Dear colleagues, GESIS Meet the Experts – New online talks on “GESIS Guides: Survey Methodology and Digital Behavioral Data explained” (Starting April 23rd) The GESIS online series "Meet the Experts" will start its 10th season, this time on “GESIS Guides: Survey Methodology and Digital Behavioral Data explained”! High-quality research data is at the core of GESIS. This expertise is reflected in the GESIS Guides, which provide structured, practice-oriented information and recommendations for research using survey data and digital behavioral data. Are you looking for a practice-oriented overview of key aspects of survey planning and implementation? The GESIS Survey Guides offer guidance grounded in methodological expertise and research practice. Are you seeking a modular introduction to the collection and analysis of digital behavioral data, including data management and research ethics? The GESIS Guides to Digital Behavioral Data provide a starting point. In this season, authors of selected GESIS Guides will present their work and offer practice-oriented introductions to current topics in survey methodology and the collection and analysis of digital behavioral data. Here are the dates of the one-hour online talks (Thursdays, 1–2 pm, all in English): 23.04.2026, 1 – 2 pm: GESIS Guides: Transitioning from interviewer-administered to self-administered mode designs in repeated cross-sectional surveys (Heller) 07.05.2026, 1 – 2 pm: GESIS Guides: Overview of Adapters for Tuning Large Language Models (LLMs) (Romberg) 11.06.2026, 1 – 2 pm: GESIS Guides: Non-Probability Surveys (Felderer) 09.07.2026, 1 – 2 pm: GESIS Guides: What is Computational Reproducibility? (Bleier) After the presentations, our experts will be available for further discussion and to answer questions. You can find the registration and further information about the talks here: https://www.gesis.org/en/services/sharing-knowledge/meet-the-experts We are looking forward to seeing you at the talks! Best wishes, The GESIS Meet-the-Expert team Ayline Heller Danica Radovanović Dr. Danica Radovanović Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences Dept. Computational Social Science Team Digital Society Observatory https://www.gesis.org/en/institute/staff/person/Danica.Radovanovic Recent publication: Radovanović, Danica. 2026. "Navigating Child Online Protection in Indonesia: International Norms, Local Realities, and the TikTok Factor." Digital Society 5 (6): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44206-025-00244-0