Spotting manipulation in data-based arguments: New webinar on open
data, academia, and ethics
Understanding how data shapes research conclusions is becoming
increasingly important in an academic landscape influenced by digital
technologies and AI-supported methods. On Friday, 27 March 2026, from
10:00 to 11:00 CET, the data.europa academy will host the first
episode of its new webinar series, ‘Open data, academia, and ethics:
fostering trust through data-based reasoning
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/events/webinar-open-data-academia-and-ethics-fostering-trust-through-data-based]’.
This session introduces the foundations of academic integrity in a
data-driven environment and explores why transparency alone is not
enough to ensure trustworthy research. 

The webinar will feature insights from Elfia Bezou Vrakatseli,
researcher in AI and argumentation at Inria [https://www.inria.fr/en],
who will demonstrate how data-based arguments can be constructed in
ways that mislead or manipulate. She will indicate that even
high-quality open data can lead to weak or incorrect reasoning when
assumptions and connections are not made explicit. Joining her is
Ameer Saadat-Yazdi, researcher in natural language reasoning and
argumentation at Inria, who will explain the differences between human
and computer reasoning, why these matter for data interpretation, and
how aligning computational models with human thought processes can
support more reliable research. 

Open data plays a central role in this discussion, as the session
highlights how data forms only the starting point of an argument.
Understanding how data is interpreted, linked and used to support
claims is key to maintaining research integrity. This webinar shows
how open data contributes to transparency whilst also revealing the
limits of data availability alone in ensuring reliability and ethical
responsibility. 

Register now
[https://dataeuropaacademy.clickmeeting.com/webinar-open-data-academia-and-ethics-fostering-trust-through-data-based-reasoning-/register]
to secure your place and become an expert at spotting manipulations in
data-based arguments. For more learning experiences, explore the
data.europa academy learning paths to become an open data expert! 

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Publication Date/Time
2026-03-18T09:00:00+00:00
Join our data.europa.eu academy webinar to learn how to foster trust
through data-based reasoning