The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) at American International University–Bangladesh (AIUB) organized a webinar titled “Messy Data, Big Questions: Social Science in the Computational Age” on March 5, 2026. The webinar was attended by Prof Dr Abdur Rahman, Pro-Vice Chancellor of AIUB, Prof Dr AJM Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan, Adviser to the JMC Department, and Prof Dr Pradip Kumar Panday, Head of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, along with faculty members and students. Prof Dr AJM Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan noted that introducing journalism and communication students to new ideas and approaches such as computational research is essential for their academic and professional development. In her presentation, Dr Christina Monzer discussed the promises and challenges of Computational Social Science (CSS). The webinar concluded with an interactive discussion session where students and faculty engaged with the speaker on the future of computational methods in journalism and communication research.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 09, 2026 11:53 UTC