Chair of Political Science, Social Data Science

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.
Thank you for your interest!
Contact

Dr. Birgitta Schirmer
Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften
Politikwissenschaft, Social Data Science
A 5, 6
Bauteil B – Raum B129
68159 Mannheim