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Simon Schweighofer joined the Media Communication Department in 2020 as Assistant Professor for Quantitative Research and Analysis. Simon holds a PhD degree in Computational Social Science from ETH Zurich, an MSc and BSc in Psychology, as well as an MA and BA in Sociology from University of Salzburg. He previously taught at the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg. Simon has published in renowned journals, such as Policy and Internet, Chaos, and EPJ Data Science, and presented his research in various international conferences, among them the International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2), the Conference of the International Society of Research on Emotion (ISRE), and Complex Networks. His research focuses on online data (especially text), social networks, and the roots of political polarization.
Research interests
Online Media and Social Networks
Opinion Formation and Social Influence
Political Polarization, Tribalism and Conflict
Natural Language Processing, Sentiment Detection and Machine Learning
Behavioral Economics and Game Theory
Agent-Based and Opinion Dynamics Modeling
Social Network Analysis
Data Visualization
Statistical Analysis and Modeling
Experience
Postdoc, Complexity Science Hub Vienna, 2018-2019
Postdoc, ETH Zurich, 2018
Lecturer, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 2011-2015
Education/Academic qualification
BSc, Psychology, University of Salzburg, 2011
BA, Sociology, University of Salzburg, 2012
MSc, Psychology, University of Salzburg, 2013
MA, Sociology, University of Salzburg, 2015
PhD, Computational Social Science, ETH Zurich, 2018
Research areas
- Computational Social Science
- Data science
- Opinion Change
- Political Polarization
- Agent-Based Modeling
- Opinion Dynamics
Person Types
- Staff
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DOTS: Developing an Interactive Data Visualization Software Package for Statistics Teaching (DOTS)
Schweighofer, S. (PI)
Project: Internal Research Project
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SURF: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF): comparative media framing
Schweighofer, S. (PI)
Project: Internal Research Project
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Relational Marginalization in Movie Networks
Schweighofer, S. (PI)
1/07/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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Big data in human behavior research: a contextual turn
Liu, J., Kuang, X. & Schweighofer, S., Dec 2025, In: Journal of Big Data. 12, 1, 98.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Towards algorithmic framing analysis: expanding the scope by using LLMs
Kuang, X., Liu, J., Zhang, H. & Schweighofer, S., Dec 2025, In: Journal of Big Data. 12, 1, 66.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Raising the Spectrum of Polarization: Generating Issue Alignment with a Weighted Balance Opinion Dynamics Model
Schweighofer, S. & Garcia, D., 2024, In: JASSS. 27, 1, 15.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Unpacking polarization: Antagonism and alignment in signed networks of online interaction
Fraxanet, E., Pellert, M., Schweighofer, S., Gómez, V. & Garcia, D., Dec 2024, In: PNAS Nexus. 3, 12, pgae276.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access12 Citations (Scopus) -
Inspiring Students with Technology-Enhanced Learning
Schweighofer, S. & Sun, Y., 4 Jan 2023Research output: Practice-based research output › Digital, Visual or Audio-visual Creative Work › Recorded/rendered creative work: Audio-visual recording
Activities
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HSS Summer School: From Prompt to Project: Enhancing your Research with AI-Driven Data Analysis
Schweighofer, S. (Organiser)
1 Jul 2026 → 3 Jul 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Relational Marginalization in Movie Networks
Schweighofer, S. (Speaker)
Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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JASSS (Journal)
Schweighofer, S. (Reviewer)
Apr 2026Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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Relational Marginalization in Movie Networks
Schweighofer, S. (Speaker)
2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Journal of Big Data (Journal)
Schweighofer, S. (Editor)
Dec 2025Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Editorial work