Sandy Schumann

A fully funded PhD studentship is available at University College London (UCL) as part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber-Physical Risk. The project, supervised by Dr Sandy Schumann (UCL Security and Crime Science) and Dr Tristan Caulfield (UCL Computer Science), will investigate how extremist content online can promote violence offline. The research will use interdisciplinary methods from social sciences and computer science, including computational linguistic analysis and agent-based modeling, to analyze social media data and simulate intervention strategies. The studentship is open to UK home students with a social science background who are motivated to develop advanced computational skills. Funding covers a studentship for eligible candidates, but specific stipend and tuition details are not provided. Interested applicants should review the project details at the provided link and contact the supervisors or admissions for further information.

A fully funded PhD studentship is available at University College London (UCL) within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber-Physical Risk. The project, supervised by Dr Sandy Schumann (Security and Crime Science) and Dr Tristan Caulfield (Computer Science), investigates how extremist content online can promote violence offline. The research is interdisciplinary, combining social science approaches with advanced computational methods such as computational linguistic analysis and agent-based modeling. The studentship is open to UK home students with a social science background who are motivated to develop computational skills. The project will use data from social media platforms and open sources, applying tools like GPT and human-participant experiments to understand the dynamics of online extremism and its real-world impact. The research aims to culminate in an agent-based model to simulate interventions that reduce violence. Funding is provided for the position, but specific stipend and tuition details are not listed. Interested candidates should review the project proposals on the UCL website, contact the supervisors to discuss suitability, and follow the application guidelines. For further information, applicants can email [email protected] or [email protected]. The application deadline is August 1, 2024.