Divya Mani Adhikari
@divyamani.bsky.social
MSc. Saarland University. @i2sc.net
ML/NLP/Computational Social Science
ML/NLP/Computational Social Science
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We are looking for a project manager for our large-scale project SOUNDS!
Learn more: bit.ly/SOUNDS-Manager
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
Learn more: bit.ly/SOUNDS-Manager
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
September 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We are looking for a project manager for our large-scale project SOUNDS!
Learn more: bit.ly/SOUNDS-Manager
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
Learn more: bit.ly/SOUNDS-Manager
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
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The materials for the summer school are available here: github.com/Societal-Com...
GitHub - Societal-Computing/SICSS_Saarbruecken_2025: This repository contains all materials used in the SICSS summer school, 2025.
This repository contains all materials used in the SICSS summer school, 2025. - Societal-Computing/SICSS_Saarbruecken_2025
github.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The materials for the summer school are available here: github.com/Societal-Com...
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On the second day of SICSS Saarbrücken, participants attended a lecture by @zsavvas90.bsky.social (TU Delft) on “𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴”, where he provided a deep dive into methods for analyzing multimodal content shared on social platforms.
September 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
On the second day of SICSS Saarbrücken, participants attended a lecture by @zsavvas90.bsky.social (TU Delft) on “𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴”, where he provided a deep dive into methods for analyzing multimodal content shared on social platforms.
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The amount of data available is greater than ever, yet remains mostly unused by social scientists & #PoliSci researchers. The Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS) aims to change that - and receives 29 million Euro in funding from Saarland's state gov!🎉
Read more: bit.ly/SoundsPM
Read more: bit.ly/SoundsPM
Project analysing society and the economy with new data sources garners millions in state funding
Satellite images, social media and barcode scanners in shops offer a wealth of data that has so far been little used in the social sciences. New AI-supported methods are helping with the evaluation, b...
www.uni-saarland.de
August 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The amount of data available is greater than ever, yet remains mostly unused by social scientists & #PoliSci researchers. The Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS) aims to change that - and receives 29 million Euro in funding from Saarland's state gov!🎉
Read more: bit.ly/SoundsPM
Read more: bit.ly/SoundsPM
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🚨Job Alert
W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society"
@saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas:
W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society"
@saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas:
July 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
🚨Job Alert
W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society"
@saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas:
W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society"
@saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas:
I am happy to share that our work titled "Exploring LLMs for Automated Generation and Adaptation of Questionnaires" has been accepted to the ACM Conversational User Interfaces (CUI) Conference 2025.
Check our work: doi.org/10.1145/3719...
@cui.acm.org #CUI2025 #ACM
Check our work: doi.org/10.1145/3719...
@cui.acm.org #CUI2025 #ACM
Exploring LLMs for Automated Generation and Adaptation of Questionnaires | Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces
doi.org
July 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I am happy to share that our work titled "Exploring LLMs for Automated Generation and Adaptation of Questionnaires" has been accepted to the ACM Conversational User Interfaces (CUI) Conference 2025.
Check our work: doi.org/10.1145/3719...
@cui.acm.org #CUI2025 #ACM
Check our work: doi.org/10.1145/3719...
@cui.acm.org #CUI2025 #ACM
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📢 New on the Observatory of Online Politics blog!
🎯 TikTok and its role in the 2025 German Elections
By @rosanavarrete.bsky.social & Ariq Suryo Hadi P.
Read more
politics.i2sc.net/blogposts/ti...
🎯 TikTok and its role in the 2025 German Elections
By @rosanavarrete.bsky.social & Ariq Suryo Hadi P.
Read more
politics.i2sc.net/blogposts/ti...
Observatory of Online Politics - TikTok_2025
20.06.2025
While TikTok is becoming increasingly relevant among social media users, its role in elections remains understudied. The successful social media campaign targeting youth by the party Die L...
politics.i2sc.net
June 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📢 New on the Observatory of Online Politics blog!
