ECSM 2027
14th European Conference on Social Media
Biographies
Below are the ECSM 2027 Biographies of the Conference and Programme Chairs, Key Note Speakers and Mini-Track Chairs.
Conference and Programme Chairs
Prof. Dr. Carolin Durst is a Professor of Digital Marketing at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences. She has a PhD in Information Systems from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and is the Programme Director of the Master’s programme in Digital Marketing, Scientific Director at Campus Rothenburg. She is the Author of the B2B Digital Marketing Playbook. Her Research areas are B2B digital marketing, strategic content marketing, and digital go-to-market strategies
Prof. Dr. Alexander Piazza is a Professor of Digital Communication and applied AI at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences. He has a PhD in Information Systems from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. His Research areas are Design and evaluation of Conversational Artificial Intelligence and recommender systemsUse of social robots in education, retail, healthcare, and tourismDecision support through the use of personalized recommender systems
Prof. Dr. Ritam Garg is a Professor of International Management at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences. He has a PhD in International Management from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg . He is currently the Programme Director of the Bachelor‘s programme in Intercultural Management. His Research areas are market entry strategies, indigenous management philosophies, dynamics of emerging markets, and AI led forward thinking research in international management.
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dr. Julia Sasse is Professor of General Psychology and Media Effects and the Dean of Students at the Media Faculty at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences. She holds a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Her research focuses on social conflict and moral transgressions in online and offline settings, with a special focus on emotional and behavioral reactions.
Mini Track Chairs
Dr habil. Maria-Magdalena Popescu is a Full Professor and a doctoral coordinator at Carol I National Defence University in Bucharest, Romania. With a background in humanities and social sciences, with extensive experience in security and defence issues. she has also authored over 100 research papers and scientific publications, with international visibility. Dr POPESCU has given international lectures as a guest at universities in Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, UK; Poland, Ireland and Peru. She is also an editor at Taylor & Francis journals and a scientific reviewer at Elsevier and SAGE ones. Member of scientific committees for European conferences ECSM, ECEL; ECCWS, ECGBL, GALA, her research interests spin around strategic communication, narrative analysis, digital diplomacy, social media, strategic culture, cognitive security, information warfare and societal security.
Prof. Dr Abbas Fadhil Aljuboori is currently working at the Department of Computing Sciences, Gulf College, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. He has also worked as a Deputy Dean for Scientific Affairs at AlShaab University, Baghdad, Iraq. He has a PhD in Computer Science from Dongguk University in South Korea. Fulbright Visiting Scholar – University of Central Oklahoma – Edmond – USA. International Advisory Board Member for CT University, India. He worked as a Vice President for Administrative Affairs and Head of the Smart Cities Centre at the University of Information Technology and Communications, Baghdad, Iraq. Faculty Staff Member at Al Zahra College for Women, Muscat, Oman. Researcher and Manager in the Advanced Institute of Convergence Information Technology (AICIT) – South Korea, Head of the Computer Science Department – University of Kerbala. Vice President of Iraqi Universities Accreditation and Quality Assurance Council for Computer Science and IT. His fields of Interest are in Data Mining, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Social Media Analysis, and Smart Applications. He is a member of several academic and Professional Societies. He is an Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board Member and Reviewer of many eminent International Journals and Conferences worldwide.
Carolin Durst is Professor of Digital Marketing at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Her research focuses on B2B digital marketing, strategic content marketing and go-to-market strategies. She serves on the editorial board of HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik. Her work examines community-led growth, corporate influencers and psychological aspects of marketing communication.
Ritam Garg is a Professor of International Management at the Ansbach University of Applied Sciences, Germany. His research interests include dynamics of emerging markets, market entry strategies, and AI led forward thinking research in international management.
Alexander Piazza is Professor of Digital Communication and Applied Artificial Intelligence at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences, Germany, and head of the Human-Computer-Interaction Lab. His research on human-AI decision-making centres on recommender systems, social robots, and (calibrated) trust in AI.