The International Scientific and Advisory Board (ISAB)
The International Scientific and Advisory Board (ISAB) is the body responsible for overseeing and advising during the implementation of the project "Biography of Fake News with a Touch of AI". Its main role is to provide independent expert oversight of the research and other activities carried out by the coordinating institution and its funded partners, to formulate strategic recommendations, and to monitor and evaluate progress on the project objectives during the implementation.
The ISAB meets on a regular basis, at least once a year. If necessary (such as if discrepancies or other issues are identified during the course of the project), this period may be shortened, or an additional meeting may be convened.
The main tasks of the ISAB are as follows:
- Annual evaluation of the quality of the expert activities carried out within the project and the achievement of the project objectives and outputs, including compilation of relevant interim reports
- Internal in-depth evaluation of progress on the project – once during the course of the project
- Final evaluation following the completion of the project implementation
- Consultancy regarding specific research issues, or if discrepancies with the feasibility study or other parts of the project are identified during monitoring of project activities
The ISAB has four members:
Emmerich Kelih is a Professor of Slavic Languages at the University of Vienna. His research focuses on quantitative linguistics. He has participated in projects to create language corpora and dictionaries, and he has authored over 130 studies published in renowned international periodicals. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Quantitative Linguistics, Anzeiger für Slavische Philologie.
Frank Klawonn is a Professor of Data Analysis and Machine Learning at Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences. He sits on the editorial boards of several major international journals in the fields of medicine, data analysis, modelling, and fuzzy systems. He is a member of the University of Ostrava’s International Council. He has authored over 260 Web of Science-listed publications, and he is currently involved in five projects funded by German government ministries focusing on applications in the field of data analysis.
Riitta Vornanen is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Eastern Finland. Her research focuses on child welfare and social work with children, young people, and families experiencing difficult life situations. She has extensive management experience, having served as the coordinator of the university’s social work degree program and as the vice deputy head of both the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy and the Department of Social Sciences. Additionally, she has held various academic positions of trust, including membership in the University Collegium. Over the past eight years, she has participated in numerous consortium projects.
Claudia Wich-Reif is a Professor of the History of the German Language and Language Varieties at the University of Bonn. She sits on the academic boards of several European universities and belongs to a number of professional societies and associations (including the Centre de Recherches et d’Etudes Germaniques(CREG), Université de Montpellier and EA Sens, Texte, Histoire et Informatique, Section CNU 12, Sorbonne Université, the Internationale Gesellschaft für Dialektologie des Deutschen, and the Interdisziplinäres Zentrum Europäische Sprachen Berlin). She has participated in a range of international linguistic research projects.
Updated: 30. 04. 2025
