📣 We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Futures Studies / Digital Futures (all genders) – full-time, permanent position, salary grade EG 13 TV-L. Join us in building our new research area on Digital Futures. Applications are open until July 5, 2026. Link in the cited post.

📢 #CallForPapers: Human-Centered #ContentModeration Workshop at #MuC2026 | 30 Aug 2026 at @unidue.bsky.social Deadline: 24 June Topics: harmful speech & context, datasets & AI evaluation, conditions & perspectives ℹ️ workshop26.content-moderation.org @hheuer.bsky.social 📸Kaboompics.com via Pexels

📢 Reminder: Submit to our #MuC2026 workshop, “Human-Centered Content Moderation: Expertise, Context, and Evaluation” (Aug 30, Duisburg, Germany). We welcome position papers and reflection essays. 📅 Deadline: June 24, 2026 👉 workshop26.content-moderation.org

📢 CFP for our #MuC2026 workshop “Human-Centered #ContentModeration: Expertise, Context, and Evaluation” (30 Aug 2026)! Submit: 📄 Position papers (2 pages) ✍️ Reflection essays (1,000 words) 📅 Deadline: 24.06.2026 🔗 workshop26.content-moderation.org Join us in Duisburg 🇩🇪🇪🇺 (near Düsseldorf)!

If you’ve been wondering where the success stories of apps built 100% through “Vibe Coding” actually are, you might be interested in my talk “Vibe Coding: When AI Generates Software That No Human Understands” at #rp26. The talk is in German. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAk5...

Der Vortrag von Hendrik Heuer ist bereits im YouTube-Kanal der re:publica abrufbar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAk5... @hheuer.bsky.social

🎤 Heute auf der re:publica: "Vibe Coding – Wenn KI Software erzeugt, die kein Mensch versteht" Vortrag von CAIS-Forscher Hendrik Heuer 📍19.05.2026 | 16:15–16:45 Uhr | Stage 4 re-publica.com/de/session/v... #NeverGonnaGiveYouUp #rp26 @re-publica.com @hheuer.bsky.social

"Beschreib einfach, was du willst – die KI schreibt den Code." Aber was, wenn niemand mehr versteht, was entsteht? 🎤 Vortrag von Hendrik Heuer zu Vibe Coding auf der @re-publica.com 📍 19.05.2026 | 16:15–16:45 Uhr | Lightning Box 1 re-publica.com/de/session/v... #rp26 @hheuer.bsky.social

How are AI tools changing our writing process? In our #chi2026 paper, we find a shift in the way writers write and engage with ideas: from generating ideas to reacting to the ones AI surfaces. We call it reactive writing.

➡️ When Handwriting Goes Social: Creativity, Anonymity, and Communication in Graphonymous Online Spaces ✨Honorable Mention April 17, 9:12 AM | P1 Room 112 programs.sigchi.org/chi/2026/pro... @chi.acm.org #CHI2026 @hheuer.bsky.social

Today at #CHI2026, join our researchers for two presentations on shaping safer and more expressive online spaces: ➡️ Take the Power Back: Screen-Based Personal Moderation Against Hate Speech on Instagram April 17, 12:27 PM | P1 Room 119 programs.sigchi.org/chi/2026/pro... @chi.acm.org

➡️ They Think AI Can Do More Than It Actually Can: AI-Supported Reporting in Local Journalism April 14, 11:39 AM | P1 Room 127 programs.sigchi.org/chi/2026/pro... @chi.acm.org @hheuer.bsky.social

Today at #CHI2026, join our researchers for two presentations exploring how AI is used and often misunderstood in real-world contexts: ➡️ A Conditional Companion: Lived Experiences of People with Mental Health Disorders Using LLMs April 14, 9:36 AM | P1 Room 113 programs.sigchi.org/chi/2026/pro...

Find more information about their contributions here: www.cais-research.de/en/news/cais...

Five publications & one honorable mention: Next week, our researchers Hendrik Heuer, Aditya Kumar Purohit, Artur Solomonik, Besjon Cifliku, Jasmin Baake & Anna Ricarda Luther present at #CHI2026 in Barcelona - exploring how people engage with AI, social media & digital communication. @chi.acm.org

Come join our usual HCI+News lunch at #CHI2026 on Monday!! 🗞️ 🤖 ✨ It is always a good way to get to know other researchers in the space in an informal setting

My team and I are heading to #CHI2026 in Barcelona with 5 papers (+1 Honorable Mention). (1/7)

Weitere Infos im Newsbeitrag: www.cais-research.de/news/bmftr-f... @hheuer.bsky.social @mjakesch.bsky.social

Auftakt für das Projekt ClaimGuard von @hheuer.bsky.social! 🚀 Heute fand im Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt die Auftaktveranstaltung der BMFTR-geförderten Projekte gegen digitale Desinformation statt. Dr. Alexandra-Gwyn Paetz überreichte die Förderbescheide.

