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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*).
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.