Projects per year
Personal profile
Expertise
digital humanities
digital methods
media studies
information science
Education/Academic qualification
Postgraduate studies in Big Data and Analytics, postgraduate degree, KU Leuven
Literature, PhD, KU Leuven
External positions
Lecturer in Linked Data Scholarship (Advanced Master of Digital Humanities), KU Leuven
2018 → 2019Lecturer in Data Processing for the Humanities (KU Leuven Faculty of Arts, BA)
2018 → 2019Researcher and staff officer Digital Humanities (Faculty of Arts), KU Leuven
2018 → 2019Digital scholarship in the humanities staff officer (KU Leuven Libraries), KU Leuven
2017 → 2019PhD Researcher
2012 → 2016-
EUAR70: EDMO Belux : Belgium-Luxembourg Research Hub on digital Media and Disinformation
Meyer, T., Picone, I., Willaert, T., Lefevere, J., Terzis, G., Antoine, A. & Pereira Silvestre, S. D. C.
1/10/21 → 31/03/24
Project: Applied
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A Fringe Mainstreamed, or Tracing Antagonistic Slang between 4chan and Breitbart before and after Trump
Peeters, S., Willaert, T., Tuters, M., Beuls, K., Van Eecke, P. & Van Soest, J., 2022, (Accepted/In press) How Misinformation Propagates on Social Media. Mainstreaming the Fringe. Rogers, R. (ed.). Amsterdam University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Deep State Phobia. Narrative Convergence in Coronavirus Conspiracism on Instagram.
Tuters, M. & Willaert, T., 2 Jun 2022, (Accepted/In press) In : Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Detecting Traces of Narrative Evolution on Telegram. Inductive Methods from Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis
Willaert, T., 30 Jun 2022, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of IJCAI-ECAI 2022, THE 31ST INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. July 23-29, 2022 Messe Wien, Vienna, Austria: Workshop on semantic techniques for narrative-based understanding. p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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From Infodemic to Information War (EDMO BELUX Investigative report): A contextualization of current narrative trends and evolutions in Dutch-language disinformation communities
Willaert, T. & Sessa, M. G., 29 Apr 2022Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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From the infodemic to the info war: investigating narrative evolution online
Sessa, M. G. & Willaert, T., 28 Apr 2022, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished paper
Prizes
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FWO travel grant for long research stay abroad
Tom Willaert (Recipient), 23 Apr 2020
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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FWO travel grant for long research stay abroad
Tom Willaert (Recipient), 11 Feb 2022
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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LIBER innovation award
Tom Willaert (Recipient), 18 Jul 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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From the 'infodemic' to the 'information war': Networks and Narratives on Telegram
Tom Willaert (Speaker)4 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Detecting Traces of Narrative Evolution on Telegram
Tom Willaert (Speaker)21 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Hybrid Hermeneutics
Tom Willaert (Speaker), Armin Pournaki (Speaker)4 Feb 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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DH Benelux 2021 (Event)
Tom Willaert (Reviewer)2 Jun 2021 → 4 Jun 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of peer-review panel or committee
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Digital Methods Summer School 2021
Tom Willaert (Chair)4 Jul 2021 → 21 Jul 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
Press / Media
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Waarom Telegramkanalen met nepnieuws over corona nu overschakelen op Russische propaganda
3/05/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Complotdenkers Great Reset en Omvolking vormen communicerende vaten
3/05/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The alt-right has lost control of Redpill
13/04/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment