Ingmar Weber@ingmarweber

@AvHStiftung Professor in AI at @SIC_Saar. Sophie's dad. #SocietalComputing. He/his. ingmarweber@mastodon.social Opinions are personal and not of my employer.

 Saarland University, Germany
ingmarweber.de/publications/
Joined April 2012
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I'll keep my Twitter account for now, but have started to use Bluesky as my default social app. You can find me there at bsky.app/profile/ingmarweber….
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Tim Althoff@timalthoff
8 Nov 2024
(reshare) I'm recruiting PhD students @uwcse @uwnlp (bdata.uw.edu). Focus areas incl Human-AI collaboration, language agents, LLM safety & applications to mental health, social sciences, education. Apply here: cs.washington.edu/academics/… @uwdatascience @UW_iSchool @uwdub
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Jürgen Pfeffer@JurgenPfeffer
8 Nov 2024
Open post-doctoral researcher position in Computational Social Science @TU_Muenchen - please share the information! #CSS More info here: hfp.tum.de/fileadmin/w00cjd/…
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Subhayan Mukerjee@wrahool
8 Nov 2024
🚨We (@alvinyxz @ehmaslowska) are editing a special issue for Computational Communication Research on GenAI! Submissions on GenAI as comm phenomena or research tools are welcome: z.umn.edu/ccrgenai Abstracts due: Dec 31 '24 Full papers: Apr 30 '25 @ica_cm @CCR_OpenJournal
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Humboldt-Stiftung@AvHStiftung
8 Nov 2024
Go to Germany 🇩🇪 and work on your own #climate project! We are looking for young leaders and postdocs from non-European developing and transition countries like 🇦🇷🇧🇩🇧🇷🇨🇲🇨🇳🇮🇷🇮🇳🇲🇽🇳🇬🇳🇮🇵🇰🇿🇦🇹🇭...🌎🌍🌏! #ICPFellows #ActOnClimate #Fellowship #Research humboldt-foundation.de/clima…
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Join us tomorrow (Friday, November 8th) for the first talk in the I2SC Lecture Series by Cornelius König from 12:00-13:00 in building E 1.7, Room 3.23.
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Prof. Ingmar Weber verbindet #Informatik mit #Sozialwissenschaften, um die digitale #Gesellschaft zu verstehen. "Computing of Society ist die Vermessung der Gesellschaft" – eine Mission, die neue Perspektiven für #Forschung und #humanitäreHilfe eröffnet.✨Mehr im Portrait:
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We would like to announce the continuation of our lecture series for the winter semester 2024/25! The Series brings together speakers from interdisciplinary fields to discuss the broad topic of society and technology. Details: i2sc.net/events/i2sc-lecture…

I2SC - I2SC Lecture Series

The Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing offers a regular Lecture Series to bring together researchers of different academic fields to analyze and discuss the broad topic of society and...

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I am recruiting a PhD student to being in September 2025, through the ELLIS call for PhD students: ellis.eu/news/ellis-phd-prog… (deadline Nov 15th)

ELLIS PhD Program: Call for applications 2024

The ELLIS PhD program is a key pillar of the ELLIS initiative whose goal is to foster and educate the best talent in machine learning and related research areas by pairing outstanding students with...

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Nathaniel Raymond@nattyray11
4 Nov 2024
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨JUST OUT: Gezira massacres in Sudan corroborated by 🛰️ analysis by @HRL_YaleSPH @YaleSPH - clear indicators of graves being dug rapidly, body disposal, looting, and widespread attacks on civilian infrastructure. READ AND RETWEET 👇
Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) at YSPH@HRL_YaleSPH
4 Nov 2024
🚨BREAKING: @HRL_YaleSPH corroborates alleged mass killings of civilians in Gezira by RSF through satellite imagery analysis. Body disposal, large-scale burials at cemeteries, & presence of looting visible at Tamboul, Rufaa, & Al-Sariha. 🛰️ @planet @Maxar medicine.yale.edu/lab/khoshn…
Title: Cemetery (1), Rufaa, Gezira Subtitle: GRAVE INCREASE OBSERVED BETWEEN 05 JULY -31 OCTOBER 2024 Copyright: 05 July © 2024 Maxar, USG-Plus, 31 October 2024 © 2024 Planet Labs, Analysis by Yale HRL. Text: Analysis of satellite imagery of a cemetery in Rufaa shows an increase of approximately 80 mounds between 05 July and 31 October 2024. This is a significantly rapid rate of increase for this timeframe compared to archival imagery of this grave site.

