Ingmar Weber
Alexander von Humboldt Professor for AI and Chair for Societal Computing at Saarland University. Co-Director at https://i2sc.net.
- New deadline is Jan 23. If you're based in a low- or middle-income country and work on computational social science, particularly using online data, please consider applying.
- 🌍 Are you new to #icwsm or @journalqd.bsky.social and based in a low- or middle-income country? 🚨 There are only 10 days left to apply to ICWSM/JQD Global Initiative! 🚀 Apply by Jan 15: www.icwsm.org/2026/submit....
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
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View full threadEthel 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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...
- Now with sweets
- 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.
- 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.
- 🚨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:
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View full threadThe successful candidate will be expected to actively contribute to departmental research and teaching. We therefore expect both experience in and an aptitude for academic teaching and some experience in acquiring external research funding. The language of instruction is English.
- Please reshare! Details: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up... Application via: www.uni-saarland.de/verwaltung/b...
- * Computational Social Science * AI-supported decisions, collaborative work, markets & media * Novel applications of data science for good * Governance and regulation of emerging/AI technologies * Human-AI alignment and interaction * Explainability of AI systems * Privacy and security of AI systems
- The successful candidate will have a clearly articulated and innovative research vision, a commitment to excellence in teaching and the capacity to contribute to and collaborate within Saarland University’s internationally recognized computer science ecosystem.
- #ICWSM @icwsm.bsky.social would be nothing without its community. Here are some of the heroes who work hard to guarantee that authors receive useful reviews: @aldayelabeer.bsky.social @chibold.bsky.social @lespin.bsky.social @elaragon.bsky.social @shrutiphadke.bsky.social @tiziano.bsky.social
- I could not find Kokil Jaidka, Lydia Manikonda, Aek Palakorn, or Wei Ai on Bluesky. Please tag them if they are here.
- Organizing #ICWSM is not always easy, but working with such great, dedicated people makes it enjoyable. Thanks @juhi153.bsky.social, Eni, Mathieu, Florian (who's with his newborn), Meredith and others from @realaaai.bsky.social, and the whole community who helped put @icwsm.bsky.social together.
- While these folks are fantastic, I'm also looking forward to no longer receiving so many email messages from them ... :-)
- A lively poster session at #ICWSM @icwsm.bsky.social
- If you are at #ICWSM @icwsm.bsky.social and are hiring: At the beginning of tomorrow's (= Wednesday's) lunch break, we'll ask people who have open positions to come to the front and mention which level (PhD student/postdoc/prof) they are hiring and where. People can then connect over lunch.
- Maybe of interest to the #ICWSM @icwsm.bsky.social community: a special issue on "Democratic Decision-Making in Times of AI" in Data & Policy by @universitypress.cambridge.org. Submissions are welcome until October 3 - Germany's Reunification Day www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- Oh no! @overleaf.com seems to be having issues. Hoping it will come back soon as I've become fairly reliant on it.
- Now out in Scientific Data: "VME: A Satellite Imagery Dataset and Benchmark for Detecting Vehicles in the Middle East and Beyond" If you're working on satellite imagery, check out the dataset and paper at www.nature.com/articles/s41... Work led by Noora Al-Emadi @ Qatar Computing Research Institute
- Thanks to Helen Kennedy and the whole @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social for inviting me to the meeting in Salford/Manchester! It was great to hear from the diverse set of people and their experience in creating and evaluating digital good. Quite relevant for our work at @i2sc.net.
- I'm at #IASEAI25 #IASEAI in Paris. Hit me up if you want to chat. @iaseai.bsky.social Or watch the event online. www.iaseai.org/conference/p...
- José Andrés: Let People Eat www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/o...
- The application deadline for DAAD's "Postdoctoral Networking Tour in Artificial Intelligence" is *Feb 25*. If your (postdoc) research relates to the theme of "Safety and Security in #AI", please consider applying. Details: www.daad.de/en/the-daad/... Application: www.daad.de/surveys/9372...
