Christian Zwatz, researcher in the joint FWF-DFG Weave Project „GLASS – Global Augmented State Space Error Correction Model“ by Martin Wagner (EAOR/QED) und Dietmar Bauer (University of Bielefeld), successfully completed his PhD studies in December with his dissertation entitled “Topics On Autocorrelation Robust Testing and Spatial Models”. Congratulations!

Foto: Theresa TschaukoAs part of the Young Scientist Mentoring Programme at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Theresa Tschauko is currently undertaking a research stay at the University of Amsterdam. She is hosted by the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences within the Programme Group Work and Organizational Psychology.

Eine aktuelle Studie eines Forscherteams der Universität Oxford, erschienen im Fachjournal „Nature Medicine“, weist auf Problematiken bei der Nutzung großer Sprachmodelle zur Beantwortung von Gesundheitsfragen hin. Viele Menschen nutzen Chatbots zur ersten Orientierung, liefern dabei aber häufig unvollständige oder unscharfe Angaben. Dadurch entstehen im Zusammenspiel von Nutzerinnen und Nutzern und dem Modell Missverständnisse, die die Qualität der Antworten verschlechtern. Die Ergebnisse der Studie sind medial breit aufgegriffen worden.

During the summer term, the library again offers training and introductory courses to anybody interested:

POLITICO Europe reported about the keynote speech by Prabhat Agarwal (DG Connect, European Commission) at the DSA and Platform Regulation Conference on Monday 16 February in Amsterdam (University of Amsterdam).
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PUMADr. Hanna Kelm and Dr. Karolina Szymaniec-Mlicka from the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland, have successfully completed their research stay at the University of Klagenfurt (Austria). They were hosted by the Department of  Accounting, Financial Management, and Governance Subject Area Public, Nonprofit and Health Care Management at the invitation of Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Paolo Rondo-Brovetto.

Interview with Jader Gama. 
The introduction of Digital Tribulations, a series of intellectual interviews on the developments of digital sovereignty in Latin America, can be read here.

Radio Ondarossa | 16 febbraio 2026 | con Dario Guarascio e Maurizio Borghi
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Foto: Theresa TschaukoIm Rahmen des Young Scientist Mentoring Programmes der Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt absolviert Theresa Tschauko derzeit einen Forschungsaufenthalt an der Universität Amsterdam. Dort ist sie an der Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences in der Programme Group Work and Organizational Psychology zu Gast.

This week the DSA Observatory hosted the second DSA and Platform Regulation Conference in Amsterdam with many of our IViR staff involved in the organisation or as speakers. Ahead of the conference, the DSA Observatory's Paddy Leerssen, Magdalena Jóźwiak, and John Albert spoke with Ramsha Jahangir of Tech Policy Press to reflect on what has changed, and how the research landscape has evolved, in the two years since the DSA came fully into effect across the European Union.

Mehr als zehn Jahre lang hat ein internationales Forschungsteam den Nordhimmel mit dem Radioteleskop LOFAR beobachtet. Die Ergebnisse dieser Himmelsdurchmusterung sind nun in der Fachzeitschrift „Astronomy & Astrophysics“ veröffentlicht.

aau/MüllerHow should public bodies be treated for tax purposes when they compete with private companies? At the University of Klagenfurt, Ann-Catherine Pointecker is conducting research on the taxation of bodies governed by public law from an international comparative perspective and analysing the need for reform in Austria.

Viren haben im Vergleich zu anderen Organismen sehr kleine Genome. Ihr Erbgut reicht nicht aus, um einen eigenen Stoffwechsel aufrechtzuerhalten, Proteine herzustellen oder sich selbständig zu vermehren. Deshalb kapern sie die biologischen Prozesse ihrer Wirtszelle.  

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

Join us for a DMRC Visitor Seminar on Tuesday 24 February, led by visiting fellows Sandrine Chausson & Tom Bidewell from the University of Edinburgh, who will outline their research interests and introduce the Social Media Analysis and Support for Humanity (SMASH) research group at the University of Edinburgh, of which Sandrine and Tom are members. They will discuss the group’s research agenda and highlight some of its key members.
 
TIME: 2pm – 4pm
DATE: Tuesday 24 February 2026

Join us at the upcoming DMRC Visitor Seminar on Wednesday 18 February, led by visiting fellow Dr Yangliu Fan from Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, who will be presenting a talk that aims to advance the ongoing discussion on how to better leverage the analytical possibilities of digital trace data (DTD) to deepen our understanding of complex communication processes.
TIME: 2pm – 4pm
DATE: Wednesday 18 February 2026
LOCATION: QUT Kelvin Grove, Z9 Block, Level 6, Room 607

Politicians have high hopes for data sharing, from faster administrative processes to scientific and economic innovations. At the same time, European data policy is navigating a geopolitical landscape that is shaping its direction. In our twelfth podcast episode, we take a closer look at this and ask: What exactly does a European path to digital sovereignty look like? What criteria does it follow?

We address the areas of tension in which politics operates with the goal of digital sovereignty and look at the role data trustees play in European digital policy.