In Search of Meaning: Why We Still Don't Know What Digital Data Represent
In the early years researchers greeted the internet and digital data with almost wide-eyed wonder and excitement.
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Securing Malware Cognitive Systems against Adversarial Attacks
A cognitive system is self-learning by leveraging a combination of intelligent techniques, such as machine learning (ML), data mining.
To illuminate and motivate: a fuzzy-trace model of the spread of information online
In this paper, we present, and test, a novel mathematical formulation of how information spreads online.
Long-standing literature in political science makes clear that political elites can shape the factual beliefs and policy attitudes of the mass public, especially co-partisans.
Challenges and frontiers in abusive content detection
Developing robust systems to detect abuse is a crucial part of online content moderation and plays a fundamental role in...
How Should We Now Conceptualize Protest, Diffusion, and Regime Change?
Brancati and Lucardi’s findings on the absence of “democracy protest” diffusion across borders raise important questions for...
SIMD-X: Programming and Processing of Graph Algorithms on GPUs
With high computation power and memory bandwidth, graphics processing units (GPUs) lend themselves to accelerate data-intensive analytics.
How we do things with words: Analyzing text as social and cultural data
In this article we describe our experiences with computational text analysis. We hope to achieve three primary goals.
The Future Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Humans and Human Rights
What are the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) on human rights in the next three decades?
You Break It, You Buy It: The Naiveté of Social Engineering in Tech – And How to Fix It
Facebook’s mission statement promises to “give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together”.
The (Mis)Informed Citizen: Indicators for Examining the Quality of Online News
Current discourses about the spread of misinformation tend to juxtapose misinformation with "quality" news.
Malicious Actors on Twitter: A Guide for Public Health Researchers
Social bots and other malicious actors have a significant presence on Twitter.
Communicating Meaning in the Intelligence Enterprise
Intelligence organizations are tasked with informing decision makers about complex worldwide threats.
The Advisory Council for Immunisation Practices at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends annual influenza vaccination for all healthy adults.
Identifying Media Effects Through Low-Cost, Multiwave Field Experiments
Scholars of political communication have long been interested in unpacking the effects of media on political attitudes and behavior.
The disinformation order: Disruptive communication and the decline of democratic institutions
Many democratic nations are experiencing increased levels of false information circulating through social media and political websites that mimic journalism formats.