{"id":1311,"date":"2026-06-19T12:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T10:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/?page_id=1311"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:02:16","slug":"xhovana-prenga","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/en\/xhovana-prenga\/","title":{"rendered":"Xhovana Prenga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Doctoral Researcher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supervisor\/advisor: Prof. Dr. Sven Laumer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact: <a href=\"mailto:xhovana.prenga@fau.de\">xhovana.prenga@fau.de<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/xhovana-prenga?utm_source=share_via&amp;utm_content=profile&amp;utm_medium=member_ios\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/xhovana-prenga?utm_source=share_via&amp;utm_content=profile&amp;utm_medium=member_ios\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalisierung.rw.fau.de\/faudir\/xhovana-prenga\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.digitalisierung.rw.fau.de\/faudir\/xhovana-prenga\/\">Personal Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:85% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Xhovana-Prenga.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1312 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Xhovana-Prenga.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Xhovana-Prenga-270x300.jpg 270w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Short Bio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xhovana Prenga is a doctoral researcher in the International Doctorate Programme Business and Human Rights at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen\u2013N\u00fcrnberg (FAU), where she explores the intersection of social media algorithms, sensemaking, business human rights, and digital well-being. She holds an M.Sc. in International Information Systems from FAU, a B.A. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Boston, graduating summa cum laude, and a Bachelor\u2019s in Business Administration from the University of Tirana. Her academic trajectory spans information systems, data analytics, business strategy, and human rights, forming a strong interdisciplinary foundation for understanding the societal implications of digital technologies. During her Master\u2019s studies, she worked as a student researcher at FAU\u2019s Chair for Information Systems, contributing to projects on responsible and ethical AI and recommender systems.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapsibles \"><div class=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"curriculum-vitae\" data-href=\"#curriculum-vitae\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"curriculum-vitae-section\" id=\"curriculum-vitae\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Curriculum Vitae<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"curriculum-vitae-section\" class=\"accordion-body \" aria-labelledby=\"curriculum-vitae\" role=\"region\" name=\"curriculum-vitae\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Xhovana-Prenga.pdf\">See CV (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"research-project-at-transforming-human-rights\" data-href=\"#research-project-at-transforming-human-rights\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"research-project-at-transforming-human-rights-section\" id=\"research-project-at-transforming-human-rights\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Research Project at Transforming Human Rights<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"research-project-at-transforming-human-rights-section\" class=\"accordion-body \" aria-labelledby=\"research-project-at-transforming-human-rights\" role=\"region\" name=\"research-project-at-transforming-human-rights\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her current doctoral research investigates how users make sense of social media algorithms and platform design, and how these interpretations influence well-being, autonomy, and empowerment. With a focus on sustainability goals, her project aims to understand how can user sensemaking serve as both a pathway to individual well-being and empowerment, and a foundation for designing more effective social media governance frameworks.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"publications\" data-href=\"#publications\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"publications-section\" id=\"publications\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Publications<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"publications-section\" class=\"accordion-body \" aria-labelledby=\"publications\" role=\"region\" name=\"publications\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalisierung.rw.fau.de\/person\/prenga-xhovana\">Prenga X.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalisierung.rw.fau.de\/person\/david-horneber\">Horneber D.<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.fau.de\/publications\/360263534?lang=de_DE\"><strong>User Folk Theories of Instagram&#8217;s Algorithm<\/strong><\/a> <em>International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) (Nashville, Tennessee)<\/em> In: <strong>Digit 2025 Proceedings<\/strong> 2025 URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/aisel.aisnet.org\/digit2025\/21\">https:\/\/aisel.aisnet.org\/digit2025\/21<\/a> BibTeX: <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.fau.de\/bibtex\/publication\/360263534.bib\">Download<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalisierung.rw.fau.de\/person\/prenga-xhovana\">Prenga X.<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.fau.de\/publications\/360263276?lang=de_DE\"><strong>Should ChatGPT Come with Warnings?<\/strong><\/a> <em>International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) (Nashville, Teneessee)<\/em> In: <strong>TREO (Technology, Research, Education, and Opinion) Talks<\/strong> 2025 URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/aisel.aisnet.org\/treos_icis2025\/129\">https:\/\/aisel.aisnet.org\/treos_icis2025\/129<\/a> BibTeX: <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.fau.de\/bibtex\/publication\/360263276.bib\">Download<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalisierung.rw.fau.de\/person\/prenga-xhovana\">Prenga X.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalisierung.rw.fau.de\/person\/david-horneber\">Horneber D.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalisierung.rw.fau.de\/person\/brechtelsbauer-bastian\">Brechtelsbauer B.<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.fau.de\/publications\/360262947?lang=de_DE\"><strong>\u201cNow my Algorithm is Perfect\u201d: How do Instagram Users Make Sense of its Algorithm? \u2013 Developing Folk Theories of Social Media Algorithms<\/strong><\/a> <em>European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2025 (Amman, Jordan, 15. Juni 2025 &#8211; 18. Juni 2025)<\/em> In: <strong>ECIS 2025 Proceedings<\/strong> 2025 URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/aisel.aisnet.org\/ecis2025\/social_virtual\/social_virtual\/5\">https:\/\/aisel.aisnet.org\/ecis2025\/social_virtual\/social_virtual\/5<\/a> BibTeX: <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.fau.de\/bibtex\/publication\/360262947.bib\">Download<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"awards-or-notable-achievements\" data-href=\"#awards-or-notable-achievements\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"awards-or-notable-achievements-section\" id=\"awards-or-notable-achievements\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Awards or Notable Achievements<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"awards-or-notable-achievements-section\" class=\"accordion-body \" aria-labelledby=\"awards-or-notable-achievements\" role=\"region\" name=\"awards-or-notable-achievements\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xhovana Prenga, David Horneber: <strong>Best Paper Runner-up Award<\/strong> <em>\u201cUser Folk Theories of Instagram\u2019s Algorithm\u201d<\/em> (The 35th Annual Workshop of the AIS Special Interest Group on Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology (SIG ADIT)) \u2013 2025<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doctoral Researcher Supervisor\/advisor: Prof. Dr. Sven Laumer Contact: xhovana.prenga@fau.de LinkedIn Personal Website Short Bio Xhovana Prenga is a doctoral researcher in the International Doctorate Programme Business and Human Rights at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen\u2013N\u00fcrnberg (FAU), where she explores the intersection of social media algorithms, sensemaking, business human rights, and digital well-being. 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