Hot off the press! Our research evaluates the role mainstream and alternate social media platforms played during the heinous January 6th U.S. Capitol riots. The findings reveal some surprising insights! https://foredialogue.pubpub.org/pub/p7pomr9v/release/1

We are organizing a special issue on Deviance on Social Media in @SpringerNature Social Network Analysis and Mining Journal. Deadline approaching fast (February 12, 2022). See details at https://www.springer.com/journal/13278/updates/19358942

Mis/disinformation is here to stay. Detection is necessary but not sufficient. We need to make our information systems and communities resilient. Our approach is a step in that direction that won the first prize in the disinformation challenge at the @SBPBRiMS conference.

Computational techniques help reveal the dynamics of COVID-19 misinformation themes that can assist in forecasting and proactive policy making. Our award winning research shows how.

Social media can provide situational awareness to assist with strategic policy making, in defense, security, diplomacy, and foreign policy. Our study of Australian blogosphere that identifies influential topics and discourse movers, won the best paper award.

Thrilled to deliver a keynote on"Networks and Narratives" at the special track on Social Computing at ACM/IEEE Web Intelligence Conference. Sign up using the QR code below to watch live (12/14/2021, 9am AEDT - Melbourne). Thank you Feng for inviting me!

It is such a pleasure to host Senator @JohnBoozman. We deeply appreciate his unwavering support to the research conducted at COSMOS for strengthening the social and cognitive security apparatus to fight against adversarial information operations.