Davide Vega
@dvladek.bsky.social
Tenure-track assistant professor at Uppsala University, UU Information Laboratory (UU-InfoLab)
International arbiter at International Chess Federation (FIDE)
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New article out: The seven roles of generative AI: Potential & pitfalls in combatting misinformation. Thomas Nygren, Emily R. Spearing, Nicolas Fay, Davide Vega, Isabella I. Hardwick, Jon Roozenbeek, and Ullrich K. H. Ecker. doi.org/10.1177/2379...
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February 16, 2026 at 8:07 AM
New article out: The seven roles of generative AI: Potential & pitfalls in combatting misinformation. Thomas Nygren, Emily R. Spearing, Nicolas Fay, Davide Vega, Isabella I. Hardwick, Jon Roozenbeek, and Ullrich K. H. Ecker. doi.org/10.1177/2379...
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This Friday, Jan. 30 at 10:15 @dilettagoglia.bsky.social is giving her half-time PhD seminar: "Computational methods for studying persuasion in online social communication". You are welcome to join in person at the Ångström Laboratory (Uppsala), room 101127, or online:
uu-se.zoom.us/j/61715956924
uu-se.zoom.us/j/61715956924
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This Friday, Jan. 30 at 10:15 @dilettagoglia.bsky.social is giving her half-time PhD seminar: "Computational methods for studying persuasion in online social communication". You are welcome to join in person at the Ångström Laboratory (Uppsala), room 101127, or online:
uu-se.zoom.us/j/61715956924
uu-se.zoom.us/j/61715956924
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Submit your abstracts to CS2Italy by 👉 Jan 15 👈
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science
to join us in Turin on May 19-21
We welcome abstract submissions on #computerscience #netsci #complexsystems #sociology #economics #politics #cognitivesci #psychology and more
For more: cs2italy.org
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science
to join us in Turin on May 19-21
We welcome abstract submissions on #computerscience #netsci #complexsystems #sociology #economics #politics #cognitivesci #psychology and more
For more: cs2italy.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Submit your abstracts to CS2Italy by 👉 Jan 15 👈
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science
to join us in Turin on May 19-21
We welcome abstract submissions on #computerscience #netsci #complexsystems #sociology #economics #politics #cognitivesci #psychology and more
For more: cs2italy.org
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science
to join us in Turin on May 19-21
We welcome abstract submissions on #computerscience #netsci #complexsystems #sociology #economics #politics #cognitivesci #psychology and more
For more: cs2italy.org
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Computational Social Scientists in the Nordics, unite!
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
January 5, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Computational Social Scientists in the Nordics, unite!
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
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We have an open PhD position on Fair Social Network Analysis (focused on method development but also on integrating social theory and real data analysis). Please consider applying if this is something of your interest or share this to potentially interested candidates. uuinfolab.github.io/joinus/
Join Us
Website of the Uppsala University Information Laboratory.
uuinfolab.github.io
November 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We have an open PhD position on Fair Social Network Analysis (focused on method development but also on integrating social theory and real data analysis). Please consider applying if this is something of your interest or share this to potentially interested candidates. uuinfolab.github.io/joinus/
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🔈 *Call for Participation* 🔈
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science – CS2Italy
May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy
Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++
Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org
plz reshare
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science – CS2Italy
May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy
Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++
Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org
plz reshare
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🔈 *Call for Participation* 🔈
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science – CS2Italy
May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy
Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++
Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org
plz reshare
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science – CS2Italy
May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy
Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++
Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org
plz reshare
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We welcome @anmen.bsky.social as a new postdoctoral researcher at Uppsala University, Dept. of Information Technology, and as a new member of the InfoLab.
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We welcome @anmen.bsky.social as a new postdoctoral researcher at Uppsala University, Dept. of Information Technology, and as a new member of the InfoLab.
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Congratulations to our @dvladek.bsky.social for being appointed Docent in Computer Science!
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Congratulations to our @dvladek.bsky.social for being appointed Docent in Computer Science!
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🚨 New paper out! 🚨
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2509.21092
[read comments for more!]
Special thanks to my co-authors @dvladek.bsky.social and Alessio Gandelli from @uuinfolab.bsky.social !
