Thanks to Jan Karem Höhne & Joshua Claaßen for inviting me! The slides from my CS3 Lab presentation on "Ethical questions in research with digital trace data" are now available here: https://jkhoehne.eu/cs3-lab/
#computationalsocialscience #researchethics #digitaltraces
My social media feeds are a mixture of photos of cats, birds, and other people's gardens, with just a pinch of computational social science. The algorithm finally understands me.
#CatsOfMastodon #BirdsOfMastodon #Gardening #ComputationalSocialScience
Had a great time at the CSS workshop in Mannheim organized by Ruben Bach & Valerie Hase. You can find the slides from my presentation on "Reproducibility & Replicability in Computational Social Science Research" here: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29086382.v1
#reproducibility #replicability #computationalsocialscience
Reproducibility & Replicability in Computational Social Science Research

Presentation on "Reproducibility & Replicability in Computational Social Science Research" given at the workshop "Computational Social Science: AI and Society – Exploring Inequality in the Digital Age", Mannheim, Germany, May 15-16, 2025.

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I'm going to have to work on the quality of my corpus network graphs. #ComputationalSocialScience #SociologyOfReligion #Python #BagOfWords #Gensim #NetworkX
⏰ Less than 2 days left! ⏰
Registration for #COMPTEXT2025 closes April 10 at 23:59 CEST!
Join us in Vienna (April 24–26) for cutting-edge research on text-, image-, and video-as-data, hands-on workshops, and a brilliant community.
Don't miss your chance! 🚂🧳
👉 https://www.comptextconference.org/7th-annual-comptext-conference-2025/
#commodon #computationalsocialscience
7th Annual Conference 2025 - The COMPTEXT Project

7th ANNUAL COMPTEXT Conference 2025 Please find the information on registration to COMPTEXT 2025 below. The COMPTEXT Association offers travel grants to PhD students, based on a motivation statement, and potential attendees’ alignment with COMPTEXT 2025 participation priority goals (including distance of travel, level of development of country of residence and diversity). In case you have already registered for the conference, please provide the necessary information (including bio and profile pic) in a separate email to comptext25 [at] comptextconference [dot] org. To apply for a travel grant please follow the instructions on this link and the email received. We offer the following courses (please click on this link) on April 24 to all registered student participants and members of the COMPTEXT Association. Please refer to more details to the registration email. The workshops start on Thursday at 10:00 AM and will end around 6:00 PM.Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:15 PM (Conference Panels), 7:00 PM Conference DinnerSaturday: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM (Conference Panels), 7:00 PM Final Get-Together COMPTEXT Association Membership We encourage you to join the COMPTEXT Association, which offers several benefits (with many more to come): Eligibility for reduced conference fees Eligibility for travel and other grants extended in the future by the Association Priority access for non-student participants to the training sessions of the conference The opportunity to participate in the annual general meeting of the Association Membership Fees (2025 Calendar Year): Students (students of all levels, including B.A., masters and Ph.D): EUR 10 General membership: EUR 20 You are welcome to apply for membership even if you are not attending COMPTEXT 2025. We also appreciate your help in spreading the word! Registration Fees for COMPTEXT 2025 The registration fees for COMPTEXT 2025 are as follows:   With Membership Without Membership Student EUR 180 EUR 210 General EUR 210 EUR 250 Registration Process Please make sure that browser redirects are working correctly before proceeding with the following steps. (Such as by using a browser with vanilla configuration.) With membership in the COMPTEXT Association: Pay the membership fee:COMPTEXT Membership (Student): https://buy.stripe.com/9AQ6pfeLb0IycfeaEFCOMPTEXT Membership (General): https://buy.stripe.com/bIY3d37iJ2QG3II4gi Follow the instructions on the site you are redirected to and proceed to the provided link for payment of the COMPTEXT 2025 registration fee Please contact us at info[at]comptextconference[dot]org for any issues related to the membership registration process! Without membership in the COMPTEXT Association: Please go directly to the conference registration page: https://univie.eventsair.com/comptext-2025/regregularen Complete your registration and payment. Please contact us at comptext25[at]comptextconference[dot]org with any COMPTEXT 2025 conference fee issues. During registration, you can indicate your interest in preferred workshops and any dietary and accessibility requirements. Key Deadlines Registration Deadline: April 10, 2025 Paper Upload Deadline: April 17, 2025 (via ConfTool) Uploaded papers will be shared with your panel chair, discussant, and fellow panelists to facilitate in-depth feedback. Additional Information Conference Program: The preliminary conference program is accessible via ConfTool and available for download as PDF (LINK). Conference location: University of Vienna, Main building, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna, Austria Visa Support: If you require a visa letter, please contact comptext25[at]comptextconference[dot]org. City guide: Information on hotels and public transport, activities, and recommendations for your time in Vienna (please see this PDF) Green Event: Important Information for participants about our sustainability initiatives https://event.univie.ac.at/kongressservice/nachhaltige-veranstaltungen/events-2025/comptext-2025/ We will provide registered participants with more information on the venue and program. Please contact us at comptext25[at]comptextconference[dot]org with any issues or questions. We look forward to seeing you in Vienna! 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The COMPTEXT Project

The ANU HASS Digital Research Hub is advertising a research software engineering position, to contribute to the Social Science Research Infrastructure Network (SSRIN) project, funded by ARDC and led by University of Queensland. It would be a great role for someone interested in computational social science and/or research software engineering.

https://jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/research-software-engineer-social-science-research-infrastructure-network-canberra-act-act-australia

Please circulate to your networks.

#socialscience #digitalsocialscience #computationalsocialscience

Research Software Engineer (Social Science Research Infrastructure Network) - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia

Classification: ANU Officer Grade 6/7 (Specialist)Salary package: $93,646 to $107,795 per annum plus 17% superannuation Terms: Full time, Fixed Term (up to 18 months) Help Build National Research Infrastructure: Play a key role in shaping the future of social science research in Australia. Strategic Involvement: Work closely with the SSRIN community and leadership to identify the skills and training needed to enable the future of national research infrastructure (RI). Shape Core Processes: Work with the SSRIN team to integrate skills and development training into core digital infrastructure. Strategic Vision: Contribute to both short- and long-term RI and skills development strategy. Stakeholder Engagement:...

New publication in the @GESIS Guides to Digital Behavioral Data by Jo Lukito, Sebastian Stier, Mareike Wieland, @danica, Frank Mangold, and me:
"Overview of Ethical Considerations when Working with Digital Behavioral Data"
https://rrr.is/dbdethics
#computationalsocialscience #digitaltraces #researchethics

📢 New publication!

Information, Communication & Society just published our study “Mainstreaming and transnationalization of anti-gender ideas through social media: the case of CitizenGO” w/ @nicolarighetti, @Bruna, Zsófia Cseri, Sofia Iriarte, & Kateryna Maikovska ✨

50 open-access copies are available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/V9SRJQFI5SV5ZNVKZJHZ/full?target=10.1080/1369118X.2025.2470229

This study is particularly relevant in light of the current wave of traditionalist radicalism.
#commodon #computationalsocialscience

New paper by Sebastian Stier, Pascal Siegers, and me in European Sociological Review: "Radical right populism and the media: evidence from the supply side and demand side of political information in Germany"
https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcae051
#computationalsocialscience #polcomm

🔗 Learn more about the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and its groundbreaking work: https://www.bsc.es/

#ComputationalSocialScience #BIG5Project #BSC

BSC-CNS

Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputacion

BSC-CNS