Lea: A Social App for Researchers

Asst. Prof. Maria Antoniak (Uni. Colorado Boulder)

We will present Lea, a social app for researchers built on ATProto. Lea has many custom features for researchers, including

1. paper tracking, discovery, and discussion pages,

2. customized and verifiable profiles for researchers,

3. extensive safety and moderation features to keep discussions calm and productive.

We'll discuss our goals, challenges, and open questions for Lea.