Dr. Claudia Wagner

Biography

Claudia Wagner is a researcher in Applied Computational Social Sciences at RWTH Aachen University, where she holds the position of full professor (W3) and serves as the head of the Computational Social Science Department at GESIS - Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences. Her research focuses on understanding societies influenced by online platforms and the implications of Artificial Intelligence. She is particularly passionate about the methodological challenges that arise from using digital behavioral data to study both individual behavior and group dynamics. Over the years, Claudia has played a significant role in organizing interdisciplinary training events for early career researchers, and she actively contributes to various academic committees. As a board member of the International Society for Computational Social Science and associate editor for EPJ Data Science, she is committed to advancing the field. Claudia's teaching experience includes courses at RWTH Aachen University and the University of Koblenz, focusing on Applied Computational Social Sciences and Data Science, among other topics. She has given several keynote speeches at international conferences, emphasizing her expertise in measuring digital phenomena and addressing inequalities in social networks and socio-technical systems.

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