🎯 TikTok and its role in the 2025 German Elections
By @rosanavarrete.bsky.social & Ariq Suryo Hadi P.
Read more
politics.i2sc.net/blogposts/ti...
🎯 TikTok and its role in the 2025 German Elections
By @rosanavarrete.bsky.social & Ariq Suryo Hadi P.
Read more
politics.i2sc.net/blogposts/ti...
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We are bringing TEDx to Saarbrücken. Join us on 14th June 2025 for interesting talks and discussions with Speakers from interdisciplinary fields.
📅When: June 14, 2025, 13:00 - 18:00 PM
📍Where: CoHub, Neumarkt 15, 66117 Saarbrücken
Signup for the event: dock11.saarland/events/tedx-...
📅When: June 14, 2025, 13:00 - 18:00 PM
📍Where: CoHub, Neumarkt 15, 66117 Saarbrücken
Signup for the event: dock11.saarland/events/tedx-...
TEDx Saarbrigge – Demokratie im digitalen Zeitalter - mehr bei Dock 11
Eine TEDx Veranstaltung am 14.6. zum Thema: Strategien für eine lebendige und stabile Demokratie im Angesicht digitaler Herausforderungen.
dock11.saarland
May 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
We are bringing TEDx to Saarbrücken. Join us on 14th June 2025 for interesting talks and discussions with Speakers from interdisciplinary fields.
📅When: June 14, 2025, 13:00 - 18:00 PM
📍Where: CoHub, Neumarkt 15, 66117 Saarbrücken
Signup for the event: dock11.saarland/events/tedx-...
📅When: June 14, 2025, 13:00 - 18:00 PM
📍Where: CoHub, Neumarkt 15, 66117 Saarbrücken
Signup for the event: dock11.saarland/events/tedx-...
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Only 3 more days until the deadline!!! Apply now to SICSS Saarbrücken: sicss.io/2025/saarbru...
April 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Only 3 more days until the deadline!!! Apply now to SICSS Saarbrücken: sicss.io/2025/saarbru...
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Great meeting today with the newest members of @o3pol.bsky.social! Excited to dive into cutting-edge research on online politics and explore how digital spaces shape political behavior. Stay tuned for more!
March 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Great meeting today with the newest members of @o3pol.bsky.social! Excited to dive into cutting-edge research on online politics and explore how digital spaces shape political behavior. Stay tuned for more!
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Lügen lohnt sich: Wer im Internet die Unwahrheit sagt, hat oft Erfolg in der Politik. Über längere Zeiträume sind die Folgen von Falschaussagen noch nicht wissenschaftlich beobachtet worden. Dies will die „Beobachtungsstelle für Online-Politik“ an der Saar-Uni ändern (© privat): tinyurl.com/2339gxbz
March 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Lügen lohnt sich: Wer im Internet die Unwahrheit sagt, hat oft Erfolg in der Politik. Über längere Zeiträume sind die Folgen von Falschaussagen noch nicht wissenschaftlich beobachtet worden. Dies will die „Beobachtungsstelle für Online-Politik“ an der Saar-Uni ändern (© privat): tinyurl.com/2339gxbz
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Are you interested in Computational Social Science? The Saarbrücken Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science is now open for applications. Two weeks of lectures, keynote presentations, networking, and more. Check out sicss.io/2025/saarbru... for more details. Deadline April 25, 2025.
sicss.io
February 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Are you interested in Computational Social Science? The Saarbrücken Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science is now open for applications. Two weeks of lectures, keynote presentations, networking, and more. Check out sicss.io/2025/saarbru... for more details. Deadline April 25, 2025.
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Elections 2021 vs. 2025: The Normalization of Disinformation
Two days before the German election, I’m sharing an article from our Observatory of Online Politics on how democracy's resilience against disinformation in 2021 may no longer be enough in 2025.
politics.i2sc.net/blogposts/19...