🚨 Final reminder: PhD position on #HCI, #AI & #Disinformation 🚨 ⏳ Deadline: March 1, 2026 Develop AI tools for collaborative fact-checking, strengthen media literacy & create open science resources at CAIS in Bochum, Germany! stellenangebote.cais-research.de/de?id=0bb246 #phdchat #CHI26 #chi2026

Einblicke in die Arbeit einer Enquetekommission: Prof. Hendrik Heuer spricht über Chancen, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven rund um KI. 👉 www.uni-wuppertal.de/de/news/deta... Vielen Dank an die Bergische Universität Wuppertal für das Interview! @hheuer.bsky.social @uni-wuppertal.bsky.social

🐚🧿 What was your first social media platform, and how did you end up here (of all places 🫠)? Join me for the presentation of our CHI'26 Paper, ✨"Reflecting on 1,000 Social Media Journeys: Generational Patterns in Platform Transition"✨. @cais-research.bsky.social (more infos in thread)

#PleaseShare PhD position on Human-Computer Interaction, AI, and Disinformation: Develop AI tools for fact-checking & media literacy, tackle disinformation & create open science resources Start: April 1, 2026. Deadline March 1, 2026 👉 stellenangebote.cais-research.de/de?id=0bb246 @hheuer.bsky.social

📺 In der Lokalzeit Bergisches Land vom 11.2. gibt's Einblicke in ein Studierendenprojekt von CAIS-Forscher Hendrik Heuer, der auch als Studiogast zu sehen ist: Masterstudierende entwickeln und testen smarte KI-Alltagshelfer. Ab Min. 17:41: www.ardmediathek.de/video/lokalz... @hheuer.bsky.social

Join us as a doctoral researcher at the @cais-research.bsky.social in #Bochum to develop AI tools for collaborative fact-checking and media literacy! Start: April 1, 2026 Deadline: March 1, 2026 More information here: stellenangebote.cais-research.de/de?id=0bb246

PhD position on #HCI, #AI and #Disinformation: Develop tools for fact-checking & media literacy & create open science resources. Start: April 1, 2026. Deadline March 1, 2026 stellenangebote.cais-research.de/de?id=0bb246 #phdchat #CHI26 #chi2026

🎓 Podcast statt Uni-Skript? | WDR-Beitrag Unter der Leitung von CAIS-Forscher Prof. Hendrik Heuer entwickeln Masterstudierende der Bergischen Universität Wuppertal KI-Alltagshelfer und testen deren Nutzen für Anwender:innen. 👉 www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/... @hheuer.bsky.social

💡Wie KI-Schreibtools Texte verständlicher machen: Prof. Hendrik Heuer zeigt mit Sven Goller und Prof. Daniel Buschek im i-com-Artikel, wie Software hilft, Inhalte auch für Menschen mit kognitiven Beeinträchtigungen zugänglicher zu schreiben. www.cais-research.de/news/wie-ki-... @hheuer.bsky.social

Our new paper: Writing Support Tools for Making Text Understandable” (i-com), with Sven Goller & @dbuschek.bsky.social. We studied how language specialists revise texts for people with cognitive impairments and identify gaps for AI writing: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

🌱💻 Bits & Bäume NRW 2026 | Jetzt anmelden! Diskutiere mit, wie Digitalisierung in NRW nachhaltig & sozial gerecht gestaltet werden kann. Vom 5. bis 6. März im Makerspace Ruhr-Uni Bochum. Alle Interessierten willkommen! 👉 www.cais-research.de/event/bits-b... #BitsBäumeNRW #BBNRW26

Unsere CAIS-Forscher Prof. Dr. Breuer (@johannesbreuer.com)und Prof. Dr. Heuer (@hheuer.bsky.social) haben hierzu Statements beigetragen 👇

Yesterday’s #CAISspecial explored Trustworthy AI in education with insights from Prof. Andreas Breiter and Prof. Philipp Krieter. Their talks on communicative AI and privacy-aware mobile learning sparked lively discussion on-site and online. Many thanks to our guests! @hheuer.bsky.social

Really happy to welcome Andreas (my doctoral supervisor) and Philipp (who did his PhD alongside me in Bremen) to our CAIS Special: Trustworthy AI: From Data Collection to Organisational Embedding in Educational Settings January 20, 4:00 PM Online or Bochum www.cais-research.de/event/caissp...