ALT Title: Cemetery (1), Rufaa, Gezira Subtitle: GRAVE INCREASE OBSERVED BETWEEN 05 JULY -31 OCTOBER 2024 Copyright: 05 July © 2024 Maxar, USG-Plus, 31 October 2024 © 2024 Planet Labs, Analysis by Yale HRL. Text: Analysis of satellite imagery of a cemetery in Rufaa shows an increase of approximately 80 mounds between 05 July and 31 October 2024. This is a significantly rapid rate of increase for this timeframe compared to archival imagery of this grave site.

Title: Cemetery (2), Rufaa, Gezira Subtitle: GRAVE INCREASE OBSERVED BETWEEN 29 SEPTEMBER-31 OCTOBER 2024 Copyright: 29 September © 2024 Maxar, USG-Plus, 31 October 2024 © 2024 Planet Labs, Analysis by Yale HRL. Text: Analysis of satellite imagery of a cemetery in Rufaa shows its area had increased from a total area of approximately 660 square meters to approximately 1,000 square meters, an increase of 52% between 29 September-31 October 2024. Also observed in 31 October imagery are several light color-reflective objects near the grave mounds, likely indicative of ongoing activity relating to excavations or burials. This growth is a significantly rapid rate of increase for this timeframe compared to archival imagery of this grave site.

ALT Title: Cemetery (2), Rufaa, Gezira Subtitle: GRAVE INCREASE OBSERVED BETWEEN 29 SEPTEMBER-31 OCTOBER 2024 Copyright: 29 September © 2024 Maxar, USG-Plus, 31 October 2024 © 2024 Planet Labs, Analysis by Yale HRL. Text: Analysis of satellite imagery of a cemetery in Rufaa shows its area had increased from a total area of approximately 660 square meters to approximately 1,000 square meters, an increase of 52% between 29 September-31 October 2024. Also observed in 31 October imagery are several light color-reflective objects near the grave mounds, likely indicative of ongoing activity relating to excavations or burials. This growth is a significantly rapid rate of increase for this timeframe compared to archival imagery of this grave site.

Title: Cemetery, Al-Sariha, Gezira Subtitle: GRAVE INCREASE OBSERVED BETWEEN 28 MAY- 30 OCTOBER 2024 Copyright: 28 May © 2024 Maxar, USG-Plus, 30 October 2024 © 2024 Planet Labs, Analysis by Yale HRL. Text: Analysis of satellite imagery of Al-Sariha shows 17 new mounds appearing next to a cemetery between 28 May and 30 October 2024. Next to the mounds are several lightcolored reflective objects, likely indicative of ongoing activity relating to excavations or burials. Approximately 30 meters southeast an excavator is observed in this area; 65 meters south of the excavator a newly present excavated hole measuring 7 meters in diameter is present.

ALT Title: Cemetery, Al-Sariha, Gezira Subtitle: GRAVE INCREASE OBSERVED BETWEEN 28 MAY- 30 OCTOBER 2024 Copyright: 28 May © 2024 Maxar, USG-Plus, 30 October 2024 © 2024 Planet Labs, Analysis by Yale HRL. Text: Analysis of satellite imagery of Al-Sariha shows 17 new mounds appearing next to a cemetery between 28 May and 30 October 2024. Next to the mounds are several lightcolored reflective objects, likely indicative of ongoing activity relating to excavations or burials. Approximately 30 meters southeast an excavator is observed in this area; 65 meters south of the excavator a newly present excavated hole measuring 7 meters in diameter is present.

Title: Police station, Tamboul, Gezira Subtitle: OBJECTS OBSERVED BETWEEN 29 SEPTEMBER-31 OCTOBER 2024 Copyright: 29 September 2024 © 2024 Maxar, USG-Plus 31 October 2024 © 2024 Planet Labs, Analysis by Yale HRL. Text: Analysis of satellite imagery collected between 29 September and 31 October 2024 shows light-colored reflective bundles or objects averaging in size to 2.0m long and 0.9m wide on the grounds of the police station in Tamboul, Gezira.

