Björn Ross
Lecturer in Computational Social Science (he/him)
University of Edinburgh
I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Computational Social Science at the University of Edinburgh School of Informatics, in the Institute for Language, Cognition and Computation. In my research, I use computer science methods from agent-based modelling, natural language processing and social network analysis to study social media and related technologies. A key focus of my research is to explore negative aspects of social media, such as misinformation, hate speech, and the malicious use of automation (bots), as well as how social media can be used effectively for the benefit of society, such as in crisis communication. I also examine issues with these methods, from data collection practices to research data management.
At Edinburgh, I am a co-director of the SMASH group. Before working here, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Duisburg-Essen, where I also completed my PhD in the Research Training Group User-Centred Social Media. I am a member of the Association for Information Systems.
Interests
- Computational social science
- Social computing
- Information systems
- Social media analytics and communication
- Social network analysis, agent-based modelling and simulation, natural language processing and text classification for social media
Education
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PhD, 2019
University of Duisburg-Essen
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MSc in Computer Science, 2016
University of Münster
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Exchange year, 2014-5
University of Strasbourg
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BSc in Information Systems, 2013
University of Münster