Introduction to Web Observatory webinar video

By ibrown 6th November 2014 2nd December 2020

A short non-technical talk by Ian Brown from the Web Science Trust introduces the growth in size and complexity of the Web and the need to observe and understand these changes through the use of a tool known as Web Observatory

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Contractor presented at the IAS International Roundtable on Computational Social Science

5 March 2021

This week, Noshir Contractor presented a talk at the Institute for Analytical Sociology International Roundtable on Computational Social Science. The title of his talk is People Analytics: Understanding & Enabling the Future of Work on Earth — and in Space. If you missed the talk, watch a recording of it here: https://lnkd.in/ezp2uvQ… Read the rest [...]

New Article on Network Canvas!

1 March 2021

Network Canvas Software Suite is a free open-source set of tools for the collection of social network data fuded by the National Institutes of Health (R01 DA042711). This suite consist of three applications: Architect, Interviewer, and Server. We recently published an article in the Social Networks Journal that elaborates on the key decisions in the design of an interviewer-assisted network data collection.… Read the rest [...]

Contractor’s talk at Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary Tribute featured at The Hindu

22 February 2021

At the Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary Tribute, Contractor highlighted the role and impact of satellite television from four met theoretical viewpoints. His talk is featured last Friday (02/19) on The Hindu. Click here to read the article. … Read the rest [...]

Noshir Contractor at the Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary Tribute

18 February 2021

Today Noshir Contractor presented a talk on Metatheoretical perspectives on satellite television and development in India: What we learned – and did not learn – from SITE to inform digital media in contemporary India at the Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary Tribute.… Read the rest [...]

Contractor’s AAAS Talk featured at Northwestern Now

16 February 2021

Despite ending last week, the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2021 Annual Meeting, the scientific discussions during the meeting have a more lasting impact. Check out a recap of Professor Contractor’s talk on team problem-solving in space that’s featured in Northwestern Now.… Read the rest [...]

Sécurité des données : une signature postquantique qui tient bon !

8 March 2021

03/02/2021 - 09:11 Dans un monde aussi numérique que le nôtre, la cryptographie, qui permet de protéger les données, est indispensable. Or la cryptanalyse, qui consiste à tester les systèmes de sécurité actuels, a révélé que face à l’ordinateur quantique, certains de ceux-ci ne tiendront pas. D’où l’urgence de passer à une cryptographie postquantique. En se basant sur des codes correcteurs d’erreurs, le chercheur Thomas Debris-Alazard vient justement de faire faire à la recherche un pas de plus dans la bonne direction. [...]

Sept femmes qui font la science et l'innovation chez Inria

8 March 2021

03/08/2021 - 16:00 À l'occasion de la Journée internationale des droits des femmes, Inria dresse le portrait de sept chercheuses qui opèrent dans différents domaines, de l'intelligence artificielle à la santé en passant par la cryptographie ou encore le numérique frugal. [...]

Emilie Chouzenoux, pour une imagerie médicale plus performante

8 March 2021

03/08/2021 - 14:58 Depuis sa thèse, préparée entre 2007 et 2010, Emilie Chouzenoux a consacré tous ses travaux de recherche aux algorithmes d’optimisation pour la reconstruction d’images médicales. Chargée de recherche au sein de l'équipe Opis, basée au centre Inria Saclay - Île-de-France, elle raconte son parcours, et dévoile ses ambitions. [...]

Mireille Bossy, spécialiste de la modélisation stochastique en mécanique des fluides complexes

8 March 2021

03/08/2021 - 15:00 Etudier des écoulements turbulents, des dynamiques complexes de liquide ou gaz, afin de développer des modèles et des méthodes numériques pour en améliorer la prédiction, c'est le quotidien de Mireille Bossy, responsable de l'équipe-projet Calisto. Découvrez son portrait en trois questions/réponses. [...]

Justine Bonnot, de la recherche en optimisation à l'entrepreneuriat

8 March 2021

03/08/2021 - 15:00 Justine Bonnot nourrissait, petite, le rêve de devenir pilote de ligne. C’est finalement dans l'entrepreneuriat qu’elle s’épanouit aujourd'hui. La chercheuse, spécialisée dans l'optimisation de la consommation énergétique des systèmes embarqués, a créé Quintech, un outil logiciel d'optimisation des applications embarquées qui s'adresse aux industriels. La startup est aujourd’hui accompagnée par Inria Startup Studio. [...]

