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Research from Professors Noshir Contractor and Leslie DeChurch is featured in Business Insider!

13 January 2021

The pandemic has been going on for quite some time, and people are starting to get tired of staying home, being in the presence of the same people every day. Relationships problem might arise, but is there a scientific explanation for this?… Read the rest [...]

Our new 6DoS user and admin video is up!

13 January 2021

Have you ever tried out our web application, 6DoS (6 Degrees of Separation)? Are you interested in using this activity in your class but don’t know how it works? Worry not! We’ve just launched our latest User and Admin Video on our Youtube Channel.… Read the rest [...]

Upcoming NASA HRP IWS 2021 Presentations

12 January 2021

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Noshir Contractor at the NU Digital Marketing and Computer Science Workshop

18 December 2020

Earlier this week, Professor Noshir Contractor attended Northwestern University and Adobe Research’s Digital Marketing and Computer Science Workshop. This workshop brings together people and ideas from the field of Digital Marketing and Computer Science with the hope of finding a new intersection between the two and creating a medium for individuals to network for future communication and collaboration.… Read the rest [...]

Check out our new podcast, Untangling the Web

15 December 2020

This year, we are proud to announce that we are hosting a podcast of the Web Science Trust called Untangling the Web. Untangling the Web is created to improve society’s understanding of the web, promote the Web’s positive impact on society, and ultimately change the Web for the better.… Read the rest [...]

Objets connectés : un pas de géant dans la modélisation de leurs interactions électromagnétiques avec le corps humain

19 January 2021

01/15/2021 - 09:55 L’équipe-projet Tonus et l’entreprise AxesSim ont réussi à modéliser l’effet des objets connectés sur le corps humain. Une prouesse rendue possible par le nouveau supercalculateur français Jean Zay. Ses milliers de cartes graphiques permettent un calcul haute performance qui trouve ici son application pour tous les chercheurs et industriels qui s’intéressent à la propagation des ondes électromagnétiques produites par les antennes bluetooth. [...]

Mathieu Desbrun donne « forme » aux équations

18 January 2021

01/14/2021 - 11:47 Les travaux de Mathieu Desbrun, de retour en France après un séjour de plus de 23 ans aux États-Unis, visent à améliorer la transposition au format numérique des équations modélisant notre monde en leur (re)donnant une forme géométrique. Le chercheur, nommé ACM Fellow 2020 pour sa contribution aux sciences informatiques, vient de rejoindre le centre Inria Saclay – Île-de-France et l'École polytechnique. [...]

Laboratoire commun Inria/AP-HP : expérimenter et transférer les innovations numériques à la médecine et la santé

15 January 2021

01/12/2021 - 09:09 Inria et l’AP-HP (Assistance publique – Hôpitaux de Paris) renforcent leur partenariat en signant un accord de collaboration scientifique et créent en particulier un laboratoire de recherche commun. Tourné vers les applications des sciences du numérique à la médecine et à la santé, il favorisera les échanges entre les experts des deux institutions et accélérera le transfert d’innovations vers le secteur hospitalier. [...]

L’Institut Polytechnique de Paris et Inria renforcent leur leadership dans le numérique et l’IA

15 January 2021

01/13/2021 - 15:10 Inria (institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique) et l’Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) ont signé un protocole d’accord en vue de la mise en place d’un partenariat renforcé, incarné par le « centre Inria de l’Institut Polytechnique de Paris ». Ce protocole identifie et définit les premiers grands chantiers de collaboration sur des thématiques de recherche d’avenir. [...]

Autisme, orthophonistes et algorithmes

15 January 2021

01/11/2021 - 18:23 Une expérience peu ordinaire s'est déroulée en visioconférence quelques jours avant Noël au sein de l'équipe Stars : un événement réunissant élèves orthophonistes, cliniciens, et membres de l'équipe, dans le cadre d'un projet de recherche visant à créer des algorithmes d'aide au diagnostic des personnes atteintes d'autisme. Entretien avec Susanne Thummler, maîtresse de conférences praticienne hospitalière à université Côte d'Azur et au centre hospitalier universitaire - Lenval de Nice, accueillie au sein de l'équipe Stars depuis septembre 2020. [...]

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. [...]

Z21 project uses artificial intelligence to protect online customers

15 January 2021

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Dr Matthew Ryan named as new Policy Director

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

18 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. [...]

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 → [...]

Research from Professors Noshir Contractor and Leslie DeChurch is featured in Business Insider!

13 January 2021

Our new 6DoS user and admin video is up!

13 January 2021

Upcoming NASA HRP IWS 2021 Presentations

12 January 2021

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Noshir Contractor at the NU Digital Marketing and Computer Science Workshop

18 December 2020

Check out our new podcast, Untangling the Web

15 December 2020

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 […] [...]

WS4D Datathon: Concept and Details

5 February 2020

Concept Note for the SafeCity Data Visualisation Challenge WS4D Datathon http://cognitive.iiitb.ac.in/ws4d-datathon-and-phd-colloquium/ Data: The key dataset(s) pertain to information gathered from India, and provided by the Red Dot Foundation. Reports: time, place, type of event, report MobileApp: time, place, type of event Reference articles https://safecity.in/publications/research-papers/ pertain to the following topics: Use of ML/AI to find the […] [...]

WS4D PhD Colloquium

5 February 2020

WS4D PhD Colloquium Feb 14, 2020 | 10AM to 4PM | IIIT-Bangalore Register HERE The goal of this session is to have research discussion among the PhD research scholars across multiple institutes who are working in the areas related to Web Science. We hope these discussions will be useful and will foster research collaborations in […] [...]

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… [...]