Miriam Schirmer
@miriamschirmer.bsky.social
CSS Postdoc @ Northwestern University
NLP for Violence Research & Mental Health / Misinformation in Science
🌐 https://miriamschirmer.github.io
NLP for Violence Research & Mental Health / Misinformation in Science
🌐 https://miriamschirmer.github.io
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The computational psych preconference is back @spspnews.bsky.social for a full day! This year's lineup:
👉theory-driven modeling: Hyowon Gweon
👉data-driven discovery: @clemensstachl.bsky.social
👉application: me
👉 panel: @steveread.bsky.social Sandra Matz, @markthornton.bsky.social Wil Cunningham
👉theory-driven modeling: Hyowon Gweon
👉data-driven discovery: @clemensstachl.bsky.social
👉application: me
👉 panel: @steveread.bsky.social Sandra Matz, @markthornton.bsky.social Wil Cunningham
September 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The computational psych preconference is back @spspnews.bsky.social for a full day! This year's lineup:
👉theory-driven modeling: Hyowon Gweon
👉data-driven discovery: @clemensstachl.bsky.social
👉application: me
👉 panel: @steveread.bsky.social Sandra Matz, @markthornton.bsky.social Wil Cunningham
👉theory-driven modeling: Hyowon Gweon
👉data-driven discovery: @clemensstachl.bsky.social
👉application: me
👉 panel: @steveread.bsky.social Sandra Matz, @markthornton.bsky.social Wil Cunningham
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🚨 New paper alert 🚨 Using LLMs as data annotators, you can produce any scientific result you want. We call this **LLM Hacking**.
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08825
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08825
September 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🚨 New paper alert 🚨 Using LLMs as data annotators, you can produce any scientific result you want. We call this **LLM Hacking**.
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08825
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08825
New Commentary in @misinforeview.bsky.social
We argue that recent technological disruptions provide an opportune moment for self-reflection, bringing together #AI, #science #misinformation, and #social #disparities within one research agenda. 🌎 🤖
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/disp...
We argue that recent technological disruptions provide an opportune moment for self-reflection, bringing together #AI, #science #misinformation, and #social #disparities within one research agenda. 🌎 🤖
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/disp...
Disparities by design: Toward a research agenda that links science misinformation and socioeconomic marginalization in the age of AI | HKS Misinformation Review
Misinformation research often draws optimistic conclusions, with fact-checking, for example, being established as an effective means of reducing false beliefs. However, it rarely considers the details...
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New Commentary in @misinforeview.bsky.social
We argue that recent technological disruptions provide an opportune moment for self-reflection, bringing together #AI, #science #misinformation, and #social #disparities within one research agenda. 🌎 🤖
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/disp...
We argue that recent technological disruptions provide an opportune moment for self-reflection, bringing together #AI, #science #misinformation, and #social #disparities within one research agenda. 🌎 🤖
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/disp...
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And that’s a wrap on the day! Our workshop keeps growing, and so do our social events.
Huge thanks to all the authors, speakers, attendees, and of course, our amazing organisers 👏
The drinks were a blast!
#ACL2025NLP
Huge thanks to all the authors, speakers, attendees, and of course, our amazing organisers 👏
The drinks were a blast!
#ACL2025NLP
August 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
And that’s a wrap on the day! Our workshop keeps growing, and so do our social events.
Huge thanks to all the authors, speakers, attendees, and of course, our amazing organisers 👏
The drinks were a blast!
#ACL2025NLP
Huge thanks to all the authors, speakers, attendees, and of course, our amazing organisers 👏
The drinks were a blast!
#ACL2025NLP
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The 9th edition of the Workshop for Online Abuse and Harms is kicking off in Room 2.17 at #ACL2025NLP! We have a full program today, including 3 invited speakers, a panel discussion and a poster session. This year's workshop theme is Harms Beyond Hate Speech.
August 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The 9th edition of the Workshop for Online Abuse and Harms is kicking off in Room 2.17 at #ACL2025NLP! We have a full program today, including 3 invited speakers, a panel discussion and a poster session. This year's workshop theme is Harms Beyond Hate Speech.
Our paper on #ChildObjectification on TikTok is finally out! Check out my poster presentation tomorrow at the #Workshop on #Online #Abuse and #Harms @ #ACL.
⬇️ Read more about our findings in the post below!
aclanthology.org/2025.woah-1....
⬇️ Read more about our findings in the post below!
aclanthology.org/2025.woah-1....
