About
Dr Alex Herasimenka is a Lecturer in Data Science and Communication at the University of Liverpool. He specialises in advanced computational methods for the study of AI, misinformation and communication.
His work investigates how political groups and governments use AI and social media to influence and manipulate public opinion. He also studies how the reliance on digital technologies changes the organisational structures of political communication, campaigning, and international affairs, in democratic as well as authoritarian contexts like China and Russia.
Alex's research and commentary writing has been featured in the New York Times, BBC, the Washington Post, and many other international media outlets.
Alex holds research and teaching positions at University of Oxford and University of Westminster. He also worked at Middlesex University, University College London, and University of Portsmouth. His teaching specialism is computational social science and political communication.
At Liverpool, he is the Director of the Data Science and Communication Master Programme. He teaches such courses as Communication and AI, Big Data and Society, and Introduction to Data Science.