392268 Project: Understanding Emoji-Driven Communication in Social Media and Conversational Systems (Pj) (SoSe 2026)

Depending on the number of students and the project scope, the project can also include:
• Development of data processing pipelines for large-scale analysis of emoji usage and co-occurrence patterns in social media data
• Implementation of models for emoji-aware sentiment or emotion classification
• Design and implementation of a chat-based experimental setup
• Evaluation of emotional clarity and misinterpretation in text-only vs. text+emoji conditions

Upon completion of this project, we will work hand in hand to publish the results in a well-established conference or journal in Human–Computer Interaction (HCI).

Teilnahmevoraussetzungen, notwendige Vorkenntnisse

• Good programming skills in Python
• Basic knowledge of data analysis and/or machine learning
• Interest in human–computer interaction, social media, or affective computing
• (Preferably) experience with NLP, data analysis, or experimental study design