Join my talk on #ChildObjectification on TikTok at #IC2S2 today at 2:30 PM (📍 Social Good & Ethics).
I built classification models to detect objectifying language and found: 10% of comments refer to appearance, 3% are objectifying. Models struggle with this task, with #RoBERTa outperforming GPT-4.
I built classification models to detect objectifying language and found: 10% of comments refer to appearance, 3% are objectifying. Models struggle with this task, with #RoBERTa outperforming GPT-4.
July 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Our paper on #ChildObjectification on TikTok is finally out! Check out my poster presentation tomorrow at the #Workshop on #Online #Abuse and #Harms @ #ACL.
⬇️ Read more about our findings in the post below!
aclanthology.org/2025.woah-1....
⬇️ Read more about our findings in the post below!
aclanthology.org/2025.woah-1....
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What an inspiring first day at the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology here in Bremen yesterday! We were honored to be welcomed by the president of @unibremen.bsky.social, Prof. Jutta Günther, (1)
July 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
What an inspiring first day at the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology here in Bremen yesterday! We were honored to be welcomed by the president of @unibremen.bsky.social, Prof. Jutta Günther, (1)
The #SocialMedia track is starting at #IC2S2 with a talk on data donations, followed by presentations on polarization, engagement patterns, and community rules! 🌐
July 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The #SocialMedia track is starting at #IC2S2 with a talk on data donations, followed by presentations on polarization, engagement patterns, and community rules! 🌐
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Join our Centre for Sociology of Humans & Machines (SOHAM) at Trinity College Dublin as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, exploring how AI can enhance collective intelligence. We're looking for someone with strong computational skills & a passion for human-machine systems
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
July 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Join our Centre for Sociology of Humans & Machines (SOHAM) at Trinity College Dublin as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, exploring how AI can enhance collective intelligence. We're looking for someone with strong computational skills & a passion for human-machine systems
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
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Join my talk on #ChildObjectification on TikTok at #IC2S2 today at 2:30 PM (📍 Social Good & Ethics).
I built classification models to detect objectifying language and found: 10% of comments refer to appearance, 3% are objectifying. Models struggle with this task, with #RoBERTa outperforming GPT-4.
I built classification models to detect objectifying language and found: 10% of comments refer to appearance, 3% are objectifying. Models struggle with this task, with #RoBERTa outperforming GPT-4.
July 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Join my talk on #ChildObjectification on TikTok at #IC2S2 today at 2:30 PM (📍 Social Good & Ethics).
I built classification models to detect objectifying language and found: 10% of comments refer to appearance, 3% are objectifying. Models struggle with this task, with #RoBERTa outperforming GPT-4.
I built classification models to detect objectifying language and found: 10% of comments refer to appearance, 3% are objectifying. Models struggle with this task, with #RoBERTa outperforming GPT-4.
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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.
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
July 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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.
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.
We just kicked off our tutorial at #IC2S2 in beautiful Norrköping. @dustinbwright.com is currently presenting our hands-on part on automated fact checking - 📍stop by at Vingen 3-4!
Morning tutorials are in full swing. Share with us which insights you’re taking away. #ic2s2
July 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
We just kicked off our tutorial at #IC2S2 in beautiful Norrköping. @dustinbwright.com is currently presenting our hands-on part on automated fact checking - 📍stop by at Vingen 3-4!
I had a great time at GSO's #LeadershipAcademy in Berlin! Leading other people is not always straightforward, especially in academia.
My takeaway: merging #values around who I want to be as a mentor with a strategy for a lab in #ComputationalViolenceResearch I hope to build.
My takeaway: merging #values around who I want to be as a mentor with a strategy for a lab in #ComputationalViolenceResearch I hope to build.
#LSA9 just wrapped up in Berlin! 🟡 A week of reflection, exchange & fresh perspectives. Our fellows explored what leadership means in research today—across roles, disciplines & institutions. From different workshops to tough questions: leading in academia starts with self-awareness.
July 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I had a great time at GSO's #LeadershipAcademy in Berlin! Leading other people is not always straightforward, especially in academia.
My takeaway: merging #values around who I want to be as a mentor with a strategy for a lab in #ComputationalViolenceResearch I hope to build.
My takeaway: merging #values around who I want to be as a mentor with a strategy for a lab in #ComputationalViolenceResearch I hope to build.
Thanks for inviting me and for the mug! ☕️
🎓For today's lab seminar, we had the pleasure to host
@miriamschirmer.bsky.social with her presentation on Measuring and Reducing the Psychological Impact of Online Harm and Tiago Pimentel with How Much Does Tokenisation Impact Language Models?
