Prof. Dr. Matthias Schonlau

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsMathematical and Applied Statistics,Empirical Social Research
KeywordsOpen-ended Questions, Panel Surveys, Survey Methodology

Current contact address

CountryCanada
CityWaterloo
InstitutionUniversity of Waterloo
InstituteDepartment of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Host during sponsorship

Dr. Bernd WeißAbteilung Survey Design and Methodology, Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften (GESIS), Mannheim
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2022

Programme(s)

2022Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Schonlau is one of the internationally best-known researchers at the interface of survey methodology and machine learning. He is one of the pioneers in the analysis of web surveys and, more recently, has made important contributions to the analysis of open-ended questions. During his stay in Germany, Professor Schonlau will explore how natural language processing tools can play a larger role in the practice of designing and analyzing surveys.