I am a political scientist investigating how digital infrastructures reshape political communication and democratic behavior.
My research asks a central empirical question: How do non-human gatekeepers—from search algorithms to content moderation systems—structure political reality?
To answer this, I combine political communication theory with computational rigor. I use large-scale digital trace data, automated text analysis, and experimental methods to understand how algorithms influence political attitudes, how citizens react to online toxicity, and how information environments and demographics shape susceptibility to conspiracy narratives.
My work has been published in leading academic journals, including the American Political Science Review, Political Communication, and New Media & Society.
Recent News
- Grant Award: I secured competitive seed funding to collect pilot data for the project “AI-driven Empowerment,” which serves as the foundation for an upcoming ERC Starting Grant application.
- New Paper: “Toxic Speech and Limited Demand for Content Moderation” is now out in the American Political Science Review.
- Award: I was selected as a finalist for the highly competitive WWTF Young Research Group Call (approx. €1.6M volume).