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Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL)
@compcommlab.bsky.social
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Research Unit, @univie.ac.at | understanding (un)mediated communication behavior using computational approaches in a social science framework
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We currently have the pleasure of hosting Karolina Garančovská & @lise-loresteeman.bsky.social for a research stay at the CCL!

Both presented their fascinating ongoing work – from EU crisis communication to media representations & discrimination. 🧩

Thank you for sharing your insights with us! 🤗
Karolina and Lise-Lore stand side by side outdoors against a stone wall, smiling at the camera. Karolina wears a black top and jeans, with arms crossed, while Lise-Lore wears a bright blue blouse and black trousers. The photo conveys a friendly and professional atmosphere. Karolina Garančovská presents in a classroom, standing beside a projection slide titled “Crisis all around? Crisisification of the EU Institutional Discourse.” She gestures while speaking, wearing a light grey sweater and black trousers. A chalkboard and classroom lights are visible in the background. Lise-Lore Steeman stands at the front of a classroom giving a presentation titled “From Bias to Balance: Examining media representations, public attitudes and campaigns in understanding discrimination.” She is smiling, wearing a bright blue blouse, and standing in front of a projected slide and a chalkboard filled with math formulas.
October 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Proud to congratulate you, @azadekakavand.bsky.social, on your PhD defense –
“Technology Affordances, Social Media Platforms & the Networked Far Right.”
A remarkable achievement that combines years of hard work & building of skills that you now use at @bredowinstitut.bsky.social. Missing u already🥳
Picture of the committee, from left to right. Annie, Nicola, Azade, Eva, and Hajo.
September 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Every strong team needs time to pause, reset, and grow together. #TeamRetreat #DientenAmHochkönig
Group photo: The CCL team standing together outdoors with the mountains around Dienten an Hochkönig in Salzburg in the background, smiling at the camera. Ski lift: A line of orange ski lift chairs stretching up a green slope surrounded by dense forest to get up the mountain. Hiking trail: The CCL team hiking down a narrow trail across a sunlit mountain slope with autumn-colored vegetation. Mountain view: A wide view of mountain peaks and ridges around Dienten am Hochkönig in Salzburg, with low-hanging clouds drifting between the valleys under a blue sky.
September 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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June was a month of celebration at CCL! 🎉
Three of our brilliant colleagues successfully defended their dissertations – huge congrats to Dr. Noëlle Lebernegg, Dr. Aytalina Kulichkina @aytalina.bsky.social , & Dr. Dominika Betakova @dbetakova.bsky.social ✨
All three are now officially postdocs 🚀
Noëlle, her advisors, and examiners Aytalina and her advisors Dominika, her advisors, and committee chair Group picture
July 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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🥳 Huge congrats to our @veronikaebner.bsky.social, @ruzza13.bsky.social, and @moritzsedlatschek.bsky.social on successfully defending their PhD project proposals today! ✨
Great studies ahead 👀
#CSS #polcom
June 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Our team members @fabiennelind.bsky.social & @moritzsedlatschek.bsky.social have presented their fantastic work at the CSS conference on „AI & Society - Exploring Inequality in the Digital Age“ in Mannheim. Very well done! 👏
May 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Happening now at #COMPTEXT2025
🤩🤩🤩
@ahrabhikat.bsky.social
@krangelie.bsky.social
@indiiigo.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Day 1 at #COMPTEXT2025 starts strong! Registration is open and workshops are underway: data donation studies, automated content analysis of visual data, and Bayesian text analysis 📸
April 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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#COMPTEXT2025 registration is open! ✨ If you’re more of a visual type, no worries – we’ve got a quick „walkthrough video“ 🚶🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ for you. ▶️
April 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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📍 #COMPTEXT2025 is taking place in the Main Building of the University of Vienna (Universitätsring 1), a historical landmark in the heart of the city.

