Marius Mauer, PhD student at the Doctoral School of Communication, Public Relations, and Advertising within the Faculty of Political, Administrative, and Communication Sciences, participated in the November 2024 conference organized by the German Division for Advertising and Communication (DGPuK), held at the University of Amsterdam. He presented his research on the use of retouched images and social comparisons in social media networks, alongside Assoc. Prof. Meda Mucundorfeanu, PhD, and Prof. Delia Cristina Balaban, PhD.