Ingmar Weber

@ingmarweber.de

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Alexander von Humboldt Professor for AI and Chair for Societal Computing at Saarland University. Co-Director at https://i2sc.net.

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Ingmar Weber is a German computer scientist known for his research on Computational Social Science in which he uses online data to study population behavior. He was the Research Director for Social Computing at the Qatar Computing Research Institute, and is a Professor at Saarland University. He serves as editor-in-chief for EPJ Data Science. Previously, he served as editor-in-chief for the International Conference on Web and Social Media. Weber is also an ACM Distinguished Member, as well as an ACM Distinguished Speaker. Weber's research has been widely covered in the media. .. more

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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · Jul 22

If you're @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 and are looking for a faculty position, get in touch. @uni-saarland.de is hiring.
Right now, there's an open call in Computer Science @saarland-informatics-campus.de: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up...
Soon, there'll be open calls in the Social Sciences.

www.uni-saarland.de

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Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (LZI) @dagstuhl.de · 5d

Freitag, 28. November 2025, 18 Uhr, Schloss Dagstuhl: „Dagstuhler Gespräche“ – „Von sozialen Medien zu Satelliten: Was Daten für die Gesellschaft verraten“.
@ingmarweber.de ist beim LZI und der Stadt Wadern zu Gast, um der interessierten Öffentlichkeit dieses Thema näher zu bringen.
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„Dagstuhler Gespräche“ – Von sozialen Medien zu Satelliten: Was Daten für die Gesellschaft verraten

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Reposted by Ingmar Weber, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Brian Keegan

Dilek Yildiz @dyildiz.bsky.social · 11d

📢 Vienna Institute of Demography @demographyvienna.bsky.social is seeking a Postdoc Researcher in Population Data and Projections RG 📈 📊

I can't recommend enough working at VID, especially with Anne!

💯 friendly, supportive environment with world-class researchers.🤓
oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/job/km5kybrq

Postdoc (m/f/x) – Population Data and Projections

OeAW - Discovering the futureAs a central non-university institution for science and research, the Austrian Academy of Sciences - OeAW has the task of "promoting science in every respect". F...

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Reposted by Ingmar Weber, Bruno Arpino, Patrick Präg

Casey Breen @caseybreen.bsky.social · 27d

New @pnas.org paper constructing subnational estimates of internet and mobile adoption by gender, including gender gaps, for 117 low- and middle- income countries from 2015 through 2025.

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Mapping subnational gender gaps in internet and mobile adoption using social media data | PNAS

The digital revolution has ushered in many societal and economic benefits. Yet access to digital technologies such as mobile phones and internet re...

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Reposted by Ingmar Weber, Katrin Weller

Sebastian Stier @sebstier.bsky.social · Oct 2

📢 We're hiring a Doctoral Student in Research Software Engineering for Digital Behavioral Data!
Work at the intersection of computer science and social science, develop innovative tools, and pursue your doctoral degree with us.

👉 Apply here: www.gesis.org/en/institute...

Details

GESIS Leibniz Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

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Noora Al-Emadi @nalemadi.bsky.social · Oct 2

Now out in Communications of #ACM #CACM "AI-Driven Disaster Response and Displacement Monitoring"
w/ @ingmarweber.de @ferdaofli.com & others
The article features 2 case studies from #ArabWorld highlighting the potential of #AI in #DisasterResponse & #DisplacementMonitoring
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

AI-Driven Disaster Response and Displacement Monitoring | Communications of the ACM

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · Sep 22

The SICSS Saarbrücken 2025 has officially come to an end. We are grateful to all participants and speakers who made this event such a success, and we look forward to seeing how the conversations and collaborations will continue beyond these two weeks! @uni-saarland.de @i2sc.net @ingmarweber.de

Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · Sep 16

One of the perks of attending #HLF @hlforum.bsky.social is that I got to meet one of my favorite Youtube personalities in person @tomrocksmaths.bsky.social

Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · Sep 16

Always a pleasure to attend the Heidelberg Laureate Forum #HLF @hlforum.bsky.social & meet smart people. Catch me today (Tue) if you'd like to learn about our work at @i2sc.net. And be sure talk to Manon if you'd like to learn about her work about better AI safety evaluations.

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Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing @i2sc.net · Sep 10

The first Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS) at Saarbrücken has officially begun at @i2sc.net. The program runs from 8 - 19 September.