Two days before the German election, I’m sharing an article from our Observatory of Online Politics on how democracy's resilience against disinformation in 2021 may no longer be enough in 2025.
politics.i2sc.net/blogposts/19...
Observatory of Online Politics - 19.02.2025
19.02.2025
In the next few days, Germans will choose their next government, which will have to navigate a complex polycrisis. While every election is important because it determines the path the count...
politics.i2sc.net
February 21, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Elections 2021 vs. 2025: The Normalization of Disinformation
Two days before the German election, I’m sharing an article from our Observatory of Online Politics on how democracy's resilience against disinformation in 2021 may no longer be enough in 2025.
politics.i2sc.net/blogposts/19...
Two days before the German election, I’m sharing an article from our Observatory of Online Politics on how democracy's resilience against disinformation in 2021 may no longer be enough in 2025.
politics.i2sc.net/blogposts/19...
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In 4 days we will have elections in Germany... What can we learn about parties' social media activity during rhe campaign? The great @alexhartland.bsky.social tell us more about it.
🖊️New blogpost🖊️
Ahead of the German elections next Sunday, what can we learn about the parties’ online presence? Despite the efforts of some platforms, we are not completely in the dark.
Thanks to Bluesky's open API, we know Green and Die Linke MdBs are unsurprisingly increasingly active here.
1/
Ahead of the German elections next Sunday, what can we learn about the parties’ online presence? Despite the efforts of some platforms, we are not completely in the dark.
Thanks to Bluesky's open API, we know Green and Die Linke MdBs are unsurprisingly increasingly active here.
1/
February 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
In 4 days we will have elections in Germany... What can we learn about parties' social media activity during rhe campaign? The great @alexhartland.bsky.social tell us more about it.
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🖊️New blogpost🖊️
Ahead of the German elections next Sunday, what can we learn about the parties’ online presence? Despite the efforts of some platforms, we are not completely in the dark.
Thanks to Bluesky's open API, we know Green and Die Linke MdBs are unsurprisingly increasingly active here.
1/
Ahead of the German elections next Sunday, what can we learn about the parties’ online presence? Despite the efforts of some platforms, we are not completely in the dark.
Thanks to Bluesky's open API, we know Green and Die Linke MdBs are unsurprisingly increasingly active here.
1/
February 19, 2025 at 6:50 AM
🖊️New blogpost🖊️
Ahead of the German elections next Sunday, what can we learn about the parties’ online presence? Despite the efforts of some platforms, we are not completely in the dark.
Thanks to Bluesky's open API, we know Green and Die Linke MdBs are unsurprisingly increasingly active here.
1/
Ahead of the German elections next Sunday, what can we learn about the parties’ online presence? Despite the efforts of some platforms, we are not completely in the dark.
Thanks to Bluesky's open API, we know Green and Die Linke MdBs are unsurprisingly increasingly active here.
1/
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Bevorzugte Twitter die Tweets rechter Politiker? Internationale Studie dazu endet unfreiwillig 2023
Bevorzugte Twitter die Tweets rechter Politiker? Internationale Studie dazu endet unfreiwillig 2023
nachrichten.idw-online.de
February 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Bevorzugte Twitter die Tweets rechter Politiker? Internationale Studie dazu endet unfreiwillig 2023
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The recording for this talk is now available here: youtu.be/Hy4IFZnwyFI
February 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The recording for this talk is now available here: youtu.be/Hy4IFZnwyFI
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New publication alert!
We look at how engagement received by parties and politicians in 12 countries shifted after Musk took over the platform and until June 2023.
Check it out at journalqd.org/article/view....
@ingmarweber.bsky.social @rosanavarrete.bsky.social @giucarny.bsky.social
We look at how engagement received by parties and politicians in 12 countries shifted after Musk took over the platform and until June 2023.
Check it out at journalqd.org/article/view....
@ingmarweber.bsky.social @rosanavarrete.bsky.social @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
journalqd.org
January 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
New publication alert!