#ComputationalSocialScience #OnlineSocialNetworks
@arxiv-cs-si.bsky.social
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2509.21092
[read comments for more!]
Special thanks to my co-authors @dvladek.bsky.social and Alessio Gandelli from @uuinfolab.bsky.social !
#ComputationalSocialScience #OnlineSocialNetworks
@arxiv-cs-si.bsky.social
Influence of the majority group on individual judgments in online spontaneous conversations
This study investigates how the majority group influences individual judgment formation and expression in anonymous, spontaneous online conversations. Drawing on theories of social conformity and anti...
arxiv.org
September 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🚨 New paper out! 🚨
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2509.21092
[read comments for more!]
Special thanks to my co-authors @dvladek.bsky.social and Alessio Gandelli from @uuinfolab.bsky.social !
#ComputationalSocialScience #OnlineSocialNetworks
@arxiv-cs-si.bsky.social
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2509.21092
[read comments for more!]
Special thanks to my co-authors @dvladek.bsky.social and Alessio Gandelli from @uuinfolab.bsky.social !
#ComputationalSocialScience #OnlineSocialNetworks
@arxiv-cs-si.bsky.social
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Our new study provides the first large-scale look at how collective action is expressed in spoken digital discourse, using #BlackLivesMatter as a case study.
Many thanks to @ariannapera.bsky.social @dvladek.bsky.social @lajello.bsky.social for the collab
Check it out: arxiv.org/abs/2509.13197
Many thanks to @ariannapera.bsky.social @dvladek.bsky.social @lajello.bsky.social for the collab
Check it out: arxiv.org/abs/2509.13197
Podcasts as a Medium for Participation in Collective Action: A Case Study of Black Lives Matter
We study how participation in collective action is articulated in podcast discussions, using the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement as a case study. While research on collective action discourse has pr...
arxiv.org
September 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Our new study provides the first large-scale look at how collective action is expressed in spoken digital discourse, using #BlackLivesMatter as a case study.
Many thanks to @ariannapera.bsky.social @dvladek.bsky.social @lajello.bsky.social for the collab
Check it out: arxiv.org/abs/2509.13197
Many thanks to @ariannapera.bsky.social @dvladek.bsky.social @lajello.bsky.social for the collab
Check it out: arxiv.org/abs/2509.13197
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Congrats to these awardees!
July 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Congrats to these awardees!
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No better place than a Swedish #ic2s2 to present our population-scale network of Sweden! 🇸🇪
Very grateful to discuss ideas and challenges with colleagues (future collaborators?) working with similar data.
You can find our preprint here: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Very grateful to discuss ideas and challenges with colleagues (future collaborators?) working with similar data.
You can find our preprint here: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
July 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
No better place than a Swedish #ic2s2 to present our population-scale network of Sweden! 🇸🇪
Very grateful to discuss ideas and challenges with colleagues (future collaborators?) working with similar data.
You can find our preprint here: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Very grateful to discuss ideas and challenges with colleagues (future collaborators?) working with similar data.
You can find our preprint here: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
We did a thing, and we are presenting it today at the @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 poster session:
A model to study Manipulative Language.
Work led by @dilettagoglia.bsky.social, in collaboration with @calikus.bsky.social and myself. Find Diletta at poster #26.
A model to study Manipulative Language.
Work led by @dilettagoglia.bsky.social, in collaboration with @calikus.bsky.social and myself. Find Diletta at poster #26.
July 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We did a thing, and we are presenting it today at the @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 poster session:
A model to study Manipulative Language.
Work led by @dilettagoglia.bsky.social, in collaboration with @calikus.bsky.social and myself. Find Diletta at poster #26.
A model to study Manipulative Language.
Work led by @dilettagoglia.bsky.social, in collaboration with @calikus.bsky.social and myself. Find Diletta at poster #26.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Day 2 Keynotes kicked off with Laura Nelson's inspiring presentation, “Why Qualitative Research Needs Computational Social Science”. What is the state of this maturing field called qualitative computational methods? What are the ongoing debates and futures? #ic2s2
July 23, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Day 2 Keynotes kicked off with Laura Nelson's inspiring presentation, “Why Qualitative Research Needs Computational Social Science”. What is the state of this maturing field called qualitative computational methods? What are the ongoing debates and futures? #ic2s2
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This week many of us are in Norrköping for the International Conference on Computational Social Science. In the thread, a list of our presentations. #ic2s2
July 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This week many of us are in Norrköping for the International Conference on Computational Social Science. In the thread, a list of our presentations. #ic2s2
Job alert! There is still some time to apply. If you are at @ic2s2.bsky.social feel free to send me a DM or say hi!
