I am a Research Fellow and a Doctoral Researcher at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), a Research Associate at the Central European University (CEU) Democracy Institute, and a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Erfurt. I am also a lecturer at the University of Hamburg, and one of the founders of Team Populism’s Young Scholars Initiative (OPUS). My research interests are on quantitative methods, more specifically causal inference, machine learning, and political behavior and public opinion research. My current work focuses on exploring different ways to use Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI to further advance and improve public opinion research.

Teaching at the 2024 MethodsNET Workshop on Research Methods Teaching Community of Practice

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Last week, I had the pleasure of leading a session at the 2024 MethodsNET Workshop on Research Methods Teaching Community of Practice. Focused on “Technological Advances & Research,” the workshop aimed to guide scholars and researchers through process- and pedagogy-oriented conversations on integrating the latest technological breakthroughs into our research... [Read More]
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Working Paper - Chrono-sampling

This is our new working paper where we introduce Chrono-Sampling, a proof-of-concept method that represents a breakthrough in public opinion research. Part of the larger ERC project “AskAI - ASKing the unknowable”, Chrono-Sampling leverages generative AI to recreate historical surveys, allowing us to “travel” back in time and study past... [Read More]
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