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Noemi Festic has been a Senior Research and Teaching Associate in the Media Change & Innovation Division, Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ), University of Zurich since February 2022.

In her doctoral dissertation, Noemi Festic investigated how Internet users navigate their (digital) lives in an online environment increasingly dominated by algorithmic selection applications. Her main research interests include: What significance do AS applications have for different life domains in Switzerland? How aware are Internet users of specific algorithmic modes of operation and associated risks, and what do they do to cope with them? How can the application of new "computational" methods contribute to a better empirical understanding of Internet use in general and algorithmic selection in particular?

Recent and Upcoming Presentations

• Büchi M, Festic N and Latzer M (2019, May) Widespread digital overuse impairs subjective well-being. International Communication Association Annual Conference. Washington, DC.
• Festic N, Latzer M, Reiss M and Rüedy T (2019, April) How important are algorithmic selection applications for Swiss Internet users? Comparative empirical evidence of users' perceived relevance for five life domains. Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research Annual Conference. St. Gallen, Switzerland.
• Festic N, Büchi M and Latzer M (2018, November) The evolution of digital inequalities: A longitudinal analysis of Internet use and attitudes. European Communication Conference ECREA. Lugano, Switzerland.