Bence Ságvári was speaker at Indiana University's Workshop in Methods titled "Mapping the Digital Self: Bridging Surveys and Trace Data for Meaningful Social Insights." During his talk, he introduced the Octopus Research Tools, a smartphone-based data collection application developed at the Centre for Social Sciences (https://events.iu.edu/ssrc/event/1784328-wim-dr-bence-sagvari-mapping-the-digital-self-bridgi).

The workshop aimed to explore the integration of digital trace data analysis with traditional research methods to deepen our understanding of human behavior in digital environments. He prestented methodological innovations from hybrid data collections that include an online survey and gathering detailed app usage and location data over a longer period using a self-developed smartphone app.