The team

This project gathers international researchers from Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway to research and develop AI-based applications for local journalism.

Interdisciplinary by design, the collaborative research team comes from the academic fields of computational communication and linguistics, media management and economics, AI law and ethics.

Prof. Dr. Yael de Haan

University of Groningen | University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Professor of Local Public Broadcasting at the University of Groningen and Professor of Quality Journalism in Digital Transition at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht.

Dr. Maximilian Eder

LMU Munich

PostDoc researcher with an emphasis on Digital and Political Journalism at LMU Munich.

Prof. Dr. Antske Fokkens

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Professor in Computational Linguistic Methods at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Prof. Dr. Mario Haim

LMU Munich

Professor and Chair of Communication Studies, especially Computational Communication Research, at LMU Munich.

Prof. Dr. Natali Helberger

University of Amsterdam

Distinguished University Professor of Law and Digital Technology with a special focus on AI at the University of Amsterdam.

Dr. Reshmi Pillai

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

PostDoc researcher focussing on Natural Language Processing at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Dr. Roxana Portugal

LMU Munich

PostDoc researcher with a focus on algorithmic prototyping at LMU Munich.

Prof. Dr. Helle Sjøvaag

University of Stavanger

Professor of Journalism at the University of Stavanger in Norway.

Prof. Oliver Szasz

Macromedia University of Applied Sciences

Professor of Media and Communication Design at Macromedia University of Applied Sciences.

Prof. Dr. Neil Thurman

LMU Munich

Professor of Communication with an emphasis on Computational Journalism at LMU Munich.

Prof. Dr. Wouter van Atteveldt

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Professor of Computational Communication Science and Political Communication at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Dr. Bartosz Wilczek

LMU Munich

PostDoc researcher with a research focus on Innovation Management in news organizations at LMU Munich.