Tomorrow’s Leviathan – Machine Learning in a Political World

14 October 2019

By Ellena Parsons Today’s WSI Distinguished Lecture was delivered by Professor Phil Howard of the Oxford Internet Institute, based at the University of Oxford. The overarching theme of Prof. Howards lecture was the notion of Artificial Intelligence having an influence – whether positive or negative – on politics, and the wider implications of AI influencing public opinion via social media. … The post Tomorrow’s Leviathan – Machine Learning in a Political World appeared first on WSI. [...]

WSTNet Web Science Summer School – by Ryan Javanshir

4 October 2019

Group Project On the first day of the summer school, attendees were split into groups and each given a problem to solve during the down-time. Each problem involved the consideration of the issues we had learned during the week, whilst using Open Street Map data and machine learning techniques to solve our specific problem. These problems and the issues they … The post WSTNet Web Science Summer School – by Ryan Javanshir appeared first on WSI. [...]

WSTNet Web Science Summer School – by Maria Priestley

4 October 2019

This year’s Web Science Summer School provided a great opportunity to learn about the theme of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from a diverse range of perspectives. In the usual spirit of Web Science, we were presented with a well-rounded selection of talks and workshops covering the social, technical and ethical issues surrounding AI technology. It was fantastic that these sessions came … The post WSTNet Web Science Summer School – by Maria Priestley appeared first on WSI. [...]

One book to rule the world … Web Science Summer School 2019

20 September 2019

In the social sciences, I use statistical techniques to uncover data trails of human behaviour. I look for some really hidden behaviours – ones that no-one is going to admit to in a survey, like ‘Did you cheat or guess the answers in your exam?’ We use probability based measures and look at error terms to make our judgments. It … The post One book to rule the world … Web Science Summer School 2019 appeared first on WSI. [...]

Technical Challenges in delivering a Digital Built Britain | Dr Matthew West

19 September 2019

Dr Matthew West has spent the majority of his working life at the petrochemical giant Royal Dutch Shell. From the early 1990s onwards he was involved in developing company standards and guidelines to support the integration of systems and processes to facilitate different parts of the multinational working efficiently and effectively together. Essentially this work involved the development of company-wide … The post Technical Challenges in delivering a Digital Built Britain | Dr Matthew West appeared first on WSI. [...]

Dr Matthew Ryan named as new Policy Director

15 January 2021

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Z21 project uses artificial intelligence to protect online customers

15 January 2021

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WSI hosts Distinguished Lecture with Red Dot Founder & CEO, ElsaMarie D'Silva

19 November 2020

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Web Science Institute features in a special edition of Spotlight on Research

18 November 2020

In a special issue of Spotlight on Research, WSI Executive Director, Professor Dame Wendy Hall, shares her insight into the interdisciplinary work, the impact COVID-19 has had on future plans and details how you can get involved. [...]

The Future of Text Book: A 2020 Vision - join the launch event, 20 November 2020

18 November 2020

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Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award

1 November 2020

CNetS alumnus Mihai Avram is the recipient of the 2020 Indiana University Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award for his work on Hoaxy and Fakey: Tools to Analyze and Mitigate the Spread of Misinformation in Social Media. This award recognizes a “truly outstanding” Master’s thesis based on criteria such as originality, documentation, significance, accuracy, organization, and style. … Continue reading Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award → [...]

Evidence of a coordinated network amplifying inauthentic narratives in the 2020 US election

25 September 2020

On 15 September 2020, The Washington Post published an article by Isaac Stanley-Becker titled “Pro-Trump youth group enlists teens in secretive campaign likened to a ‘troll farm,’ prompting rebuke by Facebook and Twitter.” The article reported on a network of accounts run by teenagers in Phoenix, who were coordinated and paid by an affiliate of … Continue reading Evidence of a coordinated network amplifying inauthentic narratives in the 2020 US election → [...]

