no code implementations • 10 Nov 2020 • Samar Haider, Luca Luceri, Ashok Deb, Adam Badawy, Nanyun Peng, Emilio Ferrara
Social media have been deliberately used for malicious purposes, including political manipulation and disinformation.
1 code implementation • 1 Oct 2020 • Emily Chen, Ashok Deb, Emilio Ferrara
With social media often dictating the tones and trends of politics-related discussion, it is of paramount important to be able to study online chatter, especially in the run up to important voting events, like in the case of the upcoming November 3, 2020 U. S. Presidential Election.
Social and Information Networks
1 code implementation • 7 Feb 2019 • Luca Luceri, Ashok Deb, Adam Badawy, Emilio Ferrara
We studied bot interactions with humans and observed different strategies.
Social and Information Networks
1 code implementation • 31 Jan 2019 • Ashok Deb, Luca Luceri, Adam Badawy, Emilio Ferrara
One of the hallmarks of a free and fair society is the ability to conduct a peaceful and seamless transfer of power from one leader to another.
Social and Information Networks
no code implementations • 26 Sep 2018 • Ritam Dutt, Ashok Deb, Emilio Ferrara
The 2016 US presidential election stands out due to suspected foreign influence before, during, and after the election.
Social and Information Networks
no code implementations • 8 Jun 2018 • Palash Goyal, KSM Tozammel Hossain, Ashok Deb, Nazgol Tavabi, Nathan Bartley, Andr'es Abeliuk, Emilio Ferrara, Kristina Lerman
Cyber attacks are growing in frequency and severity.
no code implementations • 14 Apr 2018 • Ashok Deb, Kristina Lerman, Emilio Ferrara
We propose a novel approach to predict cyber events using sentiment analysis.