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Chair of Political Science, Social Data Science

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Professor Marc Ratkovic, Ph.D.

Welcome to our website!  Here at the Chair of Social Data Science, we are working to integrate machine learning and deep learning methods into practical social science methodology.  The research and teaching at the chair focuses on utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs) for statistical inference and causal inference.  Our work has appeared in top journals across political science, statistics, and computer science.

We are building a team of top researchers, an integrated server system, a Masters level curriculum, and a series of events all focused on pushing quantitative and computational social science forwards. 

You can find more information throughout this site.
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Call now open: „Foundations of AI Product Development”
For the coming spring term (FSS26) we are pleased to announce a new, exclusive class called „Foundations of AI Product Development“, focusing on practical industry applications and ethical design principles. This class will be taught by Dhara Mungra M.Sc. who is joining our team next spring. The ...
Dhara Mungra will join the group soon – new workshop on AI Product Development
Next term, Dhara Mungra (M.Sc.) will join the Chair as a researcher. An NYU-educated data scientist with four years of experience at a leading audience analytics firm and research with top AI researchers at Anthropic, Dhara translates business and product needs into technical specifications, ...
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Prof. Dustin Tingley visits the Chair – Talk at the Schloss
Prof. Tingley will give a second talk at the Schloss on Thursday, October 30 at 17:15 in lecture hall EO150 on the topic of “Climate Policy and Energy Transition Tradeoffs: Local Economies and Global Contexts”.  All interested persons are welcome. Abstract: What are the political, social, and ...
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Prof. Dustin Tingley visits the Chair – Talk in the MZES Speaker Series
Prof. Dustin Tingley from Harvard University will be visiting the Chair from October 27–30. He is the Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy with a joint appointment in the Harvard Kennedy School of Public Policy and Harvard Government Department. In addition to that, he is Interim Vice Provost ...

Contact

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Dr. Birgitta Schirmer

Secretary / Foreign Language Assistant
The secretariat is best contacted by e-mail or via MS Teams.
University of Mannheim
School for Social Sciences
Political Science, Social Data Science
A 5, 6
Building B – Room B129
68159 Mannheim