#NLProc #onlineharms #tokenisation
@miriamschirmer.bsky.social with her presentation on Measuring and Reducing the Psychological Impact of Online Harm and Tiago Pimentel with How Much Does Tokenisation Impact Language Models?
#NLProc #onlineharms #tokenisation
July 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Thanks for inviting me and for the mug! ☕️
Being a good researcher goes beyond academic publishing; to me, it also means fostering a research environment grounded in integrity and continuous learning. That’s why I’m excited to be part of this year’s GSO #Leadership Academy. Looking forward to meeting this year’s cohort! #ResponsibleResearch
#Leadership isn’t a buzzword. It’s a #responsibility.
Our GSO Leadership Academy 9 brings together 25 researchers from 10 countries to rethink what leadership in science means - and how it can strengthen institutions, communities, and futures. #LSA9 #GSOLA
1. phase in Berlin - starting in July!
Our GSO Leadership Academy 9 brings together 25 researchers from 10 countries to rethink what leadership in science means - and how it can strengthen institutions, communities, and futures. #LSA9 #GSOLA
1. phase in Berlin - starting in July!
May 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Being a good researcher goes beyond academic publishing; to me, it also means fostering a research environment grounded in integrity and continuous learning. That’s why I’m excited to be part of this year’s GSO #Leadership Academy. Looking forward to meeting this year’s cohort! #ResponsibleResearch
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Have you ever asked yourself about the overall extent of TikTok? Here some numbers from "Just Another Hour on TikTok" - Great compliment to @bendavidsteel.bsky.social for this data collection effort!
w/ @miriamschirmer.bsky.social & Derek Ruths
arxiv.org/abs/2504.13279
w/ @miriamschirmer.bsky.social & Derek Ruths
arxiv.org/abs/2504.13279
April 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Have you ever asked yourself about the overall extent of TikTok? Here some numbers from "Just Another Hour on TikTok" - Great compliment to @bendavidsteel.bsky.social for this data collection effort!
w/ @miriamschirmer.bsky.social & Derek Ruths
arxiv.org/abs/2504.13279
w/ @miriamschirmer.bsky.social & Derek Ruths
arxiv.org/abs/2504.13279
Join us online for my #TaDa talk on child exposure on TikTok next week on Wednesday! 🤓
The Text-as-Data Speaker Series is very happy to have
@miriamschirmer.bsky.social from Northwestern University to present her latest research!
🎙 Miriam Schirmer: Sharenting and Child Exposure on TikTok
📅 April 2nd, 2025 | 🕔 17:00 Berlin Time
🔗 Subscribe for details: tada.cool
See you next week!
@miriamschirmer.bsky.social from Northwestern University to present her latest research!
🎙 Miriam Schirmer: Sharenting and Child Exposure on TikTok
📅 April 2nd, 2025 | 🕔 17:00 Berlin Time
🔗 Subscribe for details: tada.cool
See you next week!
TADA RG
TADA ✨ Initiative
tada.cool
March 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Join us online for my #TaDa talk on child exposure on TikTok next week on Wednesday! 🤓
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Job offer! 3-year PDRA studying archaeological content on social media from a cultural evolution perspective. Based at Edinburgh, supervised by @chiara-bonacchi.bsky.social and myself -project "Weaponised Pasts: The Evolution Of Heritage-based Hostility On Social Media’. Please share!
bit.ly/3QCXUFS
bit.ly/3QCXUFS
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at The University of Edinburgh
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on jobs.ac.uk!
www.jobs.ac.uk
February 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Job offer! 3-year PDRA studying archaeological content on social media from a cultural evolution perspective. Based at Edinburgh, supervised by @chiara-bonacchi.bsky.social and myself -project "Weaponised Pasts: The Evolution Of Heritage-based Hostility On Social Media’. Please share!
bit.ly/3QCXUFS
bit.ly/3QCXUFS
🧵New paper out! How effective is GPT-4 for analyzing hate speech on social media? Our research in the Journal of Multicultural Discourses explores this important question. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Large Language Models and the challenge of analyzing discriminatory discourse: human-AI synergy in researching hate speech on social media
This article explores the potential and limitations of Large Language Models (LLMs) in conducting qualitative thematic analysis (TA). By comparing GPT-4’s analysis with human-led analysis of a YouT...
www.tandfonline.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🧵New paper out! How effective is GPT-4 for analyzing hate speech on social media? Our research in the Journal of Multicultural Discourses explores this important question. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Great to be part of this spring's #TaDa Speaker Series - looking forward to the talks this season!
