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Anikó Hannák is an Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of Zurich. She received her PhD from the College of Computer & Information Science at Northeastern University, where she was advised by Alan Mislove and David Lazer. Her research broadly investigates how content serving websites impact users, focusing on areas such as Search Engines, Online Stores, Job Search Sites, and Freelance Marketplaces. In a rapidly evolving online ecosystem, she examines user tracking and the ways companies utilize big data algorithms to serve relevant content. A significant part of her work involves analyzing social biases that such algorithms may inadvertently reinforce. During her PhD, she developed a methodology known as Algorithmic Auditing, which uncovers the potential negative impacts of large online systems. Her audits have included cases like the 'Filter Bubble effect' in Google Search and instances of online price discrimination that reveal inequalities in online labor markets.
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