Research Group Computational Social Science and Systems Analysis (CSSSA)
| Address: | Leonardo Campus 3 48149 Münster Germany |
Profile
The Computational Social Science and Systems Analysis research group works at the intersection of social media analysis, algorithms, technology assessment, as well as on regulatory and ethical issues in the context of the use of data science methods and artificial intelligence. In the context of social media analytics and technology assessment, the research group deals with issues around the detection of automation and (disinformation) campaigns, the analysis of social (influence) networks, and the ethical and regulatory challenges resulting from the increasing importance of social media platforms. Additionally, the research group is active in the operations research-related field of algorithm development and optimization. This includes scientific questions and methodological challenges in Multi-objective optimization and decision support, Big Data analysis, and Artificial intelligence. The research group is involved in the management of the ERCIS Competence Center for Social Media Analytics. At the same time, the research group was and is involved in a leading role in several joint research projects in the area of Computational Social Science (see Projects). From the winter semester 2023 until after the summer semester 2024, the research group is responsible for many lectures/courses of the Chair of Data Science - Statistics and Optimization.
Publications
Griesbach, Marie; Lütke Stockdiek, Janina; Winkelmann, Hendrik; Grimme, Christian (2026) In: Bui, T.X.; Sprague, R.H. (eds.), Proceedings of the 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. ScholarSpace. Research article in digital collection (conference) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published) | |
Schäpermeier, Lennart (2025) In: Filipic, Bogdan (eds.), Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO 2025, 1199-1207. online: ACM Press. doi:10.1145/3712256.3726408 Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Rodriguez-Fernandez, Angel E.; Schäpermeier, Lennart; Hernández, Carlos; Kerschke, Pascal; Trautmann, Heike; Schütze, Oliver (2025) In: Ochoa, Gabriela (eds.), Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion, 61-62. New York, NY, USA: ACM Press. doi:10.1145/3712255.3734260 Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Lütke Stockdiek, Janina; Grimme, Britta; Griesbach, Marie; Grimme, Christian (2025) In: Nicosia,Giuseppe; Pardalos, Panos; Ojha, Varun; et al. (eds.), The 11th International Conference on Machine Learning,Optimization and Data Science - LOD 2025, 1-15. Cham: Springer Nature. Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published) | |
Bossek, Jakob; Grimme, Christian (2024) In: Evolutionary Computation, 32(2), 143-175. doi:10.1162/evco_a_00335 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published |
Projects
Duration: 02/09/2024 - 04/09/2024 Funded by: Participation / conference fees , DFG - International Scientific Events Type of project: Scientific Event | |
Duration: 01/02/2024 - 31/12/2025 Funded by: DAAD - Programm des projektbezogenen Personenaustauschs mit verschiedenen Partnerländern Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/07/2025 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Ideas Lab Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
Duration: 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2024 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project | |
Duration: 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2022 Funded by: DAAD - International Virtual Academic Collaboration Type of project: Participation in other joint projects |
Preisverleihungen
| Best Teaching Award 2024 in the category: Summer Term 2024 Awarded by: Student Association of the School of Business and Economics (University of Muenster) Award given to: Grimme, Christian Announced at: 29/11/2024 | Date of awarding: 29/11/2024 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Vorträge
| Human-AI Collaboration on Disinformation Campaign Detection in Social Media Grimme, Christian; Klapproth, Johanna; Stampe, Lucas; Lütke Stockdiek, Janina; Unger, Said; Quandt, Thorsten (23/04/2024) AI Research EXPO by CeNoS & InterKI, Münster Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Breaking Boundaries: Cross-Platform Analysis of User and Information Dynamics in the Case of German Climate Change Discussion Klapproth, Johanna; Pohl, Janina; Unger, Saïd; Stampe, Lucas; Boberg, Svenja; Grimme, Christian; Quandt, Thorsten (22/11/2023) 5th Symposium on Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media, Amsterdam Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Resisting Interventions: An agent based model of the effect of tie-dissolution on the diffusion of disinformation and prebunking interventions Unger, Saïd; Klapproth, Johanna; Pohl, Janina; Boberg, Svenja; Grimme, Christian; Quandt, Thorsten (21/11/2023) 5th Symposium on Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media, Amsterdam Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Countering Disinformation Campaigns: Analyzing Information Diffusion and Macrosocial Effects of Temporally Dynamic and Platform-Specific Intervention Strategies Klapproth, Johanna; Unger, Saïd; Pohl, Janina; Boberg, Svenja; Grimme, Christian; Quandt, Thorsten (26/05/2023) 73rd Annual International Communication Association Conference (ICA), Toronto Type of talk: scientific talk |