ALT Title: Police station, Tamboul, Gezira Subtitle: OBJECTS OBSERVED BETWEEN 29 SEPTEMBER-31 OCTOBER 2024 Copyright: 29 September 2024 © 2024 Maxar, USG-Plus 31 October 2024 © 2024 Planet Labs, Analysis by Yale HRL. Text: Analysis of satellite imagery collected between 29 September and 31 October 2024 shows light-colored reflective bundles or objects averaging in size to 2.0m long and 0.9m wide on the grounds of the police station in Tamboul, Gezira.

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📢Call alert 📢 Submit your contribution for the 4th Annual @METHatMIG Workshop. The event is organized together with @yolandalogar & will be held on April 3-4, 2025 at @TUChemnitz. Keynote speaker: @bircantub 🗓️Deadline: 2024/12/08 💻Call: tu-chemnitz.de/phil/ifgk/ikt… #MethAtMigWS
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I have an interesting Postdoc position to offer: I am looking for an interdisciplinary minded researcher to work together on computational social science for democracy. The position is for 3 years within a Horizon Europe Project. Please apply or share! constructoruniversity.wd103.…
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Updated country-to-country #migration flow estimates for WPP2024 📄Bilateral: doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.… 📄Bilateral by sex: doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.… 🖥️Update details: guyabel.com/publication/bila… 📔Original @ScientificData papers: nature.com/articles/s41597-0… & nature.com/articles/s41597-0…
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TechXplore@TechXplore_com
26 Oct 2024
Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said techxplore.com/news/2024-10-…

Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said

Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near "human level robustness and accuracy."

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United Nations
@UN
25 Oct 2024
Gaza: People are struggling to obtain even a single loaf of bread. The risk of famine persists across the entire Gaza Strip amid intensifying violence. Safe, sustained humanitarian access into & across Gaza is desperately needed.
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Congratulations @martikagv !
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Asking better questions can create more effective and positive #policymaking for democratic institutions and beyond. #democracy Stefaan G. Verhulst, Hannah Chafetz, and Alex Fischer introduce the “science of questions” @TheGovLab in their SSIR article: ssir.org/articles/entry/resi…

The Critical Role of Questions in Building Resilient Democracies (SSIR)

Asking questions in new and participatory ways can complement advancements in data science and AI while enabling more inclusive and more adaptive democracies.

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A humanitarian catastrophe in Lebanon. Israeli attacks have forced hundreds of thousands to flee. Families are struggling to survive. Help us scale up emergency supplies, shelter and services to those in need. Donate today: unh.cr/66f2ee060

One month since the deadliest attacks on Lebanon in decades.

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United Nations
@UN
21 Oct 2024
Tens of thousands of people are stranded in north Gaza with nowhere safe to go amid intensified violence. @UNHumanRights stresses that civilians must be protected at all times, including by allowing access to humanitarian aid. news.un.org/en/story/2024/10…

Guterres ‘unequivocally condemns’ continued civilian deaths in Gaza

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “continued and widespread” loss of life across Gaza, including Israeli strikes on a residential block in Beit Lahiya on Saturday...

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Jake Godin@JakeGodin
19 Oct 2024
There’s an interactive zoomable map of Rafah city and Tal as-Sultan in this August piece I wrote for @bellingcat. It includes @planet SkySat imagery from November, April and August. The vast amount of destruction in Rafah has only increased since then: bellingcat.com/news/2024/08/…

Satellite Imagery Shows Vast Destruction in Rafah - bellingcat

After the IDF began an operation in the Tall As Sultan neighbourhood, the majority of buildings were destroyed.

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Evan Hill
@evanhill
18 Oct 2024
Replying to @evanhill
Foer told Klein that the Biden administration had "a case that they could make to themselves, plausibly, that they were successful in reshaping" Israel's Rafah invasion into a "pinpoint" operation. Commercially available satellite imagery allows us to check such claims.
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