Welcome! I am a Professor of Digital Media and Communication at the University of Klagenfurt, where I lead the Digital Media and Methods Lab. My research takes a Computational Social Science perspective to explore how digital ecosystems shape public opinion — and to further develop digital data/methods.

Related to digital platform ecosystems, I focus on the cross-platform flow of information, especially digital journalism, and how citizens use digital platforms to stay informed. I am a PI in the FWF Weave project “Understanding the Diversity of Digital News Flows” (2026-2029). I also analyze crisis and conflict communication, with a focus on terrorism, digital propaganda, and climate change. I serve as part of the Editorial Board of Digital Journalism ans Journalism Studies.

Related to digital data/methods, my research is situated at the intersection of social science and computer science, with a focus on improving data access, text-as-data methods, digital trace data, and bias in CSS. I am a PI in the interdisciplinary DFG project “Integrating Data Donation in Survey Infrastructure: Quantifying, Explaining, and Addressing Errors in Representation and Measurement” (2024-2027, see our website). Moreover, I give method workshops on R/Python, automated content analysis, and digital trace data.

If you want to know more, please do reach out and send me an email!

For more information, download my CV.