🧭 Enter through the entrance shown in the photo—you’ll find signs leading to the registration desk just inside.
The Main Building of the University of Vienna. Courtesy: University of Vienna, Gebhard Sengmüller
April 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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⏰ 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—this is the final call! 🚂🧳
👉 bit.ly/4hJ7thP
April 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Yesterday, @miklossebok.bsky.social presented #TheBabelMachine, a toolkit to make computational methods more accessible for a broader community and at the same time a first step towards consolidation in a fragmented field. 👏
The image shows Miklós giving a presentation in a modern classroom or conference room. He is standing at the front, gesturing with his left hand while his right hand rests near a computer on a podium. He is wearing a dark suit and a checkered shirt. Behind him, a large projection screen displays a slide titled “Our solution: The Babel Machine” with text, a structured list, and code snippets. The slide includes references to poltextLAB, VSHIFT, and other research entities, suggesting a focus on computational text analysis or political research. The room has large windows allowing natural light, white walls, and a whiteboard beneath the projection screen. The setting suggests an academic or professional research event.
March 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Last week, @azadekakavand.bsky.social presented her latest work on validating methods for linking user identities across social media platforms. A highly promising approach and insightful presentation!
Azade standing in front of a seminar room. Presenting her research. Stand in front of a wall. Projected slides in the background.
March 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Huge congrats to our @janabernhard.bsky.social on successfully defending her dissertation titled “Validation in Unsupervised Computational Text Analysis” today! 🎉✨🙌
February 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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🚀 #COMPTEXT2025 submissions are in! We’ve hit a record—256 submissions! 🎉 And yes, most arrived on the last day😉
Thank you all for your contributions! The review process is starting now, and notifications will go out by Feb 15, 2025.
Stay tuned & have a fantastic week! 🌟
January 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Today, Petro Tolochko presented a research idea on tackling selection bias in social media research—using a simulation study to explore correction methods. Exciting to see how we can refine our approach to understanding online data. #CCLTeam #ResearchInnovation #WorkInProgress
Petro Tolochko stands in front of a presentation slide on ‘Selection Bias’ in a classroom setting. He wears a bright yellow sweater and gestures with his hands as he explains the concept. The slide shows a diagram with a large circle of black and red dots, illustrating a sample selection process where only certain observations (in red) are selected, leading to a smaller, biased subset labeled ‘BAD.’
November 13, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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Ready or not here we come. 🤗 #ECREA2024
September 23, 2024 at 8:44 AM
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Today, we say goodbye to our dearest student assistant and colleague, Antonia Lumper! It was great having your support and hope to continue seeing you around! 🙌 #Macherin
September 20, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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Many thanks to @joanagsa.bsky.social for the insightful talk on societal biases in machine learning. Awareness of these biases is a necessary first step towards making AI more ethical. Lots of food for thought! It was a pleasure to have you! ✨
May 29, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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🏔️ Last week, CCL's retreat in #DientenAmHochkönig delivered unforgettable moments: team bonding, professional growth, breathtaking vistas, and thrilling activities! #CCLRetreat #Throwback #Memories

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April 17, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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Today, @luceng.bsky.social presented her work-in-progress on automated classification of in- and out-group appeals in the context of religion and identity in PRR party communication. Super interesting! #CSS
March 20, 2024 at 6:56 PM
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🎉Big congrats to our Jean Kalunseviko for excelling @ her Faculty Public Presentations (FÖP) which marks the beginning of an exciting PhD journey 🚀 Jean will study the portrayal of individuals of African descent in popular tabloids using qualitative and computational methods 📰
March 20, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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Today, Tobias Thomas & @bojanevkoski.bsky.social presented their research on media bias & how to measure media sentiment with LLMs. Furthermore, we got an intro to the #AustrianMicroDataCenter. Very intriguing research! We look forward to more exchange & possibly collaboration!
March 6, 2024 at 5:04 PM
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It was a great pleasure to host @marhai.bsky.social and the CSS team from LMU Munich @ifkw.bsky.social in Vienna! Thank you for two days of inspiring talks and vibrant discussions about computational communication science. Hopefully some collaborations to come ✨
CCL and CSS LMU Teams
February 16, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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Yesterday, @hdschulze.bsky.social presented the work by her & her team on the dynamic processes of far right #mainstreaming on social media. Very interesting & timely topic - great discussion! Thank you! 🤗
February 1, 2024 at 7:59 AM