Projects

  • Summer School 2025

    Summer School 2025

    Data, Democracy and the New Social Fabric (DDNSF) Date: 15.09.2025 DDNSF 2025 brought together researchers to study democracy, social media, and governance through collaborative projects, expert talks, and critical discussions.  In September 2025, I organized the summer school “Data, Democracy and the New Social Fabric” at the IDea_Lab, University of Graz. The school brought together junior researchers and professionals to…

  • Entangled in democracy

    On Change, Control, and digital Realities Date: 14.01.2026 This exhibition grew out of the summer school Data, Democracy and the New Social Fabric and explores how digital technologies are reshaping public discourse, power, and our shared sense of reality. Developed with students from FH Joanneum Graz and the esc medien kunst labor, it invites visitors to reflect on democracy, social media,…

  • Skeptics in the Pub Vienna 

    Detecting Conspiracy Theories Online Together with Mathias Angermaier, I gave a talk at Skeptics in the Pub Vienna on detecting conspiracy theories on social media using machine learning. The talk was based on our research project ORION (Orientation in Conspiration), where we analyze millions of Telegram messages to uncover patterns in how conspiracy narratives spread and…

  • Fäkt 

    Conspiracy Theories on Social Media Together with Mathias Angermaier and Jana Lasser, I contributed to a video produced by FÄKT, the science communication platform of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, based on our research project ORION (Orientation in Conspiration). The video is designed for students and makes research on conspiracy theories and social media accessible and engaging for a younger…