Interested in interdisciplinary research (incl. data science, network analysis) at the intersection of computign education research and social trends in digitalization? PostDoc call open/deadline Aug 4th uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... @icwsm.bsky.social @insna.bsky.social @wins-society.bsky.social
Postdoctoral position in Data Science with a focus on societal values
The Department of Information Technology holds a leading position in both research and education at all levels. We are currently Uppsala University's third largest department, have around 350 employee
uu.varbi.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Job alert! There is still some time to apply. If you are at @ic2s2.bsky.social feel free to send me a DM or say hi!
Interested in interdisciplinary research (incl. data science, network analysis) at the intersection of computign education research and social trends in digitalization? PostDoc call open/deadline Aug 4th uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... @icwsm.bsky.social @insna.bsky.social @wins-society.bsky.social
Postdoctoral position in Data Science with a focus on societal values
The Department of Information Technology holds a leading position in both research and education at all levels. We are currently Uppsala University's third largest department, have around 350 employee
uu.varbi.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Interested in interdisciplinary research (incl. data science, network analysis) at the intersection of computign education research and social trends in digitalization? PostDoc call open/deadline Aug 4th uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... @icwsm.bsky.social @insna.bsky.social @wins-society.bsky.social
New preprint: we delve into the challenges of finding coordination in short-video platforms In this work led by @ingakwoh.bsky.social with @matmagnani.bsky.social and Alexandra Segerberg we propose a multimodal network-based method to identify possible coordination in TikTok arxiv.org/pdf/2506.05868
arxiv.org
June 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
New preprint: we delve into the challenges of finding coordination in short-video platforms In this work led by @ingakwoh.bsky.social with @matmagnani.bsky.social and Alexandra Segerberg we propose a multimodal network-based method to identify possible coordination in TikTok arxiv.org/pdf/2506.05868
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This week we had the pleasure to host our colleagues and friends from Università della Calabria. @luciolcw.bsky.social delivered a well-attended intensive course on Large Language Models, and Andrea Tagarelli presented the research done by his team. We look forward to new collaborations.
May 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
This week we had the pleasure to host our colleagues and friends from Università della Calabria. @luciolcw.bsky.social delivered a well-attended intensive course on Large Language Models, and Andrea Tagarelli presented the research done by his team. We look forward to new collaborations.
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Congratulations to @giorgospanay.bsky.social for his half-time PhD seminar: "Fair and Scalable Multilayer Network Community Detection".
June 4, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Congratulations to @giorgospanay.bsky.social for his half-time PhD seminar: "Fair and Scalable Multilayer Network Community Detection".
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Congratulations to @theamoldovan.bsky.social, who defended her Master's thesis: "Exploring Collective Action in Black Lives Matter Podcast Conversations".
June 4, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Congratulations to @theamoldovan.bsky.social, who defended her Master's thesis: "Exploring Collective Action in Black Lives Matter Podcast Conversations".
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Yesterday @lajello.bsky.social and I had the opportunity to present our work on the language of collective action at the CSS Seminar Series at @uu.se 🇸🇪
Big thanks to Matteo Magnani and @dvladek.bsky.social for inviting us, and to the whole UUInfolab for the warm welcome and insightful conversations!
Big thanks to Matteo Magnani and @dvladek.bsky.social for inviting us, and to the whole UUInfolab for the warm welcome and insightful conversations!
April 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Yesterday @lajello.bsky.social and I had the opportunity to present our work on the language of collective action at the CSS Seminar Series at @uu.se 🇸🇪
Big thanks to Matteo Magnani and @dvladek.bsky.social for inviting us, and to the whole UUInfolab for the warm welcome and insightful conversations!
Big thanks to Matteo Magnani and @dvladek.bsky.social for inviting us, and to the whole UUInfolab for the warm welcome and insightful conversations!