Nature Reviews Psychology | A 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. | 02.01.2025 17:05 |
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| BWL XI: Paper accepted at ICWSM | A 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). | 16.11.2024 00:00 |
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| BWL XI: Research Featured in The Washington Post | Our research studying community-based fact-checking on X/Twitter has been featured in The Washington Post. | 01.11.2024 20:00 |
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| BWL XI: Wiss. MA / Doktorand/in gesucht | An 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! | 27.10.2024 12:15 |
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| BWL XI: Paper in EJOR | A 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. | 05.09.2024 21:00 |
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| BWL XI: Text Mining Course in Winter Semester 24/25 | In 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. | 05.09.2024 00:15 |
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| BWL XI: Interview mit der FAZ | Gegen 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. | 24.07.2024 19:30 |
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| BWL XI: Best Poster Award at WebSci '24 | Our paper "Community notes increase trust in fact-checking on social media" has won the "Best Poster Award" at ACM WebSci '24. | 24.05.2024 16:00 |
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| BWL XI: Paper accepted in PNAS Nexus | A new research paper has been accepted for publication in PNAS Nexus. Based on a preregistered survey experiment, our work demonstrates that context matters in fact-checking on social media and that community notes might be an effective approach to mitigate trust issues with simple misinformation flags. | 14.05.2024 18:30 |
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| BWL XI: Two posters accepted at WebSci | Two papers have been accepted for poster presentation at the ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci 24). | 01.04.2024 21:00 |
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| BWL XI: New paper accepted at CSCW | A new research paper with researchers from the University of Luxembourg has been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW '24). In this study, we perform a large-scale empirical study to analyze whether the introduction of the Community Notes feature has reduced engagement with misinformation on X/Twitter. | 23.03.2024 01:00 |
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| BWL XI: Paper accepted at WWW | A new study has been accepted for publication as a short paper at The Web Conference (WWW). The paper empirically analyzes 156 million "Statements of Reasons" from the DSA Transparency Database to shed light on content moderation decisions of social media platforms in the EU. | 07.03.2024 16:15 |
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| BWL XI: Two papers accepted at CSCW | Two new research papers have been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW '24). CSCW is a premier publication outlet in data science with a low acceptance rate (CORE Ranking A). | 14.01.2024 19:30 |
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| BWL XI: Paper in Nature Human Behaviour | A new article has been accepted for publication in Nature Human Behaviour (IF: 29.9). Together with researchers from LMU Munich, Stanford University, Max Planck Institute, Georgetown University, and Georgia Tech, we offer suggestions for how research can help tackle the threats arising from AI-generated disinformation on social media. | 20.11.2023 17:05 |
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| BWL XI: Paper accepted at ICWSM | A 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). | 16.11.2023 15:35 |
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| BWL XI: Media Coverage of Our Research (FAZ, SZ, ZDF, Zeit, Stern, Handelsblatt, ...) | Our research on Russian propaganda on social media during the invasion of Ukraine has been covered in various media outlets. | 20.09.2023 18:10 |
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| BWL XI: Text Mining Course in Winter Semester 23/24 | In winter semester 23/24, 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 2, 2023. | 14.09.2023 01:00 |
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