My name is Omer Rothenstein. I grew up near Tel Aviv and have been living in Jerusalem for the past 5 years. I chose a slightly unusual path in my bachelor studies:  because of my natural fascination with technology, I decided to study computer science as my first (and at the time only) major. I learned a lot about the building blocks of most modern-day technologies, from the inner logic of a computer processor to designing and solving problems using algorithms, from the protocols structuring the World Wide Web to coding in different languages and designing graphic interfaces. After taking a formative course about the philosophy and history of AI taught by Dr. Sam Freed, I decided to add a much-needed aspect to my education: a second major in communication and journalism. These studies have allowed me to learn more about how incredible innovations in hardware and software have impacted our society and our ways of life, and vice versa. My main interests are digital culture, and internet platforms, which are the center of my work as a research assistant to Dr. Hallinan, as well as in the “Digital Values” project, an ERC (European Research Council) funded project, led by professor Limor Shifman. My work for Prof. Shifman also led me to take an interest in the intersection between humor, computerization, and online platforms, be it in the usage of software as an analytic tool in quantitative research about a variety of humorous texts, to the classification and generation of humor by AI, and more. My academic mentors in the program are Prof. Shifman and Dr. Hallinan.