#CAISspecial Trustworthy AI: From Data Collection to Organisational Embedding in Education We’re excited to welcome Prof. Dr. Philipp Krieter (HSD Düsseldorf) and Prof. Dr. Andreas Breiter (Uni Bremen) on Tuesday, January 20, at 16h Join us on site or online: www.cais-research.de/event/caissp...

Do you know about our Fellowship program at @cais-research.bsky.social? We offer fully funded 3-6 month research stays. I’d love to welcome more #HCI and #AI scholars to Bochum. My work covers #disinformation, future #socialmedia, #criticalAI, and AI & #journalism

Give yourself the perfect Christmas gift: the professorship "Digital Transformation in Work and Society" at Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) and Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany.

My lab is looking for a Senior Scientist (= PostDoc with option of permanency)! We are looking for someone interested in doing cutting-edge computational social science + helping us with data & software engineering 🤓. See job ad for details jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/7d14...

Also very much enjoyed the presentation by @hheuer.bsky.social on co-creating social media with some peak visuals #ZeMKI20

How to Fight Misinformation Effectively Hendrik Heuer will present his paper "The Phase Model of Misinformation Interventions" on Oct 20 at #CSCW2025 in Bergen examining which measures against misinformation are most effective and their risks. 📖 dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... @hheuer.bsky.social #CAIS

The panel “Keeping It Reallabor – Living Labs as Platforms for Digital Transformation” explored how Living Labs drive societal transformation. Marcus Specht, @julianejarke.bsky.social & Mirko Schaefer shared insights - moderated by @drbieber.bsky.social, @hheuer.bsky.social & Nikol Rummel.

Registration is open for #DigiMeet2025 on Nov 6!🎉 Join 16 talks & discussions on platform regulation, community building & governance with #EarlyCareerResearchers 🗣️Keynote by Tobias Mast 👉Program + Registration: www.cais-research.de/en/event/dig... @bidt.bsky.social @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social

🚀 Exciting news at CAIS: We are thrilled to welcome and collaborate with our excellent new colleague, Prof. Dr. @johannesbreuer.com! Expert in digital media effects, trace data, computational methods, open science, and meta-science. 👉 Learn more about his work: scholar.google.de/citations?us...

Unser Kollege @hheuer.bsky.social war in der Sendung "Breitband" von @deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy zu Gast 🎙️ Er spricht über Evaluierungen, Verantwortung und Emotionen im Kontext von ChatGPT5. 🎧 Reinhören lohnt sich! #KI #LLM #HCI #ChatGPT #ChatGPT5

I was on Deutschlandfunk's Breitband podcast this weekend to talk about #ChatGPT5 — why it's stirring debate, trust and emotional connection in AI, and what OpenAI can learn from HCI research for responsible design. 🎙️ Starts at 07:15 🔗 www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/mensch-masch...

The book Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction by Kasper Hornbæk, Per Ola Kristensson, and Antti Oulasvirta has finally arrived in Bochum! I am very grateful that they took the time to write this HCI bible. It’s available as #openAccess! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

🚨Job Alert W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society" @saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas:

🎧 New Podcast Episode (in German) 🎧 Join David Hartmann, Anna Ricarda Luther, and me as we dive into a lively conversation with Dr. Matthias Begenat on content moderation. We explore our latest findings, share insights, and ask tough questions about how platforms shape public discourse.

"From 2027 on, researchers will be eligible to apply for an [ERC] Starting Grant immediately after successfully defending their PhD, and at any time within the following ten-year period." erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

This Wednesday, my friend and former colleague from Bremen, Prof. Dr. Philipp Krieter, will visit us at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) gGmbH for a Lunchtime Talk. 📅 Wednesday, July 9 | 1:30 PM Topic: "Mobile Tracking Based on Screen Recordings" www.cais-research.de/en/event/lun...

🎥 #Tagesschau, 21. Juni: Bericht zum Einsatz von #Deepfakes zu Desinformation & Propaganda CAIS-Direktor Tim A. Majchrzak beschreibt Wettrüsten zwischen Deepfakes & Erkennungsmethoden. 👉 ARD Mediathek, ab Min. 5:19: www.ardmediathek.de/video/tagess... @ruhr-uni-bochum.de @tagesschau.bsky.social