About Us
CP3 is an interdisciplinary research group dedicated to studying the relationship between personalization algorithms and society. Our research focuses on the feedback loop between social media users and platform algorithms. We incorporate a variety of methods and perspectives that take into account both user agency and technological processes.
CP3 was formed in 2015 as an interdisciplinary reading group based at the University of Iowa’s Obermann Center for Advanced Studies. Over time, CP3 has evolved into a productive research group committed to true interdisciplinarity, guided by the belief that our work is strengthened by incorporating insights, theories, and methodologies from a variety of different academic disciplines.
News & Events
CSSI-sponsored conference event advances research on online radicalization
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Who is digging – and who is falling into – “rabbit holes” of online radicalization? And, more importantly, how is such radicalization defined, when the process can occur at the tip of anyone’s fingers?
Social Media Radicalization: Definitions, Theories, Methods
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The ways people talk about “radicalization” have changed significantly in recent years. CP3 will host an International Communication Association preconference on June 11, 2025 in Denver, CO.
CP3 Research Retreat
Friday, January 31, 2025
The Center for Publics, Platforms & Personalization annual joint work session will be held February 7–9, 2025 at the University of Iowa.
Computer Science faculty member earns NSF CAREER Award
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Rishab Nithyanand, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, will build computational tools to assist regulatory agencies with data privacy enforcement.