Claes de Vreese

University Professor University of Amsterdam | Director DDC SDU

Claes Holger de Vreese is a prominent Danish academic and researcher in the field of political communication and artificial intelligence. Here are the key details about his background and current roles:

Academic Positions

University Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Society at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) since 2021, with a focus on media and democracy1 2 3
Professor of Political Communication at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) at UvA1
Affiliated Professor of Political Science and Journalism at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU)1
Chair of Social Sciences at the Danish Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)2
Founding and incoming (2021) Scientific Director of the Digital Democracy Center at the University of Southern Denmark2

Research and Expertise

Professor de Vreese's research interests include:

Role of automation, algorithms, and AI in democratic processes
Microtargeting, news recommenders, and social media platforms
Disinformation and comparative journalism research
Effects of news on public opinion and European integration2

He has published over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals and received numerous grants and awards for his research.2

Leadership Roles

Founding Director of the Center for Politics and Communication1
Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and chair of its Social Science Council1
Former Director of ASCoR and the Netherlands School of Communication Research (NeSCoR) from 2005 to 20131
Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Political Communication since 20141

Awards and Recognition

Professor de Vreese has received several prestigious awards, including:

Nils Klim Prize by the Norwegian Holberg Prize Foundation
Awards from the Danish Science Foundation and International Communication Association
Swanson Career Achievement Award (ICA, 2018)
NeFCA Career Award (2019)1 2

He is also an elected Fellow of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, the International Communication Association, and the Royal Holland Society of Sciences.2