{nomultithumb}2024 was full of challenges, achievements, and inspiration!

As we prepare to step into 2025, we’re thrilled to share our key accomplishments with you.

Publiicatons: 

• Report: “Poles on Artificial Intelligence” https://www.lbm.uw.edu.pl/images/Raport_AI_ENG2.pdf
• Report: “How Polish Media Portray the European Union According to Poles https://www.lbm.uw.edu.pl/.../Raport_-_Jak_polskie_media...
• Emma Hoes, Brian Aitken, Jingwen Zhang, Tomasz Gackowski and Magdalena Wojcieszak. Prominent Misinformation Interventions Reduce Misperceptions but Increase Skepticism. Nature Human Behaviour. 10 June 2024, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01884-x
• Heseltine, M., Clemm von Hohenberg, B., Menchen-Trevino, E., Gackowski, T., & Wojcieszak, M. (2024). Effects of Over-Time Exposure to Partisan Media and Coverage of Polarization on Perceived Polarization. Political Communication, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2024.2423093
• Deja, M., Bobkowski, P., Huvila, I., & Mierzecka, A. (2024). Empowering through digital skills: A case of alumni in the business services sector. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 75(11), 1288–1303. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24890
• Brylska, K., Gackowski, T., Kwiatkowska, A. and Dudziak-Kisio, M. (2024), "Fun, experience or education? Learning efficiency – virtual reality lesson vs traditional lesson", Information Technology & People, Vol. 37 No. 8, pp. 216-234. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-08-2022-0631
• Balcerzak, A., Łączyński, M., Hufschmitt, A., Gackowski, T. (2024). Real-Time Gameplay Data and Biometric Measurement Integration as a Data Source for Game User Research. In: Biele, C., et al. Digital Interaction and Machine Intelligence. MIDI 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1076. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66594-3_15

Conferences: 

• LBM as the organizer of the 15th National Methodological Conference for Media Researchers
• LBM as a co-organizer of the conference “Human Tech Transition: Crises in Mediatized Politics, Society & Economy”
• LBM members as speakers at the ECREA conference in Ljubljana
• LBM members as speakers at the 6th edition of the “Knowledge-Communication-Action” conference
• LBM members as speakers at the “Breakthroughs: Recent Research in Humanities and Social Sciences” conference
• Prof. Tomasz Gackowski participated in the conference “Strengthening and Financing Media Freedom: Best Practices for Central Europe,” as well as an event organized by The Science and Society Research Group at Ludovika University of Public Service in Budapest
• Anna Mierzecka took part in the 87th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, titled “Putting People First: Responsibility, Reciprocity, and Care in Information Research and Practice,” in Canada
• Adam Balcerzak attended the 12th Machine Intelligence and Digital Interaction (MIDI) Conference

We’ve also completed numerous projects – here are just a few:

• Finalizing collaboration with the Saint-Cyr Military Academy on the project: “Biometric Analysis of FPV Drone Operator Reactions in a VR Environment”
• Defense of a thesis titled: “Assessing the Relevance of Biometric Data Measurements by Implementing a Customized Video Game Focusing on a Cognitive Approach”
• Conducting a CATI survey (achieving an outstanding result of over 1,200 respondents!)
• Numerous workshops and training sessions, including those on data storage and processing in research projects, as well as data visualization

Thank you to everyone who supported us in these efforts!

We can’t wait to see what 2025 would be like!