Visit to the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP) in Bochum

Visit to the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP) in Bochum

November 24, 2025

On Friday, 21 November, Dr. Richard Lemoine-Rodríguez and M.Sc. Johannes Mast visited the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP) in Bochum at the invitation of its director, Prof. Meeyoung Cha. During the visit, they represented our Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) and the Geolingual Studies project.
Dr. Lemoine-Rodríguez delivered a talk titled “Sensing cities: Linking urban form and online discourses  through remote sensing and social media data.” He presented his latest findings on global online urban discourses, highlighting connections between social media content, urban morphology, and urban heat patterns. His talk also addressed disparities in discussed topics and polarities between morphological slums and formal settlements in cities around the world.
M.Sc. Johannes Mast followed with a presentation on “Joining remote sensing and social media data for migration research.” He showcased how social media data can support the monitoring of human mobility and migrants’ discourses, and discussed differences in online activity between older and newly urbanized areas in the African continent.
During their visit, our researchers gained valuable insights into the cutting-edge work being conducted at MPI-SP and explored opportunities for future collaboration. As part of this emerging partnership, MPI-SP researchers will travel to the University of Würzburg in the coming months to engage with colleagues from the EORC and the Geolingual Studies team and learn more about our ongoing research.
We are very grateful for the invitation and for the inspiring discussions at MPI-SP in Bochum.
Learn more about the Geolingual Studies project here: https://www.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/gls/

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