About me
Dr Alexander Herasimenka is a Lecturer in Data Science and Communication at the University of Liverpool and a visiting lecturer at the College of Creative Arts & Technologies at University of Westminster.
He works in the areas of the current political and social crises, with a specific focus on critical approaches to Generative AI harms, platform studies, and online misinformation and computational authoritarian propaganda.
SPEAKING & ADVISORY
▸ Keynotes and expert briefings on AI harms, disinformation and information integrity
▸ Invited talks: Harvard · Jane Street · Central European University · UNC Chapel Hill · UT Austin · CNRS Centre for Internet and Society (Paris) · Hong Kong Baptist University · Warwick Business School · University of Manchester
▸ Expert input: Constitutional Court of Brazil · WHO infodemic research agenda · Germanys Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) · German Marshall Fund
▸ Advisory: Methodology Board, Chatham House · Research Adviser, MoveOn project (University of Manchester)
▸ Featured by the BBC, Financial Times and The Washington Post
EXPERTISE
▸ Generative AI misinformation
▸ State-backed propaganda
▸ Telegram & messaging platforms
▸ Russia, China, Belarus & Ukraine
ACADEMIC
▸ Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Data Science and Communication, University of Liverpool
▸ Consulting Scientist, International Panel on the Information Environment: lead author of meta-analyses on what works against AI misinformation
▸ Former Director of Research, Programme on Democracy and Technology, University of Oxford
▸ Former Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
RESEARCH & METHODS
▸ LLM-assisted evidence synthesis: systematic reviews and meta-analyses
▸ GenAI red-teaming and synthetic data for studying state propaganda
▸ Computational text and network analysis · Python · R
GOVERNANCE
▸ Secretary, Board of Trustees of an international charity
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✅ Open to: keynotes · panels · policy & industry advisory · evidence reviews
a.herasimenka @ liverpool.ac.uk
Research & public writing: https://bit.ly/aherasischolar
Publications
For details of all my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch profile.