UPDATE: BotSlayer tool to expose disinformation networks

18 September 2020

We are excited to announce the new v.1.3 of BotSlayer, our OSoMe cloud tool that lets journalists, researchers, citizens, & civil society organizations track narratives and detect potentially coordinated inauthentic information networks on Twitter in real-time. Improvements and new features include better stability, a new alert system, a Mac installer, and many additions to the … Continue reading UPDATE: BotSlayer tool to expose disinformation networks → [...]

Botometer V4

2 September 2020

In September 2020, we are introducing a major upgrade for Botometer. This post explains the changes and motivations behind them. Introducing Botometer V4 We are replacing the Botometer V3 model that has been running for the past two years with a new V4 model, hoping to provide more accurate and transparent results for our users. … Continue reading Botometer V4 → [...]

Knight Fellows

21 August 2020

Indiana University’s Observatory on Social Media, funded in part last year with a $3 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, has named two new Knight Fellows. Matthew DeVerna and Harry Yaojun Yan will help advance the center’s ongoing investigations into how information and misinformation spread online. The Observatory on Social Media, or … Continue reading Knight Fellows → [...]

Contractor presented at the IAS International Roundtable on Computational Social Science

5 March 2021

New Article on Network Canvas!

1 March 2021

Contractor’s talk at Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary Tribute featured at The Hindu

22 February 2021

Noshir Contractor at the Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary Tribute

18 February 2021

Contractor’s AAAS Talk featured at Northwestern Now

16 February 2021

Media Mentions

20 February 2021

2021 Prof. Sowmya Narayanan Sadagopan, Director, IIIT Bangalore and Prof. Srinath Srinivasa, Dean (R&D), IIIT Bangalore will be participating in a unique webinar “Future of IT Education” on Mar 03rd 2021 at 4.30 pm, where they will be interviewed by Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of BW Business world media group. Live interaction can be […] [...]

Workshop on Web Science for Development (WS4D2021)

20 January 2021

Theme: Web Science for the new normal IIIT-Bangalore, 19-20 Feb 2021 Workshop Chairs: Bidisha Chaudhuri (IIITB), Jai Ganesh (Mphasis), Srinath Srinivasa (IIITB) Venue: Online WS4D 2021 Registration: Click Here (Note: Registration for Brave Conversations is valid for WS4D 2021 attendance as well) The Web Science for Development (WS4D 2021) workshop is part of the web […] [...]

Activity Log 2021

13 January 2021

19 Jan 2021. Srinath Srinivasa, participated as a panelist at INDCON 2021, a conference on Industry-Academia Partnership, organized by the MIT World Peace University, Pune, India. (Link to live session) 2-4 Jan 2021. Shyam Kumar VN and Jayati Deshmukh presented at CODS-COMAD 2021. [...]

WSL Research Workshop December 2020

14 December 2020

The Web Science Lab at IIIT-B conducts biannual research workshop that aids research scholars to share and present the latest development in their field of work. These interactive brainstorming sessions encourage everyone to new ways of thinking and lays out a fresh perspective on ongoing research problems. Due to the present COVID-19 situation, the workshop […] [...]

Interview of Dr Aparna Lalingkar on All India Radio Mumbai

25 September 2020

All India Radio Mumbai in collaboration with Marathi Vidnyan Parishad organize a program named “Vidnyananjanhitay”. The focus of this program is to highlight how science is useful to human beings and their day to day life. If people understand the science used in day to day life their living will be more prosperous. In this […] [...]

Latest News from the Oxford Internet Institute

11 December 2020

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Latest News from the Oxford Internet Institute

17 July 2020

Latest News from the Oxford Internet Institute

19 December 2019

Summer 2019 Newsletter

7 August 2019

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OII Newsletter: Latest research, Summer Doctoral Programme and more

12 February 2019

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Mr.Shayantan Banerjee, MS scholar form RBCDSAI Secured the first rank in the HSBC AI challenge at...

3 December 2019

The mission of Shaastra AI Challenge is to create solutions and initiatives in AI, that will contribute to the social good and address the needs and challenges faced by humanity. The Robert Bosch Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, IIT Madras, organized the ‘Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Conclave’ focused on understand cutting-edge technology and innovation in the field with participation from top technology firms and think-tanks including Google, Amazon, Foxconn and TVS group among others. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency here, to enhance data driven governence… [...]

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