The Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL) is an interdisciplinary research network at the Department of Communication of the University of Vienna headed by Annie Waldherr and Hajo Boomgaarden. We aim to advance our understanding of various antecedents, processes, and consequences of mediated/unmediated communication behaviors on human attitudes, cognitions, and behaviors using computational approaches in a social science framework. In particular, we seek to advance various fields of communication science such as journalism and political communication through the use of computerized tools and algorithms for collecting, processing, analyzing, and visualizing large-scale, complex data.

The goal of CCL is to facilitate the development and application of computational methods through excellence in empirical research and advancement of novel theoretical and methodological perspectives. The research focus of our group includes areas such as (but are not limited to) computer-assisted content analysis, semi/fully automated textual data processing, topic modeling, information visualization, inferential network analysis, and computational modeling of communication behaviors.


APA-UNIVIE Data Project: Members of the University of Vienna now have the possibility to obtain data for scientific use from the media archive of the Austria Press Agency (APA), directly via an Application Programming Interface (API). CCL acts as an intermediary contact point between members of the University of Vienna and the APA. Get in touch if you have any questions on the API and check out our dedicated webpage with information of the application procedure. 

NEWS:

19.10.2023
 

The Institute of Communication and Media Studies of the University of Bern hosted its first PhD- and Post-Doc-Workshop, bringing together emerging...

16.10.2023
 

The new FWF-funded project will investigate the emergence and evolvement of social issues in a hybrid media system. The researchers, led by Annie...

27.07.2023
 

We are delighted to share that one of our team members, Dominika Betakova, had the honor of being invited to speak at the prestigious Salzburg Academy...

04.07.2023
 

We cordially invite you to the research talk by Dr. Sophia Charlotte Volk on the topic of Scientists in the university twitterverse. The event will...

04.07.2023
 

The Computational Communication Lab (CCL) at the University of Vienna is thrilled to announce the upcoming arrival of two visiting scholars, Dr....

22.06.2023
 

We are delighted to reflect on the participation of CCL members at the recently concluded TIMMIT 2023 Conference.