Heinz College Professor Named Andrew Carnegie Fellow
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, assistant professor of information technology and management at 一本道无码鈥檚 , has been named to the 2024 class of聽 产测听.听
Sen, one of 28 distinguished scholars selected from more than 360 nominations for this honor, will receive up to $200,000 for research that seeks to understand how and why society has become so polarized as well as ways to strengthen the forces of cohesion to fortify democracy.
鈥淐arnegie Corporation of New York has a rich history of promoting knowledge and understanding,鈥� said Sen. 鈥淚 am grateful for the opportunity to pursue research that explores political polarization in the U.S. and its impact on society.鈥�
Carnegie Corporation of New York established the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program in 2015 to support research in the humanities and social sciences. Following a one-year pause, the program relaunched with the Class of 2024 under the exclusive theme of political polarization in the United States.听
鈥淭he foundation鈥檚 support of these fascinating projects is a considered effort to mine scholarship for insights into the underlying causes of the political polarization that is damaging our democracy,鈥� said Louise Richardson DBE, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York. 鈥淲e also hope to gain insights into the means by which collectively we can mitigate the negative effects of this polarization on our society.鈥�
In this work, Sen will analyze the role of automation technologies within the online news ecosystem in fueling political polarization, focusing on misinformation and echo chambers. He proposes field experiments focusing on combating the monetization of misinformation by analyzing and informing companies about their advertising practices and exploring the effects of algorithmic recommendations on echo chambers among news readers. He aims to suggest steps to limit online misinformation financing and algorithmic solutions to ensure individuals are exposed to diverse political opinions.
An assistant professor at Heinz College since 2019, Sen鈥檚 research centers around platforms and digitization with a focus on the media. Sen uses a variety of empirical techniques to analyze data from field experiments as well as observational data to gain insight into research questions focused on topics associated with technology and society. Prior to joining Carnegie Mellon, Sen was a post-doctoral associate at MIT鈥檚 Sloan School of Management. He received a Ph.D. in economics from Toulouse School of Economics.
