Organizers
SMSociety 2026 is organized by an international team of scholars dedicated to advancing research on social media and society.
Conference Chairs
Leadership of the SMSociety 2026 organizing committee.
Prof. Lise Nygaard
General Chair
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Research: Digital Governance, Platform Studies
Prof. James Whitfield
General Chair
University of Toronto, Canada
Research: Social Media Research, Computational Methods
Dr. Yuki Tanaka
Program Chair
University of Tokyo, Japan
Research: Algorithmic Accountability, AI Ethics
Dr. Sofia Petersen
Program Chair
IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Research: Data Justice, Digital Rights
Program Committee
Members of the program committee responsible for reviewing submissions.
Prof. Maria Santos
University of Lisbon
Digital Activism
Dr. Thomas Mueller
ETH Zurich
Computational Social Science
Prof. Aisha Patel
London School of Economics
Platform Governance
Dr. Lars Eriksen
Aarhus University
Nordic Media Studies
Prof. Wei Chen
Tsinghua University
Digital Communication
Dr. Fatima Al-Rashid
University of Amsterdam
Misinformation Studies
Prof. Michael Brown
MIT
AI & Society
Dr. Anna Kowalski
University of Warsaw
Digital Labor
Prof. David Kim
Seoul National University
Platform Economy
Dr. Claudia Rossi
University of Milan
Content Moderation
Prof. Henrik Jorgensen
Technical University of Denmark
Network Analysis
Dr. Grace Obi
University of Cape Town
Digital Inequality
Local Organizing Team
The Copenhagen-based team ensuring a smooth conference experience.
Mads Christensen
Local Arrangements Chair
University of Copenhagen
Freya Andersen
Sponsorship Chair
IT University of Copenhagen
Erik Sorensen
Web & Communications
Copenhagen Business School
Ida Rasmussen
Student Volunteer Coordinator
University of Copenhagen