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=== Loizos Bitsikokos (Purdue University) ===

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[[File:Loizos_professional_pic.JPG|thumb|200px|Loizos pretending to be a Walrus on a Greek island (The most professional photo of Loizos to date; you should see the rest).]]

Hello to those reading this bio, Loizos here. I am a PhD student at Purdue University's Brian Lamb School of Communication. My academic journey began with degrees in physics and applied mathematics from the National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.), followed by an MA in computational social science from the University of Chicago, focusing on sociology.

My research lies at the intersection of computational social science, online platforms, and organizations. I am particularly interested in the intricate relationship between algorithms and society. I am also interested in tensions between structure and agency within online platforms, examining how platforms influence identity formation and whether users can resist institutionally ingrained biases. My work also investigates the conceptualization of desire within platform infrastructures.  The [https://www.onassis.org/ Onassis Foundation] Scholarship program supports my research.

I remember what it was like before academia when I had what people call "free time". Back then, I was preoccupied with (in random order): having existential dread, enjoying instant coffee (no milk, no sugar), writing poems, making and collecting zines, watching cinema, taking photographs, walking in nature, and occasionally playing the saxophone (poorly). I still do at least one of them (guess which).

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