Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing
@i2sc.net
I2SC advances critical research on questions at the intersection of society and technology, encompassing both: computing of society, and computing for society.
At: @uni-saarland.de
Chair: @ingmarweber.de
At: @uni-saarland.de
Chair: @ingmarweber.de
We concluded the day with a warm Farewell Event at Ausländer Café, where participants and organisers reflected on an inspiring two weeks of learning, collaboration, and exchange.
September 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
We concluded the day with a warm Farewell Event at Ausländer Café, where participants and organisers reflected on an inspiring two weeks of learning, collaboration, and exchange.
On the final day of SICSS Saarbrücken, participants presented the outcomes of their group projects, showcasing impressive creativity, dedication, and teamwork. The five projects explored diverse questions in Computational Social Science.
September 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
On the final day of SICSS Saarbrücken, participants presented the outcomes of their group projects, showcasing impressive creativity, dedication, and teamwork. The five projects explored diverse questions in Computational Social Science.
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
September 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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
Later in the afternoon, a keynote by @ingmarweber.de (@i2sc.net @uni-saarland.de) on “𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑆𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒: 𝑆𝑒𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠.” He discussed how satellite imagery can be used to understand social phenomena, from urban development to population dynamics.
September 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Later in the afternoon, a keynote by @ingmarweber.de (@i2sc.net @uni-saarland.de) on “𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑆𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒: 𝑆𝑒𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠.” He discussed how satellite imagery can be used to understand social phenomena, from urban development to population dynamics.
Day 9 of SICSS Saarbrücken was packed with energy and progress as participants dove deeper into their group projects. The groups presented updates on their work, pitching new insights and demonstrating how much they had accomplished in such a short period.
September 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Day 9 of SICSS Saarbrücken was packed with energy and progress as participants dove deeper into their group projects. The groups presented updates on their work, pitching new insights and demonstrating how much they had accomplished in such a short period.
In the afternoon, we welcomed @kevinbaum.bsky.social (@dfki.bsky.social) for his keynote: "Ethical Reasoning in the Dark: How to Make Justifiable Decisions When You Don't Know What's Right."
September 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
In the afternoon, we welcomed @kevinbaum.bsky.social (@dfki.bsky.social) for his keynote: "Ethical Reasoning in the Dark: How to Make Justifiable Decisions When You Don't Know What's Right."
By day seven of SICSS Saarbrücken, participants were in 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲, diving deep into their collaborative work, even missing coffee breaks. They also presented their initial research questions along with their plans for data collection and analysis.
September 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
By day seven of SICSS Saarbrücken, participants were in 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲, diving deep into their collaborative work, even missing coffee breaks. They also presented their initial research questions along with their plans for data collection and analysis.
We closed our Monday with a thought-provoking keynote by @ridhikashyap.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) on “𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝐼𝑛𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑.” Her talk highlighted key challenges and opportunities for research at the intersection of gender, demography, and digital data.
September 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We closed our Monday with a thought-provoking keynote by @ridhikashyap.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) on “𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝐼𝑛𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑.” Her talk highlighted key challenges and opportunities for research at the intersection of gender, demography, and digital data.
Their lecture was followed by @giucarny.bsky.social and @alexhartland.bsky.social, who continued the discussion by presenting further perspectives and examples on assessing polarization and analyzing the sentiment and topics of political posts.
September 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Their lecture was followed by @giucarny.bsky.social and @alexhartland.bsky.social, who continued the discussion by presenting further perspectives and examples on assessing polarization and analyzing the sentiment and topics of political posts.
On the 6th day of SICSS Saarbrücken, Daniela Braun (@uni-saarland.de) and @rosanavarrete.bsky.social (@uam.es) presented on “𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦: 𝑊ℎ𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦? 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒 (𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ)?” @politicsunisaar.bsky.social @o3pol.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
On the 6th day of SICSS Saarbrücken, Daniela Braun (@uni-saarland.de) and @rosanavarrete.bsky.social (@uam.es) presented on “𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦: 𝑊ℎ𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦? 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒 (𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ)?” @politicsunisaar.bsky.social @o3pol.bsky.social
We closed our Monday with a thought-provoking keynote by @ridhikashyap.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) on “𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝐼𝑛𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑.” Her talk highlighted key challenges and opportunities for research at the intersection of gender, demography, and digital data.
September 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We closed our Monday with a thought-provoking keynote by @ridhikashyap.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) on “𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝐼𝑛𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑.” Her talk highlighted key challenges and opportunities for research at the intersection of gender, demography, and digital data.
Their lecture was followed by @giucarny.bsky.social and @alexhartland.bsky.social, who continued the discussion by presenting further perspectives and examples on assessing polarization and analyzing the sentiment and topics of political posts.
September 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Their lecture was followed by @giucarny.bsky.social and @alexhartland.bsky.social, who continued the discussion by presenting further perspectives and examples on assessing polarization and analyzing the sentiment and topics of political posts.
