Biography

Matthias J. Becker is a linguist and researcher specialising in antisemitism, discourse analysis, and digital hate. He leads the international project Decoding Antisemitism, hosted by TU Berlin and the University of Cambridge, which investigates implicit antisemitic communication using a combination of qualitative methods and AI-based tools.

Before this, he held research fellowships at institutions in Berlin, London, Jerusalem, and Haifa, and has advised government bodies, civil society actors, and tech companies across Europe, Israel, and the United States. He earned his doctorate from Technische Universität Berlin with a study on antisemitic discourse in British and German media, published in English by Palgrave Macmillan.

A frequent commentator and editor, Matthias’s work spans education, online radicalisation, and the politics of memory. He has contributed to studies for the European Commission, national governments, and leading Jewish organisations, and currently serves as Senior Research Advisor to AddressHate (New York) and the Antisemitism Commissioner of Brandenburg.