The #TaDa Speaker Series is back for the spring 🎉 We're looking forward to an exciting line-up of talks by @prashantgarg.bsky.social, @miriamschirmer.bsky.social, @chdausgaard.bsky.social, @taniseceron.bsky.social, @lukashetzer.bsky.social, and Catarina Pereira! More infos at tada.cool & on Slack ⬇️
March 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Great to be part of this spring's #TaDa Speaker Series - looking forward to the talks this season!
📕 My dissertation on #NLP for #Violence Studies has been published: mediatum.ub.tum.de?id=1751256
I've been looking at #abusive behavior online, as well as sharing of personal experiences with violence, incl. psychological #trauma.
Excited to push this research forward and connect with others 🌐
I've been looking at #abusive behavior online, as well as sharing of personal experiences with violence, incl. psychological #trauma.
Excited to push this research forward and connect with others 🌐
mediaTUM - Medien- und Publikationsserver
mediatum.ub.tum.de
January 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
📕 My dissertation on #NLP for #Violence Studies has been published: mediatum.ub.tum.de?id=1751256
I've been looking at #abusive behavior online, as well as sharing of personal experiences with violence, incl. psychological #trauma.
Excited to push this research forward and connect with others 🌐
I've been looking at #abusive behavior online, as well as sharing of personal experiences with violence, incl. psychological #trauma.
Excited to push this research forward and connect with others 🌐
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JOIN 2025 MethodsNET Summer School with Central European University (CEU)
📍 Central European University, Vienna
🗓️ 30 June to 18 July 2025
The full course list is online!!
More details: bit.ly/4gLbv9V
Early Bird Registration: Early February, 2025
#research #researchmethods #methodology #methods
📍 Central European University, Vienna
🗓️ 30 June to 18 July 2025
The full course list is online!!
More details: bit.ly/4gLbv9V
Early Bird Registration: Early February, 2025
#research #researchmethods #methodology #methods
January 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
JOIN 2025 MethodsNET Summer School with Central European University (CEU)
📍 Central European University, Vienna
🗓️ 30 June to 18 July 2025
The full course list is online!!
More details: bit.ly/4gLbv9V
Early Bird Registration: Early February, 2025
#research #researchmethods #methodology #methods
📍 Central European University, Vienna
🗓️ 30 June to 18 July 2025
The full course list is online!!
More details: bit.ly/4gLbv9V
Early Bird Registration: Early February, 2025
#research #researchmethods #methodology #methods
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Job announcement: Junior Professorship in Computational Social Science at the University of Konstanz.
Join us at the Center for Data and Methods! Feel free to reach out if you have questions.
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/2...
Join us at the Center for Data and Methods! Feel free to reach out if you have questions.
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/2...
Junior Professorship (W1, non tenured) in Computational Social Science
Deadline: 7th of January 2025
stellen.uni-konstanz.de
December 10, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Job announcement: Junior Professorship in Computational Social Science at the University of Konstanz.
Join us at the Center for Data and Methods! Feel free to reach out if you have questions.
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/2...
Join us at the Center for Data and Methods! Feel free to reach out if you have questions.
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/2...
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We are hosting the 11th International Conference on Computational Social Science in Sweden
🚀The IC2S2'25 website is LIVE, and submissions are OPEN!
📍Norrköping | July 21-24, 2025
Call for Abstracts (until Feb 24)
Call for Tutorials (until Jan 17)
🔗Explore details & submit: ic2s2-2025.org
🚀The IC2S2'25 website is LIVE, and submissions are OPEN!
📍Norrköping | July 21-24, 2025
Call for Abstracts (until Feb 24)
Call for Tutorials (until Jan 17)
🔗Explore details & submit: ic2s2-2025.org
October 25, 2024 at 12:10 PM
We are hosting the 11th International Conference on Computational Social Science in Sweden
🚀The IC2S2'25 website is LIVE, and submissions are OPEN!
📍Norrköping | July 21-24, 2025
Call for Abstracts (until Feb 24)
Call for Tutorials (until Jan 17)
🔗Explore details & submit: ic2s2-2025.org
🚀The IC2S2'25 website is LIVE, and submissions are OPEN!
📍Norrköping | July 21-24, 2025
Call for Abstracts (until Feb 24)
Call for Tutorials (until Jan 17)
🔗Explore details & submit: ic2s2-2025.org