@uni-saarland.de @ingmarweber.de @brahmaninutakki.bsky.social @jianlongzhu.bsky.social

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Universität des Saarlandes @uni-saarland.de · Sep 3

29 Mio. Euro Förderung für das Kompetenzzentrum SOUNDS:
Ziel der Forschungsstelle ist es, Informatik und Sozialwissenschaften zusammenzubringen, um gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Entwicklungen datenbasiert zu analysieren.

Mehr dazu: www.uni-saarland.de/aktuell/gese...

© UdS / Thorsten Mohr

Millionenförderung des Landes: Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft mit neuen Datenquellen analysieren

Satellitenbilder, soziale Medien oder Barcode-Scanner in Geschäften bieten einen reichen Datenschatz, der bisher in den Sozialwissenschaften noch wenig genutzt wird. Neue KI-gestützte Methoden helfen ...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨Open Positions!🚨
Postdoc/Research Scientist Positions
Migration | Population Dynamics | Computational Demography
Application Deadline: Oct 10, 2025
See job description here:
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
#Postdoc #Jobs
@ezagheni.bsky.social @perrottadaniela.bsky.social @ugobas.bsky.social

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Aug 1

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships:
Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

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Mariana Macedo @marianagmmacedo.bsky.social · Jul 31

We are seeking speaker nominations for the Women in Network Science (WiNS) seminar series.

Let’s amplify diverse voices and break out of our usual bubbles.
Nominate someone inspiring today!

#WiNS #NetworkScience #WomenInScience

Nominate a speaker for WiNS Seminar

The Women in Network Science (WiNS) seminar is an interdisciplinary seminar with the aim to promote and showcase research by women and nonbinary researchers in network science. Attendance is open to e...

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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · Jul 24

Jianlong presented "Learn, Explore and Reflect by Chatting: Understanding the Value of an LLM-Based Voting Advice Application Chatbot" (dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...)
Joint work w/ Manon, Vikram, @alexhartland.bsky.social, @rosanavarrete.bsky.social, @giucarny.bsky.social & @politicsunisaar.bsky.social

Is there anything Left?: A Global Analysis on Changes in Engagement with Political Content on Twitter in the Musk Era | Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media

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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · Jul 24

Ethel is presenting "Ethnic Diversity and Spatial Dynamics in Google Maps Reviews: Insights from a German Border City" (ojs.aaai.org/index.php/IC...).
Joint work with Vikram Cannanure.

Ethnic Diversity and Spatial Dynamics in Google Maps Reviews: Insights from a German Border City | Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media

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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · Jul 24

Brahmani is presenting "Is there anything Left?: A Global Analysis on Changes in Engagement with Political Content on Twitter in the Musk Era" (journalqd.org/article/view...).
Joint work with @rosanavarrete.bsky.social and @giucarny.bsky.social

Is there anything Left?: A Global Analysis on Changes in Engagement with Political Content on Twitter in the Musk Era | Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media

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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · Jul 24

Last day at @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 and time for an @i2sc.net group photo with @brahmaninutakki.bsky.social, @ethel-mensah.bsky.social and @jianlongzhu.bsky.social.

Find Brahmani and Ethel at posters #21 and #93 today. Jianlong presented yesterday.

Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · Jul 23

Now with sweets

Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · Jul 23

In today's @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 poster session::
"Studying Behavioral Addiction by Combining Surveys and Digital Traces: A Case Study of TikTok"
Joint work with Cai Yang, Sepehr Mousavi, @adash93.bsky.social and Krishna Gummadi.
Find me at poster #37.
Full paper: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/IC...

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Jianlong Zhu @jianlongzhu.bsky.social · Jul 22

🤔 How can we design AI tools to enhance democratic participation?

🗣️ At @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 Norrköping, I will give a parallel talk (Wednesday 2:30pm, Vingen 8) to discuss insights from a user study on an LLM-based voting advice application chatbot for the 2024 European Parliament election.

Learn, Explore and Reflect by Chatting: Understanding the Value of an LLM-Based Voting Advice Application Chatbot | Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces

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Ethel Mensah @ethel-mensah.bsky.social · Jul 22

Hello everyone!
I’ll be presenting my work this Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:30 (Poster ID: 93) during the poster session at IC2S2’25 (@ic2s2.bsky.social) in Norrköping, Sweden.

📄 Check out the paper: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/IC...

#IC2S2 #ComputationalSocialScience #SocialData

Ethnic Diversity and Spatial Dynamics in Google Maps Reviews: Insights from a German Border City | Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media

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Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · Jul 22

This is part of a bigger initiative, led by me and Daniela Braun, on using new data sources to study societal processes. Stay tuned for the official press release on that.