Speaker Series
FAU Speaker Series on Computational Social Science and Sociology
The FAU Speaker Series on Computational Social Science and Sociology features presentations from leading scholars, offering insights into current cutting-edge research. Speakers are also invited to offer meetings during the day of the talk.
You can register for talks here. Please click on Tickets and select the presentation you would like to attend.
If you would like to join the mailing list for regular updates and access to the meeting schedule, please email wiso-css@fau.de
The speaker series is jointly organized by the Chairs for Sociology and Empirical Research Methods (Prof. Martin Abraham), Empirical Economic Sociology (Prof. Tobias Wolbring), the Assistant Professorship for Communication Science (Prof. Adrian Meier), and the Assistant Professorship of Computational Social Science and Social Dynamics (Prof. Malte Reichelt).
| Date | Time | Guest | Topic |
| Nov-14, 2024 (Thu) | 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Hanno Kruse (University of Bonn) | t.b.a. |
| Dec-5, 2024 (Thu) | 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Georg Kanitsar
(Institute for Advanced Studies Vienna) |
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| Jan-16, 2024 (Thu) | 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Yuliya Kosyakova
(Institute for Employment Research, IAB) |
t.b.a. |
| Apr-28, 2025 (Mon) | t.b.a. | Arnfinn Midtbøen
(University of Oslo) |
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| Apr-28, 2025 ( Mon) | t.b.a. | Maria Abascal
(New York University) |
t.b.a. |
| May-20, 2025 (Tue) | t.b.a. | Anja Abendroth
(Bielefeld University)
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| t.b.a. | t.b.a. | Michael Scharkow (JGU Mainz)
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| t.b.a. | t.b.a. | Eric Fong
(Hong Kong University) |
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| t.b.a. | t.b.a. | Fabian Pfeffer
(LMU Munich) |
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| t.b.a. | t.b.a. | Valerie Hase
(LMU Munich) |
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| Date | Time | Guest | Topic |
| Oct-31, 2023 (Tue) | 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Philipp Brandt
(Sciences Po) |
Relational Footholds as Labor Market Mechanisms |
| Nov-28, 2023 (Tue) | 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Manu Muñoz
(Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research)
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Explicitly targeting disadvantaged groups prevents take-up of an educational program |
| Dec-14, 2023 (Thu) | 3 pm – 4:15 pm | Ted Mouw
(UNC Chapel Hill) |
“Stepping Stone” versus “Dead End” Jobs:
Occupational Structure, Work Experience, and Mobility Out of Low-Wage Jobs |
| Jan-9, 2024 (Tue) | 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Lukas Otto
(GESIS Cologne) |
The Smartphone as a Tool in the Social Sciences |
| Jan-16, 2024 (Tue) | 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Carsten Schwemmer
(LMU Munich) |
How to (Not) Fix Online Dating – An Empirical Assessment Using Computational and Experimental Methods
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| Apr-23, 2024 (Tue) | 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Benita Combet
(University of Zurich) |
Explaining gendered preferences in field of study characteristics by looking at required competences |
| Jun-4, 2024 (Tue) | 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Emese Domahidi
(TU Ilmenau)
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Systematic reviews meet computational methods |
| Jul-5, 2024 (Fri) | 9:30 am – 4:30 pm (Workshop on “Inequalities in the labor market: The roles of skills, organizations, and gender”) |
Siwei Cheng
(New York University)
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Skill Diversification Beyond High-Paying Jobs
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| Jul-5, 2024 (Fri) | 9:30 am – 4:30 pm (Workshop on “Inequalities in the labor market: The roles of skills, organizations, and gender”) |
Kim Weeden
(Cornell University)
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Social change and life cycle effects in gender segregation in the US labor market
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