Research Associate / Doctoral Student
Contact: bader@peasec.tu-darmstadt.de
Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Computer Science,
Science and Technology for Peace and Security (PEASEC)
Pankratiusstrasse 2, 64289 Darmstadt, Room 110
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Helen Bader (she/her), M.A. , started in August 2025 as a research associate and doctoral candidate at the Chair of Science and Technology for Peace and Security (PEASEC), Department of Computer Science, Technical University of Darmstadt. She works in the ATHENE project “AIDA – AddressIng Deceptive designs with a tech-assisted citizen science Approach” (2025–2028).
She previously completed her Master’s degree in International Studies / Peace and Conflict Studies at TU Darmstadt and Goethe University Frankfurt, including a semester abroad at Sciences Po Grenoble. Her Master’s thesis in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) focused on a qualitative analysis of young people’s requirements for cross-platform reporting mechanisms addressing hate speech. During her Master’s studies, she already worked as a student assistant at PEASEC. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political and Social Studies and Public Law from the University of Würzburg.
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Helen Bader (sie/ihr), M.A. ist seit August 2025 wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin und Doktorandin am Lehrstuhl Wissenschaft und Technik für Frieden und Sicherheit (PEASEC) am Fachbereich Informatik der Technischen Universität Darmstadt. Sie arbeitet im ATHENE-Projekt „AIDA – AddressIng Deceptive designs with a tech-assisted citizen science Approach“ (2025–2028).
Zuvor absolvierte sie den Master Internationale Studien / Friedens- und Konfliktforschung an der TU Darmstadt und der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, inklusive eines Auslandssemesters an der Sciences Po Grenoble. In ihrer Masterarbeit im Bereich Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) untersuchte sie qualitativ, welche Anforderungen junge Menschen an plattformunabhängige Meldestellen für Hassrede haben. Bereits während des Masterstudiums war sie als studentische Hilfskraft bei PEASEC tätig. Ihren Bachelor in Political and Social Studies sowie Öffentlichem Recht schloss sie an der Universität Würzburg ab.
Publications
2025
[BibTeX] [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Youth are particularly likely to encounter hateful internet content, which can severely impact their well-being. While most social media provide reporting mechanisms, in several countries, severe hateful content can alternatively be reported to law enforcement or dedicated reporting centers. However, in Germany, many youth never resort to reporting. While research in human-computer interaction has investigated adults’ views on platform-based reporting, youth perspectives and platform-independent alternatives have received little attention. By involving a diverse group of 47 German adolescents and young adults in eight focus group interviews, we investigate how youth-sensitive reporting systems for hateful content can be designed. We explore German youth’s reporting barriers, finding that on platforms, they feel particularly discouraged by deficient rule enforcement and feedback, while platform-independent alternatives are rather unknown and perceived as time-consuming and disruptive. We further elicit their requirements for platform-independent reporting tools and contribute with heuristics for designing youth-sensitive and inclusive reporting systems.
@inproceedings{baumlerYouthSensitiveHatefulContent2025,
address = {Yokohama, Japan},
series = {{CHI} '25},
title = {Towards {Youth}-{Sensitive} {Hateful} {Content} {Reporting}: {An} {Inclusive} {Focus} {Group} {Study} in {Germany}},
url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3706598.3713542},
doi = {10.1145/3706598.3713542},
abstract = {Youth are particularly likely to encounter hateful internet content, which can severely impact their well-being. While most social media provide reporting mechanisms, in several countries, severe hateful content can alternatively be reported to law enforcement or dedicated reporting centers. However, in Germany, many youth never resort to reporting. While research in human-computer interaction has investigated adults’ views on platform-based reporting, youth perspectives and platform-independent alternatives have received little attention. By involving a diverse group of 47 German adolescents and young adults in eight focus group interviews, we investigate how youth-sensitive reporting systems for hateful content can be designed. We explore German youth’s reporting barriers, finding that on platforms, they feel particularly discouraged by deficient rule enforcement and feedback, while platform-independent alternatives are rather unknown and perceived as time-consuming and disruptive. We further elicit their requirements for platform-independent reporting tools and contribute with heuristics for designing youth-sensitive and inclusive reporting systems.},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {Conference} on {Human} {Factors} in {Computing} {Systems} ({CHI}) ({Honorable} {Mentions})},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
author = {Bäumler, Julian and Bader, Helen and Kaufhold, Marc-André and Reuter, Christian},
year = {2025},
keywords = {AuswahlCrisis, Crisis, HCI, Selected, Student, A-Paper, Ranking-CORE-A*, Projekt-CYLENCE, Projekt-ATHENE-CyAware},
}