In the evening, they gathered for a celebratory dinner. Just the perfect way to close an intense and inspiring first week of SICSS-Saarbrücken.
September 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In the evening, they gathered for a celebratory dinner. Just the perfect way to close an intense and inspiring first week of SICSS-Saarbrücken.
They visited the Völklinger Hütte, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that stands as a remarkable testament to Europe’s industrial past. Participants had the chance to walk through the massive ironworks, reflect on the history, technology, and society, and enjoy engaging outside the classroom.
September 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
They visited the Völklinger Hütte, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that stands as a remarkable testament to Europe’s industrial past. Participants had the chance to walk through the massive ironworks, reflect on the history, technology, and society, and enjoy engaging outside the classroom.
On Saturday, SICSS-Saarbrücken participants took a step away from lectures and hands-on sessions to explore the rich industrial heritage of the region.
September 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
On Saturday, SICSS-Saarbrücken participants took a step away from lectures and hands-on sessions to explore the rich industrial heritage of the region.
We wrapped up our Friday with a research speed dating among the participants to form groups for the next week’s group projects.
September 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We wrapped up our Friday with a research speed dating among the participants to form groups for the next week’s group projects.
On the fifth day of SICSS Saarbrücken, participants attended a lecture by @blurky.bsky.social (@oii.ox.ac.uk) on “𝑁𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑣𝑎𝑠 – 𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑓-𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑁𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑦𝑠.” The lecture introduced key concepts of network analysis, illustrated with insightful examples.
September 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
On the fifth day of SICSS Saarbrücken, participants attended a lecture by @blurky.bsky.social (@oii.ox.ac.uk) on “𝑁𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑣𝑎𝑠 – 𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑓-𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑁𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑦𝑠.” The lecture introduced key concepts of network analysis, illustrated with insightful examples.
His keynote sparked deep reflections on the shocks to democracy from governments adopting AI and encouraged participants to take an interdisciplinary approach that brings different stakeholders together.
September 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
His keynote sparked deep reflections on the shocks to democracy from governments adopting AI and encouraged participants to take an interdisciplinary approach that brings different stakeholders together.
Georg Wenzelburger (@uni-saarland.de, @politicsunisaar.bsky.social) was the keynote speaker of the day, and wrapped up the fourth day talking about "𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝑖𝑡𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝐼 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒: 𝐴 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑦".
September 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Georg Wenzelburger (@uni-saarland.de, @politicsunisaar.bsky.social) was the keynote speaker of the day, and wrapped up the fourth day talking about "𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝑖𝑡𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝐼 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒: 𝐴 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑦".
The lecture was followed by a hands-on activity where Abhisek Dash and @pushpdeep.bsky.social (MPI-SWS) guided the participants through the challenges of validating labels of content posted on Bluesky.
September 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The lecture was followed by a hands-on activity where Abhisek Dash and @pushpdeep.bsky.social (MPI-SWS) guided the participants through the challenges of validating labels of content posted on Bluesky.
He discussed the challenges in content moderation, both in centralized and decentralized platforms, with a focus on Bluesky. The talk ended with a fruitful discussion about how we can use these platforms as open marketplaces and take advantage of open data to shape future regulations.
September 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
He discussed the challenges in content moderation, both in centralized and decentralized platforms, with a focus on Bluesky. The talk ended with a fruitful discussion about how we can use these platforms as open marketplaces and take advantage of open data to shape future regulations.
On the fourth day of SICSS Saarbrücken, Abhisek Dash (MPI-SWS) presented on "𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝐷𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑠 : 𝐴 𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑘𝑦".
September 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
On the fourth day of SICSS Saarbrücken, Abhisek Dash (MPI-SWS) presented on "𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝐷𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑠 : 𝐴 𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑘𝑦".
The day ended with a great keynote presentation by Uwe Albrecht from the Adolf-Bender-Zentrum e.V. on "𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡-𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 - 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦, 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠". His on-the-ground perspective offered an important reminder of where our efforts to counter extremism should be directed.
September 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The day ended with a great keynote presentation by Uwe Albrecht from the Adolf-Bender-Zentrum e.V. on "𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡-𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 - 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦, 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠". His on-the-ground perspective offered an important reminder of where our efforts to counter extremism should be directed.
In the afternoon, @theiletom.bsky.social (@mpidr.bsky.social) guided participants through a hands-on tutorial on the LinkedIn Campaign Manager, where everyone had the chance to set up and run their own data collection.
September 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
In the afternoon, @theiletom.bsky.social (@mpidr.bsky.social) guided participants through a hands-on tutorial on the LinkedIn Campaign Manager, where everyone had the chance to set up and run their own data collection.
On the third day of SICSS Saarbrücken, we had the pleasure of learning from @ezagheni.bsky.social (@mpidr.bsky.social), who shared his expertise on “𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑖𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎”.
September 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
On the third day of SICSS Saarbrücken, we had the pleasure of learning from @ezagheni.bsky.social (@mpidr.bsky.social), who shared his expertise on “𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑖𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎”.