We look at how engagement received by parties and politicians in 12 countries shifted after Musk took over the platform and until June 2023.
Check it out at journalqd.org/article/view....
@ingmarweber.bsky.social @rosanavarrete.bsky.social @giucarny.bsky.social
We look at how engagement received by parties and politicians in 12 countries shifted after Musk took over the platform and until June 2023.
Check it out at journalqd.org/article/view....
@ingmarweber.bsky.social @rosanavarrete.bsky.social @giucarny.bsky.social
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Check out this new work by @brahmaninutakki.bsky.social and team from I2SC!
New publication alert!
We look at how engagement received by parties and politicians in 12 countries shifted after Musk took over the platform and until June 2023.
Check it out at journalqd.org/article/view....
@ingmarweber.bsky.social @rosanavarrete.bsky.social @giucarny.bsky.social
We look at how engagement received by parties and politicians in 12 countries shifted after Musk took over the platform and until June 2023.
Check it out at journalqd.org/article/view....
@ingmarweber.bsky.social @rosanavarrete.bsky.social @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
journalqd.org
January 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Check out this new work by @brahmaninutakki.bsky.social and team from I2SC!
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Join us tomorrow (Friday, January 24th) for the final talk in the I2SC Lecture Series for this semester by Kiran Garimella from 12:00-13:00 in building E 1.7, Room 3.23.
January 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Join us tomorrow (Friday, January 24th) for the final talk in the I2SC Lecture Series for this semester by Kiran Garimella from 12:00-13:00 in building E 1.7, Room 3.23.
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traveling to Luxembourg today --> giving a talk on Friday in Saarbrücken at the Saarland University Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing --> hanging out in Paris for the weekend
Please join for the talk if you're nearby!
Please join for the talk if you're nearby!
January 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
traveling to Luxembourg today --> giving a talk on Friday in Saarbrücken at the Saarland University Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing --> hanging out in Paris for the weekend
Please join for the talk if you're nearby!
Please join for the talk if you're nearby!
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Join us tomorrow (Friday, January 10th) for the fifth talk in the I2SC Lecture Series (and the first in 2025!) by @mariaa.bsky.social from 12:00-13:00 in building E 1.7, Room 3.23.
January 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Join us tomorrow (Friday, January 10th) for the fifth talk in the I2SC Lecture Series (and the first in 2025!) by @mariaa.bsky.social from 12:00-13:00 in building E 1.7, Room 3.23.
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The recording of the lecture is now available. You can watch the lecture here: youtu.be/Nxq0ZS4zgEQ
December 19, 2024 at 11:02 AM
The recording of the lecture is now available. You can watch the lecture here: youtu.be/Nxq0ZS4zgEQ
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Join us tomorrow (Friday, December 13th) for the fourth talk in the I2SC Lecture Series by @dgarcia.eu from 12:00-13:00 in building E 1.7, Room 3.23.
December 12, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Join us tomorrow (Friday, December 13th) for the fourth talk in the I2SC Lecture Series by @dgarcia.eu from 12:00-13:00 in building E 1.7, Room 3.23.
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As we embrace the Advent season and prepare for the holidays, we’re excited to share a new publication from @rosanavarrete.bsky.social : "Social Media, Misinformation, and Attitudes Towards Democracy in Germany During the Covid-19 Pandemic" recently featured in German Politics.
Social Media, Misinformation, and Attitudes Towards Democracy in Germany During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Social media platforms are a double-edged sword, serving as sources of both critical information and harmful misinformation. This duality has sparked debates about their potential role in threateni...
www.tandfonline.com
December 12, 2024 at 9:50 AM
As we embrace the Advent season and prepare for the holidays, we’re excited to share a new publication from @rosanavarrete.bsky.social : "Social Media, Misinformation, and Attitudes Towards Democracy in Germany During the Covid-19 Pandemic" recently featured in German Politics.