Computational Social Science Lab end-of-year party

The Computational Social Science Lab joyously marked our final gathering of the year with an atmosphere filled with laughter and delicious food. As we commemorated our inaugural year, the air was not just celebratory but also charged with anticipation for the promising ventures that 2024 holds in store for us!

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Congratulations Dr. Olga Boichak!

The CSS would like to extend our congratulations to Dr. Olga Boichak for being awarded a DECRA fellowship. Her research will investigate how weaponisation of information and communication technologies affects territorial integrity of sovereign democratic states.

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The inaugural 2023 cohort

The Computational Social Science Lab is excited to welcome its inaugural cohort of Ph.D. students: Justin Miller, Thanh Lan Ha, Claudia Castro, Melissa Kemble, Itsakul Unahakate, Putri Limilia, and Alicia Wang. These talented individuals come with diverse expertise spanning data science, linguistics, digital communications, and politics.

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Jennifer Stromer-Galley

The Computational Social Science Lab will host an event with Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley (Syracuse University). Details coming soon!  

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Eurovision Hackathon

The Eurovision Hackathon was a one-day research event organised by the Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre (SSSHARC) and the Computational Social Science Lab. It brought together Eurovision experts and early career scholars from 5 Australian universities to investigate the social, cultural, and political aspects of the Eurovision Song Contest. Using digital trace …