MeLCi Lab announced its fifth Autumn School, themed “AI Research Practice and Media and Communication: Science bootcamp to improve research hands-on skills”, which will be held online from November 11th to 14th, 2025. This year, MeLCi Lab will partner with AISIC Lab to co-organise the event.
The MeLCi Lab Autumn School invites applications from PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career scholars for a four-day intensive online program focused on innovative research methods at the intersection of AI, Communication, and Media Studies.
The School combines practical workshops and keynote lectures, allowing participants to develop hands-on skills with classical and AI-driven methodologies.
In 2025, the school’s AI tracks are specifically designed to meet the needs of media studies and PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, and early-career scholars. Participants will explore case studies and practical examples directly relevant to media analysis, digital journalism, and content curation. The sessions will address unique challenges in media-related research, such as bias in content classification, audience segmentation, and the interpretative complexity of multimedia annotation. Interactive workshops and tailored exercises will enable participants to apply AI tools to media-specific datasets, ensuring immediate applicability and facilitating deeper understanding through experiential learning.
This year’s tracks include:
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Foundations of current AI tools
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Accountable Literature Search Using AI Tools
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AI-Assisted Data Annotation in Research Pipelines
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Civic Cultures and Artificial Intelligence
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Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy in an AI-Mediated World
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Data Ethics, Equity, and Inclusivity in AI Research
The call for proposals is open until September 26th. Soon, the full program will be announced on the lab’s website